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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.'"

6 of 137 comments (clear)

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

    Nothing really matters anymore.

  2. Chiptunes... by edlinfan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...hell yeah!

    If you liked this, you might also check out the 8bitpeoples, who specialize in this sort of thing.
    http://www.8bitpeoples.com/

  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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      Today is red jello day - all workers must eat all of their red jello. Failure to comply will result in five demerits.
  4. Well duh! by dr_wheel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone can see that. Carry on.

  5. Radiohead did it first..... by __aahcue4670 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Or at least one of their fans did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOswq2P-pAs