Appleinsider reports that the early Intel Mac prototypes "sport an unfamiliar boot chime".
They speculate that Apple could change the startup sound on the upcoming Intel Macs.
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Different Startup Chime on Intel Macs?
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Appleinsider reports that the early Intel Mac prototypes "sport an unfamiliar boot chime".
They speculate that Apple could change the startup sound on the upcoming Intel Macs.
When Apple was developing the PowerMacs 7700, 8700 and 9700, the engineers also added a new (or 'enhanced') startup sound to the test models.
The final product would have had the original startup sound nonetheless (although Apple never released these models).
So my bet is that the startup sound is going to be what it's like right now.
The final product would have had the original startup sound nonetheless (although Apple never released these models).
So my bet is that the startup sound is going to be what it's like right now.
I'd like for it to stay the same, but I rarely ever hear it anyways so it wouldn't be that big of a deal. I've heard that the startup chime, at least on the macs pre-g3, was a little bit different for every model; I think I heard some differences between the chimes before I learned about that too. Can anyone confirm if it's a bit different between models (which could be attributed to the built-in speakers either way)?
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rendezvouscp said:
No. Not every Mac model had its own startup sound.
The startup sound evolved over the years, starting with a simple beep on the original Macintoshes, a multi-tone variant on the Macintosh II and SEs and a bass version on the late 68k models. The late Centris and Quadra models already featured the startup sound, which was also used on most of the PowerMacs (another variant of the bass startup sound) and is still in use today. The only exception were the first PowerMac models (6100, 7100, 5200, 5300, 8100) and the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh.
On models with lousy speakers (like the PM 4400), the same sound might have sounded a bit different, but in most cases it actually was the same.
You can check out all startup sounds in MacTracker.
http://www.mactracker.ca
Apropos, is there a way to turn off the chime completely? Making noise on startup is cheap and disturbing in silent environments, when I forgot to press mute before shutting down.
I know! It's the same noise that the start-up prank noise makes. http://www.prangstgrup.com/index_1000.html
iGary said:
Not it isn't. No computer on the market makes that sound and no way is Apple going to license that sound from Intel.
Here's a collection of some startup chimes and crash chimes too.
http://www.tcp.com/~dschaub/readme.html
http://www.tcp.com/~dschaub/readme.html
michael666 said:
Yeah.
Go to the dollar store.
Buy some headphones, hack off the end and jam the jack into the headphone port. Voila.
Its' muted.
In the rare event that I do reboot my PowerBook, I would be very sad if I didn't hear that distinctive Apple chime. I've gotten used to hearing it from back with my first PowerBook 180c. With the "Happy Mac" gone, and "Classic" not making the switch to Intel, this is one of the last reminants of the original Mac systems. If Apple really wants to make this transition as seamless as possible, they should leave well enough alone. There is no need to mess with the startup chime.
Honestly, it makes very little impact on my plan to purchase a new Mac in a few months, but it does bother me a bit.
Honestly, it makes very little impact on my plan to purchase a new Mac in a few months, but it does bother me a bit.
It wouldn't suprize me if the chime was subtlely different.
But it would suprize me if an average person would notice unless they had just heard a pre-Intel startup chime.
The chime has evolved, another modification here wouldn't be out of line. But the sound should have the same general feel.
But it would suprize me if an average person would notice unless they had just heard a pre-Intel startup chime.
The chime has evolved, another modification here wouldn't be out of line. But the sound should have the same general feel.
What, is it going to play the Deathstar March music from Star Wars?
Actually the Quadra 840 (which was big enough if you buy two you can make a really good sawhorse with their cases, trust me, I have) had a distinctly different, warmer, richer, chime than the other Macs, and actually prettier than the current crop do as well.
Actually the Quadra 840 (which was big enough if you buy two you can make a really good sawhorse with their cases, trust me, I have) had a distinctly different, warmer, richer, chime than the other Macs, and actually prettier than the current crop do as well.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16425
This mutes the startup chime. A must have, esp if you use your laptop in a classroom, etc where you don't particularly want it to make a noise when booting.
This mutes the startup chime. A must have, esp if you use your laptop in a classroom, etc where you don't particularly want it to make a noise when booting.
scottlinux said:
Good link will work wonders with my iBook, as for the chime i wouldnt be surprised if they do something slightly different with the intel mac's but who cares its not like the present startup chime is a thing of beauty lol
Shadow
iGary said:
You better get that checked out, you seem to be throwing up a little, a lot as of late. Hope its nothing serious.
New chime, I wish I could choose or custom what chime I would like. Sort of like ring tones.
scottlinux said:
The Apple chime is what tells everyone you have a Mac without being able to see it. It's one of those little cool touches.
Doraemon said:
Don't know what macs your talking about here, but my presumption is that you mean the Power Macintosh 6100, 7100 and 8100, which were the first PowerPC Macs in 1994, more than a decade ago.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac/index.html
I bought one of the 7100/60s at work. 32 MBs of RAM cost $2,000.
I remember the startup sound reportedly being enhanced by a guitar strum by Stanley Jordon.
physics_gopher said:In the rare event that I do reboot my PowerBook, I would be very sad if I didn't hear that distinctive Apple chime. I've gotten used to hearing it from back with my first PowerBook 180c. With the "Happy Mac" gone, and "Classic" not making the switch to Intel, this is one of the last reminants of the original Mac systems. If Apple really wants to make this transition as seamless as possible, they should leave well enough alone. There is no need to mess with the startup chime.
Honestly, it makes very little impact on my plan to purchase a new Mac in a few months, but it does bother me a bit.
Classic not making the switch to Intel?!? It didnt even make the switch to G5, who the heck would ever expect Apple to port it to Intel?