[geeks] early computer music

Greg A. Woods geeks at sunhelp.org
Tue Dec 18 15:31:05 CST 2001


[ On Monday, December 17, 2001 at 14:45:18 (-0800), Ken Hansen wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: [geeks] Software Bloat
>
> How about playing music by placing an AM radio next to
> the computer keyboard/system unit of a TRS-80 Model 1
> (which reminds me, whant about those "worlds first
> zero-footprint PC" ads in the PC press - Look ma, the
> whole system is in the keyboard! Amazing! World's
> first my ass!")

I know a guy who's dad did mainenance on early Univac mainframes (you
know, the ones with vacuum tubes!) and he claims to have hung speakers
on the bus wires and made them play recognisable tunes....

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