Using RF noise on early hardware
William J. Laubenheimer
wildbill at ucbvax.UUCP
Mon May 21 09:34:21 AEST 1984
> I worked on the 1620, which would tell you how it was doing by
> placing an AM radio on top...
> As for RF noise, if you programmed timed loops, you could generate
> music.
My first exposure to computers was an IBM 1130, and you could do the
same trick with it. The program was always one of the most popular demos.
____ Bill Laubenheimer
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