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Scanjet Music

Posted by Hemos on Monday January 9, 2006 @04:08AM from the the-hills-are-alive dept.

Popadopolis writes "Hack a day is reporting that HP Scanjets have a hidden ability to play music. According to the article, "The HP ScanJet 3c/4c have a variable speed scan head that is driven by a stepper motor. The Play Tune command can be used to move the head at different frequencies." They also have a video of a scanner playing "Fur Elise.""

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wow, by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-09 04:11 · Score: -1, Troll

that's gay.
Beautiful old beasts, but beware the Linux errors by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-09 05:08 · Score: -1, Troll

That's one of the things I've noticed about Linux versus Windows. Windows handles "errors" more gracefully. I've had Linux effectively lock up when dealing with "exceptions". Programmers need to be aware that the world is a hostile place, and need to design for that.