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- Startup 9.2.1 repairs problems that may occur when Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X are on the same partition and a version earlier than Startup 9.2 has been used.
- Get Macintosh Sounds from Soundsnap, the Leading Sound Library for Unlimited SFX Downloads.
- But Apple’s start-up sound wasn’t always so Zen. For a while, the sound of Apple was the sound of something going horribly wrong, a combination of notes that early-eighteenth-century music.
Version 1.3
THIS IS AN OLD VERSION OF MY COLLECTION,
PLEASE GO HERE FOR THE LATEST VERSION.
Information:
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I had always wanted a collection of the Apple Start-Up Sounds. I have neverseen one on the Net, so I gave up and digitized my own. Some of the sounds Idid not digitize, so I give thanks to the other Macintosh users on the Net. Ido not know the naming convention Apple uses for the different sounds, so Ihope the names I have used are acceptable. All recent Macintosh computershave stored the Start-Up sounds, and some the Crash sounds, in the ROMs. Thismeans I could use programs to extract the sounds directly from the ROMs,saving as much quality as possible. I am currently not distinguishing betweenthe *slightly* different Quadra style Crashes.
Some Apple computers may have sounds which are not in this collection. Ifthis is the case, I would appreciate being contacted about them. If someonecan send me any missing sounds by E-Mail, I would appreciate it.
The Start-Ups are the normal sounds that occur when any Apple computer isturned on. The Crashes (also known as the 'Hawaiian Death Chimes') areproduced by hitting the Programmer's Key (either by hitting the 'Reset' buttonon the computer, or by hitting the 'Command-Reset' keys on the keyboard)during the first stages of boot up. It also occurs during boot up when somelow-level errors occur.
You can click on the sounds below or download a proper quality version here (1.5 Megs). The sounds listed below are lower quality than the files in the archive.
Crash Sounds:
Crash_Mac_II.........................Macintosh IIsi
Crash_Mac_IIfx.......................Macintosh IIfx
Crash_Mac_LC.........................Macintosh Classic II
Crash_Mac_Quadra.....................Macintosh LC 475
Crash_Mac_QuadraAV...................Macintosh Quadra840AV
Crash_PowerMac.......................Power Macintosh 6100/60AV
Crash_PowerMac_Card..................Power Macintosh Q610 *
Crash_PowerMac_LC....................Power Macintosh 5200/75LC
Start-Up Sounds:
Start-Up_Apple_IIc..................Apple IIc
Start-Up_Apple_IIgs.................Apple IIgs
Start-Up_Mac_I......................Macintosh Classic
Start-Up_Mac_II.....................Macintosh IIsi
Start-Up_Mac_LC.....................Macintosh Classic II
Start-Up_Mac_Quadra.................Macintosh LC 475
Start-Up_Mac_QuadraAV...............Macintosh Quadra840AV
Start-Up_PowerMac...................Power Macintosh 6100/60AV
Start-Up_PowerMac_Card..............Power Macintosh Q610 *
Start-Up_PowerMac_PCI...............Power Macintosh 9500/120
Digitized By:
* Digitized by Dieder Bylsma
Also Thanks:Eric Shaw, Karen Etheridge, Mark 'Gim' Johnson, Michael Jones, Jeremy Denton, David Cretney, Mike Chartier, Jordan Harris, Uwe Buelow, Justin Schimd, UVic Computer Science Dept., UVic Computer Services
Distribution Request:
For those who wish to re-distribute this collection, I ask the following:
![Apple Mac Startup Sound Download Apple Mac Startup Sound Download](/uploads/1/2/6/6/126698293/241441610.jpg)
- All the files remain intact.
- If the collection is released on any other medium (e.g. CD-ROM), that I am asked first.
Version History:
Mac Startup Sound
1.3 - Changed README file with more clear information. Added LC Start-Up, LCCrash, PowerMac LC Crash, IIfx Crash, and PCI Start-Up. Removed 'Other AppleSounds' to save space. Changed the name of the collection to make it clearthe sounds Apple's. Removed 8-bit versions of some sounds to save space. Farmore acurrate 'Which Macs Beep' file. Created WWW page formate fordistribution off my Home Page at http://gulf.uvic.ca/~dschaub/.
1.2 - Added QuadraAV Start-Up and PCI bang. Redigitized Quadra Start-Up andall newer Macs' beeps. Cleaned up Mac I Start-Up. Included 16 bit versionsto allow for choice. Added 'Other Apple Sounds'. Added first version of'Which Macs Beep'.
1.1 - Added QuadraAV Crash. Redigitized Mac I and Mac II Start-Up Sounds. Gave credit where it was due.
1.0 - Original release.
1.2 - Added QuadraAV Start-Up and PCI bang. Redigitized Quadra Start-Up andall newer Macs' beeps. Cleaned up Mac I Start-Up. Included 16 bit versionsto allow for choice. Added 'Other Apple Sounds'. Added first version of'Which Macs Beep'.
1.1 - Added QuadraAV Crash. Redigitized Mac I and Mac II Start-Up Sounds. Gave credit where it was due.
1.0 - Original release.