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Bohemian Rhapsody On Old Hardware

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the too-much-spare-time dept.

eldavojohn writes "The sweet sweet melodies of Queen and the late Freddie Mercury are reproduced by hardware almost as old as the song is. 'There are millions of computers sitting idle at home consuming fantom electricity. Let's see where all that power is going. This is dedicated to all fans of Queen and hey let's not forget about Mike Myers and Dana Carvey of Wayne's World. Please note no effects or sampling was used. What you see is what you hear (does that even make sense?) Atari 800XL was used for the lead piano/organ sound, Texas Instruments TI-99/4a as lead guitar, 8 Inch Floppy Disk as Bass, 3.5 inch Hard drive as the gong, HP ScanJet 3C was used for all vocals. Please note I had to record the HP scanner 4 separate times for each voice. I tried to buy 4 HP scanners but for some reason sellers on E-Bay expect you to pay $80-$100, I got mine for $30.'"

9 of 137 comments (clear)

  1. Big whoop by DrMrLordX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nothing really matters anymore.

  2. Takedown? by telchine · · Score: 4, Funny

    How long before the RIAA have this removed from YouTube for copyright infringement?

  3. Have you heard the rumour? by spankyofoz · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...about the HP Scanjet 3C?

    (not that there's anything wrong with that)

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    1. Re:Have you heard the rumour? by Inner_Child · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's not a rumour, it really does prefer a male-to-male adapter.

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  4. Well duh! by dr_wheel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone can see that. Carry on.

  5. the best part by ffflala · · Score: 4, Funny

    No Synthesizers!

  6. Re:Cool, but needs syncopation by zmollusc · · Score: 4, Funny

    I concur re the timing. I suggest replacement of the old hardware with some modern synthesisers and drum machines so that they all stay in time with a master clock. Maybe even get some humans to sing parts of it.

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  7. wow by scharkalvin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Brings back memories of a road trip from NYC to Dayton OH to go to the hamfest.
    Must have heard that song a gazillon times on the radio. Also Layla.
    Maybe he can do Layla next.

  8. Make it into a ringtone by jbezorg · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and show off your true geekdom

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