off-the-wall question (possibly OT)

From: Francois <fauradon_at_pclink.com>
Date: Fri Apr 2 07:04:57 1999

I thought the Robot sounded more like "Danger Will Robinson" or something
like that.


>Has anybody here ever heard a relay machine running, like one
>of the early Zuse machines or the Harvard Mark-1? It occurred
>to me (please don't ridicule me too much for this*) that the
>sound of the robot in the old "Lost in Space" TV series may
>have been intended to sound like a relay machine. I've heard
>descriptions of them sounding like a thousand women knitting,
>which could sort-of describe that robot sound-effect as well...
>
> Cheers,
> Bill.
>
>* I guess you should ridicule me just the right amount. :-)
>
Received on Fri Apr 02 1999 - 07:04:57 BST