20 Dec
2023
20 Dec
'23
5:52 a.m.
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
[For the curious & easily distracted among us....]