Using RF noise on early hardware

[William J. Laubenheimer]

> I worked on the 1620, which would tell you how it was doing by
> placing an AM radio on top...

> As for RF noise, if you programmed timed loops, you could generate
> music.

My first exposure to computers was an IBM 1130, and you could do the
same trick with it. The program was always one of the most popular demos.

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