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From: ken@argus.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: More 1130/1403 stuff
Message-ID: <780@argus.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Feb-87 08:47:14 EST
Article-I.D.: argus.780
Posted: Mon Feb 16 08:47:14 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 17-Feb-87 06:11:37 EST
References: <2319@sunybcs.UUCP> <1596@kitty.UUCP>
Organization: NJ Instit. of Tech: TEIES Project
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Keywords: early computers, trivia, humor

In article <1596@kitty.UUCP>, larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes:
> 	An IBM CE gave me an Autocoder program that ran on the 1401 and
> played the U.S. national anthem.  It always amazed me how someone had
> the _time_ to determine the character sequences required to generate
> specific musical notes, and then put it all together in the proper
> rhythm for a song!

Oh my god, I forgot all about the "MUSIC" program for the IBM 1130.
I tried for almost a week to figure out what the#$%@#% it was doing.
I found out when someone left a radio in the room and I ran the program.

> <>  Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York

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