Scanner plays music?

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Feb 28 20:44:43 2001

Can anyone verify this?

"Anyone with an H-P ScanJet 5p can listen to a rendition of _Ode to Joy_
by unplugging the SCSI connector, setting the SCSI ID switch to some
number I don't recall (IIRC at the upper end of the range, probably
5 or 6), then turning the unit on while holding down the green SCAN
button. The tones are played by driving the stepper motor that moves
the carriage."

It came from this website:

http://neil.franklin.ch/Usenet/alt.folklore.computers/20001109_Musical_mainframe

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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