Re: PDP-8 hate

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From: br... Brian Kantor
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1990 00:26

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Our CDC3600 (actually, an upgraded 1604 if I remember right) had a
program that would play the Stars and Stripes Forever on it.  After
booting a tape (this machine didn't have disks on it until much later),
it would use the vacuum flapper valves in up to three tape drives as the
drums, the line printer for a crash cymbal, and the console speaker
(top three bits of the accumulator) as a fife.

Just before we sold it, I made a film of it.  In extremely maudlin days,
I dig out the film and sing along with my old friend....
	- Brian

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From: br...@ucsd.Edu (Brian Kantor)
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Subject: Re: PDP-8 hate
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Date: 10 Jan 90 00:26:24 GMT
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