Show notes
Our first episode takes a tour of the Macintosh startup chime, from drilling holes in a prototype Mac case in 1982 to the current chime we've known and loved since 1999.
Links for this episode:
- Origin of the chime
- Jim Reekes
- Interview about the chime, Sosumi, and more [NSFW audio]
- Several retellings of the story: [1] [2] [3] [4]
- Reekes' (nonexistent) Wikipedia entry
- Stanley Jordan
- artist of the Power Mac 6100/7100/8100 chime
- The chime in pop culture
- Trademark on the chime
- Silencing the chime
- Silent Start [MAS link]
Macworld tips article [November 1997 issue; link requires library/university access]
"A number of readers have contributed more ideas for turning down or silencing the start-up chime. Instead of plugging in headphones or an earphone as suggested in August's Quick Tips, Jeffrey Lomicka of Maynard, Massachusetts, plugs in a 1/8-inch flathead nylon screw. He cut it to 5/8 inches in length and tied a string to the head to make it easy to remove."
