Floppy Drive Imperial March

Technology

The nerd quotient of Silent’s project is nearly off the charts.

The sound created by movement of the head, which is moved in steps with sufficient frequency. Interface description can be found, for example HERE. Simply activate the station by providing a low-to DRVSB0 or 1 (depending on whether we have the tape from the cross and to which the plug is connected to the station) and choose the direction of head movement (low high on DIR) and the trailing edge of the head movement will cause STEP one step. ATMega microcontroller controls the whole.

(Google translated from Polish) [Via Hacked Gadgets]

40 thoughts on “Floppy Drive Imperial March

  1. Ben Edwards says:

    That. Is awesome

  2. Archibald Tuttle says:

    Ha, ha, Floppy drive! Ha, ha, didn’t know they still exist!!

  3. xaoc25 says:

    Имперский марш, сыгранный флоппи-дисководами ))

  4. Leo Lesniewicz says:

    This brings to mind a program on the Apple][ back around 1980 or so called Little Tan Box, which was named for the Apple disk drive enclosure.  It didn’t produce music though.  It told the brief story of a sexual encounter using displayed lines of text on screen synchronized with a combination of timed head seeks and a chattering head reinitialization for the climax.

  5. Rob M Clarke says:

    Great hack. Reminds me of the one that was make to the Commodore 1541 floppy disk about 20yrs ago to play Daisy-Daisy.

  6. Rob M Clarke says:

    Great hack. Reminds me of the one that was make to the Commodore 1541 floppy disk about 20yrs ago to play Daisy-Daisy.

  7. Rob M Clarke says:

    Great hack. Reminds me of the one that was make to the Commodore 1541 floppy disk about 20yrs ago to play Daisy-Daisy.

  8. mike_bb says:

    Yes Thats fun!

  9. Anonymous says:

    its hounrable

  10. Daniel Kim says:

    Oh GAWD! I just about died laughing!

  11. Anonymous says:

    Probably the best use for them, nowadays.  Well done!

  12. Anonymous says:

    Probably the best use for them, nowadays.  Well done!

  13. Anonymous says:

    New ringtone?

  14. naijabounce says:

    Inperial March by floppy …….#Geeky

  15. haabe says:

    I remember a demo for the Comodore 64 floppy disk drive doing the same. Not playing Imperial March, but another tune. Anyone else recall that?

  16. Anonymous says:

    That man has a place reserved in Geek Heaven, or is it Niebo?

  17. Anonymous says:

    This is incredibly geeky and wonderful.  My cat approves.

  18. Anonymous says:

    Yeah C64 Could do something similar without extra hardware, just software.

  19. Andrew Fearn says:

    This is seriously one of the best things ever.  I think it only appropriate that you recolor the faceplates black.

  20. Anonymous says:

    GOD-LIKE!!!! SI-SI-SI-SICK!!!

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