[TUHS] Re: Compatibility question

Bakul Shah wrote in <7DEABFE1-9015-461E-82EF-FF8E00516DBD(a)iitbombay.org>: |On Dec 19, 2023, at 1:31 PM, Paul Winalski <paul.winalski(a)gmail.com> wrote: |> |> Yes, the 1403 was very loud. The pitch of the noise varied with the |> sequence of characters being printed. Some IBM hacker (yes, they |> existed) came up with a deck of cards that, when printed, played |> "Anchors Aweigh" on the 1403. IBM field service wasn't very keen on |> this hack because it put a lot of wear-and-tear on the print train. | |I couldn't find "Anchors Aweigh" but I did find "La Marseillaise": | |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe0MGO17K10 My aunt, who once was married with a --Transi-- Pennsylvanian for decades (and lived there), would surely proclaim "OH, [BIG] BOOOY". |[For the curious & easily distracted among us....] As i am not french i does not matter that it seems not super right. Thought: if by that time AI would have been a thing, would it have recomposed it to the Beatles' "Help!", and played it as the boss went passing along? (Or, rather, the more empathic "a hard day's night".) --End of <7DEABFE1-9015-461E-82EF-FF8E00516DBD(a)iitbombay.org> --steffen | |Der Kragenbaer, The moon bear, |der holt sich munter he cheerfully and one by one |einen nach dem anderen runter wa.ks himself off |(By Robert Gernhardt) | | Only in December: lightful Dubai COP28 Narendra Modi quote: | A small part of humanity has ruthlessly exploited nature. | But the entire humanity is bearing the cost of it, | especially the inhabitants of the Global South. | The selfishness of a few will lead the world into darkness, | not just for themselves but for the entire world. | [Christians might think of Revelation 11:18 | The nations were angry, and your wrath has come[.] | [.]for destroying those who destroy the earth. | But i find the above more kind, and much friendlier]