From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!hao!menlo70!sytek!msm@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: More Computer Music
Article-I.D.: sytek.221
Posted: Tue Nov  9 18:07:32 1982
Received: Tue Nov 16 03:29:50 1982

Back when I was a student at UCLA, the computer club there had a
DEC Classic Linc (2K core memory, 2 Linc Tape (similar to DEC Tape) drives,
analog I/O, and a graphics (with incredibly high flicker) CRT (~5" diag)).
What was interesting was that the high order bit of the accumulator was
attached to a speaker as standard equipment.  Whenever the bit changed states,
the speaker would tick.  Tones were made by varying the frequency.
Some people did write music programs (that played things like Bach's Little
Fugue, Gilbert & Sullivan's Modern major General amoung others).  It was
a nice little computer (vintage 1963 I believe).

How many computers have you ever seen with a VOLUME control knob on the
front panel?  !!!

					
					Michael S. Maiten
					Silicon Gulch, California
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