[Simh] Sounds

[Cory Smelosky]

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> On Feb 20, 2017, at 12:12, Lars Brinkhoff <lars at nocrew.org> wrote:
> 
> Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> Not sure how meaningful sound is. In general, I would not be able to
>> tell one computer from another.
> 
> We may not miss those sounds now, but I figure it could be a bit like
> other historical items.  Things were considered unimportant and thrown
> away, but now we miss some of those dearly.
> 
> Consider cool-retro-term.  It looks like a silly gimmick, but I use it
> often and I think it adds something to the retro experience.  No, it
> doesn't get work done any better, but it kinda *feels* more authentic.
> 
> Ok, fans are not that interesting.  But consider disk drives, tape
> drives, paper puches, teletypes, keyboard clicks, terminal bells and
> beeps.  They all have their distinctive characteristics, and I'm sure
> some of them could throw people right into a fit of nostalgia.

Reminds me of the JavaScript b5500 simulator - animated tape reels.

> 
>> Ping me if you are near Uppsala at the end of July, beginning of
>> August, and I can take you to a couple of big machines running
>> (PDP-11/70 and VAX-8650).
> 
> Thanks, I'd like that, though I'm not sure I can make that specific
> window.  Would that be the Update facilities?
> 
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