2 Apr
1999
2 Apr
'99
2:29 a.m.
Bill,
I've never heard a relay machine in operation but I've heard lots of
telephone co switch rooms with the old stepping relays in opertation. I
imagine the sound must be similar.
Joe
At 02:27 AM 4/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
Has anybody here ever heard a relay machine running,
like one
of the early Zuse machines or the Harvard Mark-1? It occurred
to me (please don't ridicule me too much for this*) that the
sound of the robot in the old "Lost in Space" TV series may
have been intended to sound like a relay machine. I've heard
descriptions of them sounding like a thousand women knitting,
which could sort-of describe that robot sound-effect as well...
Cheers,
Bill.
* I guess you should ridicule me just the right amount. :-)