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    Silent

    silent.org.pl · Personal blog · on HN since 2011

    Silent is a Polish hobbyist's site documenting his Floppotron machines, which make music from floppy drives, and related hardware projects.

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    Hardware & ElectronicsRetro Computing
    What HN says

    HN commenters repeatedly link the Floppotron 3.0 post as the standout example of musical floppy drives, with technical details.

    Stats for nerds
    18HN people shared it
    12linked in comments
    1.6Kstory points
    Feb 2026last shared
    2020people per year2026

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      The Floppotron 3.0
      7 people · 1.6K points · first shared 2022 · 128 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Return of the Musical Floppy Drives – Floppotron 2.0
      8 people · 16 points · first shared 2016 · Discussion on HN
    3. 3
      Evil floppy drives
      2 people · 6 points · first shared 2011 · Discussion on HN
    4. 4
      Entry phone hack
      1 person · first shared 2020

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • StratoscopeFeb 2024

      This feels incomplete without a mention of the amazing Floppotron 3.0.

      My favorite performance:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-WakfBNHD0

      How it works:

      https://silent.org.pl/home/2022/06/13/the-floppotron-3-0/

    • sdrftrMay 2020

      This reminded me of a project Paweł Zadrożniak made on the same idea.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9GWteVUYD0
      http://silent.org.pl/home/2015/10/04/entry-phone-hack/

    • zen_1Jun 2022

      This blog post by the creator goes into some of the more technical details about the system http://silent.org.pl/home/2022/06/13/the-floppotron-3-0/

    • szszrkFeb 2026

      that is just one step from Floppotron...

      https://silent.org.pl/home/2022/06/13/the-floppotron-3-0/

    • mgiampapaFeb 2025

      It will never be as cool as this guy, https://silent.org.pl/home/2022/06/13/the-floppotron-3-0/

    • hi-v-rocknrollMay 2024

      Let's not forget the floppotron:

      https://silent.org.pl/home/2022/06/13/the-floppotron-3-0/

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