Full immersion emulation

On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: >>> On 03/01/2017 11:14 AM, Charles Anthony via cctalk wrote: >>>> Part of the iconic mainframe experience is the cold room sounds; for >>>> early >> On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk >>> There is no way that I'd wish anyone would have to put up with the 80+ >>> dB "white noise" of fans and vacuum pumps (tape drives), not to mention >>> the scream of a train printer working or a high speed card punch or the >>> clatter of a high-speed card reader. > On Wed, 1 Mar 2017, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote: >> But presumably on an emulator there will be some kind of volume control. >> Or even unplug the speaker(s) if you want silence... > > But, the REAL experience did not include volume control or speaker > disconnect! THAT was part of the real experience. > > The Computer History Museum had a running 1401 room. But, they did more > conscientious maintenance that we were accustomed to in the old days, so it > just didn't SMELL the same. A dish of oil on a hotplate might be close > enough, until SMELL-O-VISION catches on.