Re: 1401 Music
Dataproducts made a series of printers that used bands. The B-200, B-600, etc. I've suggested these over on the Hercules list for those die-hards who want the most in realism. They print and sound as much like a 1403 as anything I've seen. Fast too. Sorry if this had already been mentioned, I came into the thread late. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steele, Phil Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] 1401 Music err... Umm... I can hardly bring myself to say it... Wouldn't you need a Drum printer to make up this err... Band ? (along with clanking chains and tooting trains, ) Phil Steele (who couldn't hel;p himself) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Wednesday, 15 November 2006 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 1401 Music In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/13/2006 at 02:30 PM, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Ah! I guess you must have had a band printer then? grin Not with only one 1403. For that matter, doesn't it have to have several different types of instruments to be a band, not just several of the same type? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 1401 Music
err... Umm... I can hardly bring myself to say it... Wouldn't you need a Drum printer to make up this err... Band ? (along with clanking chains and tooting trains, ) Phil Steele (who couldn't hel;p himself) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Wednesday, 15 November 2006 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 1401 Music In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/13/2006 at 02:30 PM, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Ah! I guess you must have had a band printer then? grin Not with only one 1403. For that matter, doesn't it have to have several different types of instruments to be a band, not just several of the same type? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) *** The information in this e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The message and files may be protected by legal professional privilege, or other legal rules. The confidentiality of and privilege applying to this message and files is not waived if this message or files has been sent to you by mistake. If the reader of this message or files is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, distribution or copying of this message and files are strictly prohibited. If you receive this message or files in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return e-mail and delete all copies from your computer system. It is the recipient's responsibility to check this message and files for viruses. Thank you. *** -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 1401 Music
Along with a steele guitar. (sorry) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steele, Phil Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 5:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 1401 Music err... Umm... I can hardly bring myself to say it... Wouldn't you need a Drum printer to make up this err... Band ? (along with clanking chains and tooting trains, ) Phil Steele (who couldn't hel;p himself) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Wednesday, 15 November 2006 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 1401 Music In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/13/2006 at 02:30 PM, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Ah! I guess you must have had a band printer then? grin Not with only one 1403. For that matter, doesn't it have to have several different types of instruments to be a band, not just several of the same type? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) *** The information in this e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The message and files may be protected by legal professional privilege, or other legal rules. The confidentiality of and privilege applying to this message and files is not waived if this message or files has been sent to you by mistake. If the reader of this message or files is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, distribution or copying of this message and files are strictly prohibited. If you receive this message or files in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return e-mail and delete all copies from your computer system. It is the recipient's responsibility to check this message and files for viruses. Thank you. *** -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 1401 Music
Interestingly (?) This was broadcast by BBC Radio 3's Late Junction program on the first of November this year. Johann Johannsson: Part 3: IBM 14C2 Card Read-Punch / Part 4; IBM 729 II Magnetic Tape Unit Johann Johannsson Taken from the album IBM 1401 A User's Manual CAD 2609 CD for further details visit http://www.cmntours.org.uk -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 1401 Music
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/13/2006 at 02:30 PM, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Ah! I guess you must have had a band printer then? grin Not with only one 1403. For that matter, doesn't it have to have several different types of instruments to be a band, not just several of the same type? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 1401 Music
In the 1950s the SWAC computer had many kinds of songs. The audio played thru a speaker that was coupled to various kinds of instruction (e.g. ADD). There were sounds characteristic of programs that gave clues when a program misbehaved. When the 1401 came in we wrote songs for the printer. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warner Mach Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 12:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: 1401 Music In the November issue of 'Wired' magazine (pg 92) there is a short note titled, 'Composer Plays the Big Blues' ... Tells of composer Johann Johannsson from Iceland, whose father worked for IBM on the 1401. His father performed the popular hack of getting music out of the machine by placing a radio in the appropriate location to emit music according to the programming. . So, based on recordings taken in 1971, when the machine was decommissioned, he composed a 'requiem' titled, 'IBM 1401, A User's Manual' ... I ordered it from Amazon and got a kick out of it. In addition to sounds from the radio it features the voice ... of an unknown instructor from an IBM Data Processing System maintenance instruction tape. . The movements are: (1) IBM 1401 Processor Unit (2) IBM 1403 Printer (3) IBM 1402 Card Read-Punch (4) IBM 729 II Magnetic Tape Unit (5) The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 1401 Music
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Halpern Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 2:28 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 1401 Music In the 1950s the SWAC computer had many kinds of songs. The audio played thru a speaker that was coupled to various kinds of instruction (e.g. ADD). There were sounds characteristic of programs that gave clues when a program misbehaved. When the 1401 came in we wrote songs for the printer. Ah! I guess you must have had a band printer then? grin -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 1401 Music
I remember on our 1410/1401 playing songs on the 1403 printer. There were little object decks, maybe 1/2 inch thick. The Battle Hymn of the Republic was a good song. Even the drums came through good. This was all done by printing certain patterns to get different sounds. A couple of the songs printed the words, and then played the songs. Eric Bielefeld Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer Milwaukee Wisconsin 414-475-7434 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 1401 Music
http://www.cbttape.org/fun.htm Song of the S360-40 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warner Mach Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 3:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: 1401 Music In the November issue of 'Wired' magazine (pg 92) there is a short note titled, 'Composer Plays the Big Blues' ... Tells of composer Johann Johannsson from Iceland, whose father worked for IBM on the 1401. His father performed the popular hack of getting music out of the machine by placing a radio in the appropriate location to emit music according to the programming. . So, based on recordings taken in 1971, when the machine was decommissioned, he composed a 'requiem' titled, 'IBM 1401, A User's Manual' ... I ordered it from Amazon and got a kick out of it. In addition to sounds from the radio it features the voice ... of an unknown instructor from an IBM Data Processing System maintenance instruction tape. . The movements are: (1) IBM 1401 Processor Unit (2) IBM 1403 Printer (3) IBM 1402 Card Read-Punch (4) IBM 729 II Magnetic Tape Unit (5) The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
