At 07:21 AM 10/31/2001 -0800, David T Darnell wrote:
>Dear List,
>
>I've seen references to the HP2000 a few times on this list.

Dave,

I worked with a HP2000C' (read C prime) at a private, liberal arts
college.  It was "the" machine for administrative and academic
computing.  It was retired in 1978 or 79.  When I left the college in 1986,
there was still a box of manuals in one of the professor's offices although
he retired several years ago and I doubt the manuals survived that long.

The 2000C' had a paper tape reader and some one had found a way to "play"
the Hungarian Rhapsody with a punch card under the paper tape read
head.  The card vibrated and made the sound.  I have no idea how that
worked and I was skeptical until I heard it for myself.

John

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