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From: Gareths Downstairs Computer
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:32

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On 26/01/2018 17:37, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2018-01-26, AndyW <An...@nojunqmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Nothing quite like the sound of a DM printer. Crackle of a log fire,
>> roar of a waterfall, zizz of a DM printer and the hiss of a paraffin
>> pressure lamp. Favourite sounds.
> 
> Yes, it was quite distinctive.  Too bad the guys who produced the
> original Tron movie didn't realize this; near the end there's a
> close-up view of a daisy-wheel printer showing some messages,
> while the dubbed-in sound is that of a dot-matrix printer.
> 

How quiet we thought the DecWriter to be after the
clanking Teletypes!

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