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. All recent Macintosh computers have stored the Start-Up sounds, and some of the Crash sounds, in the ROMs. This means I could use programs to extract the sounds directly from the ROMs, saving as much quality as possible. I am currently not distinguishing between the *slightly* different Quadra style Crashes.
Some Apple computers may have sounds which are not in this collection. If this is the case, I would appreciate being contacted about them.
The Start-Ups are the normal sounds 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 (either by hitting the "Reset" button on 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 some low-level errors occur.
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 :
David P. Schaub (A.K.A. Marvin)
Victoria, B.C., Canada
Internet E-Mail: dschaub@csc.uvic.ca
My home page is at: http://gulf.uvic.ca/~dschaub
† 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:
• 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:
1.3 - Changed README file with more clear information. Added LC Start-Up, LC Crash, PowerMac LC Crash, IIfx Crash, and PCI Start-Up. Removed "Other Apple Sounds" to save space. Changed the name of the collection to make it clear they are Apple's sounds. Removed 8-bit versions of some sounds to save space. Far more accurate "Which Macs Beep" file.
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.