Author Topic: Computer music - oldest known recording. (Read 2691 times)

Highmac · « **on:** June 20, 2008, 06:53:28 AM »

From 1951. I was just 10 years old, and doubt I'd even heard of computers!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7458479.stm

gunug · « **Reply #1 on:** June 20, 2008, 10:28:23 AM »

I like the comments/laughter in the background! This is not to be taken seriously!

Highmac · « **Reply #2 on:** June 20, 2008, 12:11:51 PM »

If it's on the BBC it MUST be true

Xairbusdriver · « **Reply #3 on:** June 20, 2008, 03:10:44 PM »

God Save the Queen!

Ironic that back then "urgent" needs were satisfied with a week of setting up a machine and then 25 minutes of running said machine!

Now, we won't even send a computer to be repaired if it takes a whole week!

1,500 "valves" means 1,500 vacuum tubes, I think that's what they're called over there. That's barely over 1K of 'ram.' No wonder it took so long to run! The OS itself probably needed 500 bytes and then the virtual ram probably took another 25!

LR827 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 20, 2008, 03:26:01 PM »

There were so many interesting video articles on that page, I spent 20 minutes looking at one after another! Great link!

BBC...Is that a new upstart of sorts?

Highmac · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:10:48 AM »

QUOTE(LR827 @ Jun 20 2008, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There were so many interesting video articles on that page, I spent 20 minutes looking at one after another! Great link!

BBC...Is that a new upstart of sorts?

More like a maze - you can get lost for days on the BBC website cos there's ALWAYS another interesting link on every page you visit

Gregg · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2008, 11:40:37 AM »

QUOTE(Highmac @ Jun 21 2008, 03:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...you can get lost for days on the BBC website cos there's ALWAYS another interesting link on every page you visit

I'd better not go there then....

News:

Author Topic: Computer music - oldest known recording. (Read 2691 times)