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Build A Stereo From an Old Hard Disk

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the because-you-can dept.

An anonymous reader pointed us to an amusing little hack site that demonstrates how you can build a little stereo out of an old hard drive. Of course I don't need a stereo for I am a human beat box.

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  1. Re:Harddrives can be pretty versatile by kzinti · · Score: 5, Insightful

    5. Magnets

    If you keep nothing else, at least keep the magnets out of your hard drive. They're amazingly powerful for their size... wonderful toys!

  2. The Most powerful magnet... by big+daddy+kane · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the most powerful magnet on a computer is in the hard disk.

    what about on the speakers?

  3. Re:Does reverse engineering in this case by slickwillie · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, sort of. Why do you think it's called a voice coil? Someone had the idea in the 1980s (I think) to use speaker technology for the stepper motor in a hard disk. So I guess we've come full circle on this.

  4. Re:Translation please... by paganizer · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes.

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    Why, yes, I AM a Pagan Libertarian.
  5. Re:Surely by TerminalInsanity · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They have yet to invent the law this breaks. Just wait till this type of thing gets a spot on techtv or something more mainstream