Comments on: Retrotastic: Apples vintage system alert sounds – From the Beep to the Eep

By: Paul Downie

Paul Downie — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:40:05 +0000

Amazing Stuff! I’ve already got me mini set to Quack.

About the only one that’s missing is Bell Telephone; what are our chances?

By: xxloverxx

xxloverxx — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:10:13 +0000

All those startup sounds and death chimes are in Mactracker – Package Contents – Resources =)

IMO the only one in there that sounds like a real death chime is the Performa 5400

By: Kel

Kel — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:29:02 +0000

Wow – another user! I quite liked the thing too :0)

By: M

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:19:56 +0000

Better yet are all the crash sounds that each model had (breaking glass, screeching tires..)

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:39:26 +0000

Thank you for these! I remember them back in System 6 and System 7 days. There used to be a package of eWorld sounds that I liked as well. I know no one really ever used Apple’s online service, but I liked it (despite its ultra-high prices).

By: D

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:47:02 +0000

Yes, Submarine as well as Sosumi are still around. Thanks for the rest, though!

By: FJ de Kermadec

FJ de Kermadec — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:18:47 +0000

Wow, I had forgotten most of these had even existed!

Now that this great post forces me down memory lane, I’ve always found Laugh to be suitably ironic for an alert sound…

On a side note, I do not recall losing Submarine… It appears to be very much current in Leopard, and it is amongst the very few alert tones that sound mellow and soothing rather than jarring…