The first time I encountered the word: kluge
It was in an article from the second issue of Byte Magazine: Add a Kluge Harp to your Computer by Carl Helmers, October 1975. Actually read it in the Creative Computing book: The Best of Byte which I have around here somewhere.
The article hooked up a zero to 5 volt square wave to a dynamic speaker (sorta like sidetone with a keyer). But Carl Helmers (the editor of Byte) defined it: "a quick and dirty electronic music kluge" And I assume kluge was pronounced to rhyme with huge, anyway that's the way I pronounce it.
Grab the article here from the always wonderful World Radio History site:
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/70s/Byte-1975-10.pdf
or in the book:
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/Best-of-Byte-1977.pdf
The article hooked up a zero to 5 volt square wave to a dynamic speaker (sorta like sidetone with a keyer). But Carl Helmers (the editor of Byte) defined it: "a quick and dirty electronic music kluge" And I assume kluge was pronounced to rhyme with huge, anyway that's the way I pronounce it.
Grab the article here from the always wonderful World Radio History site:
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/70s/Byte-1975-10.pdf
or in the book:
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/Best-of-Byte-1977.pdf
Since I do live in northeast Wisconsin (aka Packer Country) there was always this memorable pronunciation:
https://y.yarn.co/008d0684-6603-4aa6-8474-8e0874ad10ab.mp4
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm
https://y.yarn.co/008d0684-6603-4aa6-8474-8e0874ad10ab.mp4
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm
