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Oldest Computer Music Unveiled

Posted by timothy on from the except-for-accidental-john-cage-bits dept.

drewmoney writes with a cool story from the BBC, which says that "A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music. The article also collects some other very interesting bits of computer history.

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  1. Sue Them? by PawNtheSandman · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is the statue of limitations before the RIAA can no longer try to cash in on those early IP pirates?

  2. Re:Wrong. by Myrddin+Wyllt · · Score: 5, Informative

    No the computer is in England in November 1951 and starts out with "God Save The King." Which is the original title of the music.

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  3. Re:Could be a fake. by JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least it didn't involve a goat in C#

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  4. Re:As noted on Hack-A-Day... by Myrddin+Wyllt · · Score: 5, Funny

    It does mention 'God Save The King', which is the same tune. You must have noticed that - why do you think they play that music at the Olympics when they hand out bronze medals?

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  5. Re:Wrong. by Ucklak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and The Alphabet song are the same.

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