OK, this brought back some memories:
http://www.wired.com/culture/art/news/2007/07/IBM1401_Musical
That's why there was an AM radio sitting on top of the CPU box on the 1401 at KU.
One could also play music on the chain printer. The chain spun at a constant speed and a hammer hit the character as it came by, so by modifying the sequence of characters to be printed....
I've been programming for 30+ years in more languages that I can count. I've been weaving (as in cloth) for several years. Weaving and computers mix well. My newest obsession (if you don't count the bike I just bought) is learning to play the upright bass. My even newer obsession is contra dancing.
I am also "the kind of person that keeps a parrot" (see the Mark Twain quote)
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