Money For Nothing

Money for nothin', chicks for free

I was going through some older videos on my channel and found this one by the Glasgow Computer Centre. The Picture And Sound Show is a partial sample of the sound recording of the legendary song "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits. I must admit, I'm curious about how they came up with their name for it!

Your ST requires 1MB of RAM and a double-sided drive. Don't scoff, this was 1986, and my family couldn't afford an Atari ST for two more years. Heck, I didn't know the joy of 1MB RAM until around 1990 when I got the SIMS for my STe. Additionally, they released a half-meg version for those unwilling to upgrade ;-)

It's incredible that this "music demo" was released in 1986. I would easily have assumed 1988/89 if I didn't already know. Of course, this isn't the complete song; the ST would have needed a hard drive, and who had one back then? Look, for 1986, it is jaw-dropping, so leave it playing and enjoy the quality recording.

This is a timeless song. A rock classic. Let me know in the comments if you want more...

Credits

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Glasgow Computer Centre
John Ray - Code

Scott - Code

Picture And Sound Show - https://demozoo.org/productions/70016/

Glasgow Computer Centre - https://demozoo.org/groups/38699/

Download in POV #085 by Persistence Of Vision - https://demozoo.org/productions/73899/

Audio-themed section - https://ataricrypt.blogspot.com/Demoscene_Music
AtariCrypt YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AtariCrypt/