I had always wanted a collection of the Apple Start-Up Sounds. I have never seen one on the Net, so I gave up and digitized my own. Some of the sounds I did not digitize, so I give thanks to the other Macintosh users on the Net. I do not know the naming convention Apple uses for the different sounds, so I hope the names I have used are acceptable.
Some Apple computers may have sounds which are not in this collection. If this is the case, I would appreciate being contacted about them. If someone can send me any missing sounds by E-Mail, I would appreciate it.
I hope others enjoy this. I also hope Apple does not consider this an infringment on their copywrite.
The Start-Ups are the normal beeps that occur when any Apple computer is turned on. The crashes (also known as the "Hawaiian Death Chimes") are produced by hitting the Programmer's Key during boot up. It also occurs during boot up when some low-level errors occur. "Other Apple Sounds" are simply less known sounds by Apple.
Crash Sounds:
Crash Mac II.........................Macintosh IIsi
Crash Mac Quadra.....................Macintosh LC 520
Crash Mac QuadraAV(16)...............Macintosh Quadra840AV
Crash PowerMac.......................Power Macintosh 6100/60AV
Crash PowerMac Card..................Power Macintosh Q610†
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 Quadra..................Macintosh LC 475
Start-Up Mac QuadraAV(16)............Macintosh Quadra840AV
Start-Up PowerMac(16)................Power Macintosh 6100/60AV
Start-Up PowerMac Card...............Power Macintosh Q610†
Other Apple Sounds:
Mac Quadra Squeak....................Macintosh LC 520
PowerMac Beep........................Power Macintosh 6100/60AV
PowerMac Boing.......................Power Macintosh 6100/60AV
PowerMac Card Phase..................Power Macintosh Q610†
PowerMac Card Whoop..................Power Macintosh Q610†
PowerMac PCI Bang....................Power Macintosh 9500/120
Digitized (mostly) By :
David P. Schaub (A.K.A. Marvin)
Victoria, B.C., Canada
University of Victoria, Dept. of Computer Science
Internet E-Mail: dschaub@csc.uvic.ca
† Digitized by Dieder Bylsma
Special Thanks to Eric Shaw; the quality improved dramatically with his help.
Also Thanks: Karen Etheridge
Mark 'Gim' Johnson
Michael Jones
Jeremy Denton
David Cretney
Mike Chartier
Jordan Harris
Uwe Buelow
Distribution Request:
For those who wish to re-distribute this collection, I ask the following:
• The readme files remain with the files.
• If the collection is released on any other medium (i.e., CD-ROM), that I am notified.
Version History:
1.2 - Added QuadraAV Start-Up and PCI bang. Redigitized Quadra Start-Up and all newer Macs' beeps. Cleaned up Mac I Start-Up. Included 16 bit versions to 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.