[ih] Internet sounds

[Bob Purvy]

I've looked into these sound libraries. We might make *dozens* of dollars
creating one!

It would be fun, though.

On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 9:49 AM Craig Partridge via Internet-history <
internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> My favorite sound memory is hearing the Mark I computer (1940s computer)
> fire up.  The background is amusing.  In the 1970s/1980s half of the Mark I
> was on display in Harvard's computer science building (the other half had
> been sent to the Smithsonian I believe).  So a register bank, two paper
> tape readers, and some memory.  One evening a few of us were curious and
> started looking it over closely, when one guy (Marc Elvy, brilliant guy who
> died too young) noted that the machine was plugged in and decided to flip
> the on switch.  It started!  The Mark I used a rotor to synchronize all the
> parts and the roar of the rotor and the noise of the card readers and
> relays clattering was impressive (if short-lived -- we immediately yelled
> "turn it off" for fear of damaging it).
>
> Craig
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 10:32 AM McMillan, Robert via Internet-history <
> internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>
> > This show is focused on Windows sounds, but at the very beginning it has
> a
> > great archival recording of a 1960s computer starting up.
> >
> > https://www.20k.org/episodes/tadaitswindows
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 3:51 PM Karl Auerbach via Internet-history <
> > internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I was wondering what sounds people associate with the early Internet.
> > >
> > > For instance, I remember the clatter of teletypes, Telebit and Hayes
> > > modem tones, VT52 buzzes, the RF interference caused screeches from the
> > > AM radio perched near IMP #1, the PC/IP telnet "chirp", the sound of a
> > > DECwriter, etc.
> > >
> > > (I also wonder if anyone might have recordings, particularly of the
> VT52
> > > razzy buzz or the PC/IP telnet "chirp".)
> > >
> > >      --karl--
> > >
> > >
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