Whither the ide-tape module

[John Reynolds]

On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 01:09:08PM -0800, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Heck, I even still have an old Kennedy 9-track that works (it last was
> connected to a RH9 system via an Adaptec 2940).  Newbies freak out when
> I fire that bad boy up!  Especially because the system used to play a
> sound file when it saw that drive:
> 
>      "Greetings, Professor Falkin!  Would you like to play a game?"
> 
> Ah, memories!  Now, finding 9-track tape at a reasonable cost...that's
> tough!

Ancient memory time:

I used to download HAL9000's sound files, and have the last task in system 
startup be Hal's voice saying

"Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational 
at the H.A.L. lab in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January, 1992."

It was a sad day when rackmount servers stopped having speakers.  Beeps 
just aren't as much fun.

John Reynolds
IBM-by-the-Bay
San Francisco CA