Generate AM Radio Broadcasts With Your Monitor 328
tessellation writes: "Tempest for Eliza is a program that uses your computer monitor
to send out AM radio signals. You can then hear computer
generated music in your radio." Here is your big chance to disrupt free thinking radio programs in your neighborhood.
Done it... (Score:3, Interesting)
It really worked... it took more work than the instructions portrayed to get it working, but it's pretty nifty.
Can't do MP3s yet... at least, not the version I tried.
first post?
Back in ancient times (Score:4, Interesting)
Maybe somebody with a better memory might know a few more details.
this reminds me... (Score:3, Interesting)
I think it worked by twiggling the link port's connection really fast or something, but if you held it near an untuned radio, it'd play really poor music. Really, really bad music. But, hey; what do you expect from a damn calculator?
Anyway, this is one of those completly useless, yet incredibly cool things that I like to see. Very neat.
Weird. (Score:1, Interesting)
I shudder at what people will come up with next...
legality? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:this reminds me... (Score:5, Interesting)
FWIW (Score:5, Interesting)
Spooky stuff, this.
Wireless LAN (Score:2, Interesting)
Can this be used for transmitting voice? (Score:4, Interesting)
Geek history (Score:2, Interesting)
With a bit of experimentation he produced a program that did nothing, but when he tuned in the radio next to the old monster a small tune was heard when his program was run.
Other Examples: One of the highlights of our open day display was a music program running on the DS300. This machine has no loudspeaker - the four-part harmonies are picked up by an AM radio tuned to the rf interference generated by the core driver circuits. For best results, pull your PDP-8 processor cabinet right out and place the radio immediately above the core stack.
Resurrection, some kind of antique computer society [man.ac.uk]
Can't find the correct reference, try yourself to search the net for computer, music etc
Legal issues (Score:2, Interesting)
But correct me if I am wrong
Done it before on a TRS80 ModI (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:legality? (Score:2, Interesting)
Floppy Drive Music (Score:2, Interesting)
Unfortunately I know longer know this person and a cursory google search turned up nothing on floppy drive music. If anybody has a program to do the same then please post. I don't recommend running this on your own computer though
Re:Back in ancient times (Score:4, Interesting)
At home, my computer has a similar feature: if the CPU is loaded, the sound of the fans changes, so I can tell if the computing-intense job is still running or not.
Sweetcode had ya beat! (Score:3, Interesting)
ZX-81 (Score:2, Interesting)
I purchased a program that did exactly that, but wihth the mother board.
Put a radio next to the ZX and you could hear Jingle Bells. Not great quality, but pretty neat (in those days).
Almost 20 years later, today's computers still can not beat the power of a ZX-81!
Re:This isn't the first (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Talking about ancient times... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Legal issues (Score:2, Interesting)
Musical smashing disk heads on an Apple II (Score:2, Interesting)
I got it so I could play songs by the vibration of the drive from the read head banging into the end of it's arm.
This did, however, void my warantee.