28 Oct
2004
28 Oct
'04
13:07
I know an admin who has a sound card in his workstation ;) I know Servers don't really have a use for them.... But then again, wouldn't it be good for debug sounds or something similar?
That Phillips DS 714 computer I mentioned earlier, had a speaker on the operators console, that could be used to monitor the "sound" of various points in the computer. If you heard a change in the sound pattern, there was likely a problem.
Incidentally, here's a picture of a DS 714 http://www.prx205.org/images/ds714.jpg
Is that you, James? Nice hair. You know, I know better than to add to this OT thread, but this old computer stuff is just so damn interesting I can't help myself. Please, someone stop me before I post again! :-o Jeff Jeff