{"id":7972,"date":"2018-08-03T10:30:29","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T08:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/?p=7972"},"modified":"2018-07-30T10:56:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T08:56:22","slug":"when-floppy-drives-begin-to-sing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/?p=7972","title":{"rendered":"When floppy drives begin to sing&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-Post-Thumb wp-image-7973\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Notes-64x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Notes-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Notes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Notes.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" \/>When you remember those 3.5&#8243; drives you most likely<br \/>\nalso remember that rattling sound they make when<br \/>\nreading disks. Some guy however thought that with an<br \/>\nArduino and 12 drives, you can do more. He was right!<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Interesting to see that Floppy drives even alow different seeking speeds while not reading data. With the right controlling management (managed by two Arduino boards) 12 floppy drives were orchestrated in a away that you can recognize the tune that is remodeled with the floppy drives&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>But watch (and listen!) for yourself:<\/p>\n<h3>Pulp fiction &#8211; Misirlou<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7972-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Flop-Fiction-Misirlou-Pulp-Fiction-360p.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Flop-Fiction-Misirlou-Pulp-Fiction-360p.mp4\">https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Flop-Fiction-Misirlou-Pulp-Fiction-360p.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Star Wars Main Theme<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7972-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Floppy-Wars-Star-Wars-floppy-theme.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Floppy-Wars-Star-Wars-floppy-theme.mp4\">https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Floppy-Wars-Star-Wars-floppy-theme.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Pirates of the Carribean &#8211; Main Theme<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7972-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Floppys-of-the-Caribbean-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-floppy-version.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Floppys-of-the-Caribbean-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-floppy-version.mp4\">https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-Floppys-of-the-Caribbean-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-floppy-version.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Rocky Horror Picture Show &#8211; Main Theme<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7972-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-The-FLOPPY-Horror-Picture-Show-360p.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-The-FLOPPY-Horror-Picture-Show-360p.mp4\">https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Music-Floppy-The-FLOPPY-Horror-Picture-Show-360p.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you remember those 3.5&#8243; drives you most likely also remember that rattling sound they make when reading disks. Some guy however thought that with an Arduino and 12 drives, you can do more. 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