16 Jun
2003
16 Jun
'03
9:49 a.m.
On Saturday 14 June 2003 02:50 am, Frank Barknecht wrote:
[...]
here's someone making music with a dot matrix
printer:
When I was about 10 (around 1960), the place my father worked
installed a barnful of IBM's; I got to tour the joint, and the
thing I remember best was when one of the operators played
a buzzy "Happy Birthday" on what I remember as a printer, though
maybe it was the paper tape reader.
16 Jun
16 Jun
11:09 a.m.
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 04:36:49 -0700, Bill Schottstaedt wrote:
On Saturday 14 June 2003 02:50 am, Frank Barknecht
wrote:
[...]
Cool. I heard an Elliott 803 (enormous early 60s realtime machine) playing
tunes by modulating the tape puncher (I think) off one of its serial
lines. The serial cable was about the thickness of a mans arm and attached
with hefty bolts. Makes USB look elegant ;)
http://www.retrobeep.com/computers/elliott/elliottSpecification.htm
Its in the computer preservation society at Beltchly Park in the UK.
- Steve
here's someone making music with a dot matrix
printer:
When I was about 10 (around 1960), the place my father worked
installed a barnful of IBM's; I got to tour the joint, and the
thing I remember best was when one of the operators played
a buzzy "Happy Birthday" on what I remember as a printer, though
maybe it was the paper tape reader. 
8:28 p.m.
Steve Harris wrote:
Cool. I heard an Elliott 803 (enormous early 60s
realtime machine) playing
tunes by modulating the tape puncher (I think) off one of its serial
lines. The serial cable was about the thickness of a mans arm and attached
with hefty bolts. Makes USB look elegant ;)
http://www.retrobeep.com/computers/elliott/elliottSpecification.htm
Its in the computer preservation society at Beltchly Park in the UK.
wow... is it up and running?... i never noticed it there.... but i went
about 2 years ago.... thats a good enough excuse as any to visit - along
with sampling their enigma machines again (its an enigma on the front
page of irixx.org)
i suppose that brings us vaguely back on topic... oh to hell with it.
right.
i wanna do one of those things - line printer or dotmatrix - and then
control it via xtend or something on my linux box.... any ideas?
m~
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8:56 p.m.
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 11:16:41PM +0100, iriXx wrote:
I was when I was there 3 years ago. I was talking to one of the guys
about early computer music and he run the s/w he'd hacked up on it when
he was working with them. Amazing machine. The powersupply can melt
spanners :)
http://www.retrobeep.com/computers/elliott/elliottSpecification.htm
Its in the computer preservation society at Beltchly Park in the UK.
wow... is it up and running?... i never noticed it there.... but i went
about 2 years ago.... thats a good enough excuse as any to visit - along i wanna do one of those things - line printer or
dotmatrix - and then
control it via xtend or something on my linux box.... any ideas?
Done use lineprinters unless you have lots of houseroom and understanding
neighbours :)
- Steve
9:34 p.m.
Steve Harris wrote:
i have an uneasy, unspoken truce with my neighbours who have a
predilection for playing their turkish folk music very loud. they are
now accustomed to my blaring electroacoustic and industrial music in
defence.... ;-)
and i got plenty of house room.... got the top floor of the place to
myself. what im thinking of is to get hold of old Apple Mac printers...
i'm collecting 68k macs and will hopefully get Debian to run on at least
one of them....
how does one go about programming something like this? does it involve,
as mentioned, addressing the serial port, or is it just a case of
sending different patterns of text to the printer?...
this is material for installations methinks.... :)
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I was when I was there 3 years ago. I was talking to one of the guys
about early computer music and he run the s/w he'd hacked up on it when
he was working with them. Amazing machine. The powersupply can melt
spanners :)
wow....!!!
i'll have to ask then, when i next visit.... i think i was more
fascinated with the nostalgia of playing with a commodore 64 and writing
looped obscenities in BASIC on a ZX Spectrum.... ;)
i wanna do one of those things - line printer or
dotmatrix - and then
control it via xtend or something on my linux box.... any ideas?
Done use lineprinters unless you have lots of houseroom and understanding
neighbours :) 
10:17 p.m.
rob fell wrote:
of course i do have to have the famous Printer on Fire error too...... ;)
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this is
material for installations methinks.... :)
if you're using line printers - don't forget to leave a spare ream for the
"LF arc of paper finale" :)
fantastic to watch several spewing reams out in synchronisation.
R 
5:32 p.m.
Bill Schottstaedt wrote:
On Saturday 14 June 2003 02:50 am, Frank Barknecht
wrote:
[...]
Back in 1982 or so, I did a piece in my office that employed about a
dozen spacially separated line printers and beeping terminals. Due to
lags in the computers and devices some very cool kinda minimalist
phasings and staggerings happened.
The good thing about working the midnight shift was that I was able to
get away with such stunts. The bad thing was that no one else ever heard it.
here's someone making music with a dot matrix
printer:
When I was about 10 (around 1960), the place my father worked
installed a barnful of IBM's; I got to tour the joint, and the
thing I remember best was when one of the operators played
a buzzy "Happy Birthday" on what I remember as a printer, though
maybe it was the paper tape reader. 
6:19 p.m.
--- Joseph Zitt <jzitt(a)metatronpress.com> wrote:
Bill Schottstaedt wrote:
that's great. MTV, nah! But I'd buy a TV Guide to find
geekTV.
ron
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On Saturday 14 June 2003 02:50 am, Frank
Barknecht
wrote:
[...]
>here's someone making music with a dot matrix
printer:
When I was about 10 (around 1960), the place my
father worked
installed a barnful of IBM's; I got to tour
the
joint, and the
thing I remember best was when one of the
operators played
a buzzy "Happy Birthday" on what I
remember as a
printer, though
maybe it was the paper tape reader.
Back in 1982 or so, I did a piece in my office that
employed about a
dozen spacially separated line printers and beeping
terminals. Due to
lags in the computers and devices some very cool
kinda minimalist
phasings and staggerings happened.
The good thing about working the midnight shift was
that I was able to
get away with such stunts. The bad thing was that no
one else ever heard it.
8:49 p.m.
Joseph Zitt wrote:
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Bill Schottstaedt wrote:
wow. i wish i had....
On Saturday 14 June 2003 02:50 am, Frank
Barknecht wrote:
[...]
Back in 1982 or so, I did a piece in my office that employed about a
dozen spacially separated line printers and beeping terminals. Due to
lags in the computers and devices some very cool kinda minimalist
phasings and staggerings happened.
The good thing about working the midnight shift was that I was able to
get away with such stunts. The bad thing was that no one else ever heard
it.
here's someone making music with a dot matrix
printer:
When I was about 10 (around 1960), the place my father worked
installed a barnful of IBM's; I got to tour the joint, and the
thing I remember best was when one of the operators played
a buzzy "Happy Birthday" on what I remember as a printer, though
maybe it was the paper tape reader.
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