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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | [News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime |
| Date | 2016-11-01 09:05 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <011120160905302658%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
Apple may be beginning to phase out the startup chime (at least on
laptops) that has made Mac computers easily recognisable since the
start ... :-(
Classic Mac Startup Chime Not Present in New MacBook Pros
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Apple has done away with the traditional startup chime on its
new MacBook Pro lineup because the machines automatically
power on when the lid is opened.
Pingie.com was first to note the removal of the sound from
Apple's new 13-inch and 15-inch laptops both the models
featuring Apple's new Touch Bar (as well as the 13-inch
version without a Bar) automatically boot when opened or
when connected to a power source if the battery is dead, so
the sound has apparently been deemed surplus to requirements.
The iconic chiming startup sound was originally made to
indicate that diagnostic tests have found no hardware or
software issues. A similar sound has accompanied almost every
Mac boot sequence since 1991 and the most recent F-sharp
chord incarnation was first used in the iMac G3.
Originally, a C major chord was recorded by Apple engineer
Jim Reekes using a Korg keyboard, and what most people hear
these days is a pitch-shifted version of the sound made by
the Macintosh Quadra family of professional computers, first
released in 1991.
According to the book The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms
the Way We Think, Feel, and Buy, Reekes' "earconic" sound
came out of a desire to replace the older tritone boot sound
heard on earlier Macs. Reekes wanted to use a more
meditative sound to indicate the Mac had passed its initial
Power On Self Test (POST) checks, a sound he later called a
"palate cleanser for the ears".
According to Reekes, Apple executives didn't particularly
like the sound, but it managed to make the final code that
was shipped in all Quadra 700 Macs. The chime was tweaked a
few times in subsequent Macs, but allegedly, Steve Jobs
himself prevented any further alteration of the sound when
he came back to Apple in 1996.
The Mac startup sound can also be heard in 2008 Disney-Pixar
movie WALL*E. When the titular robot character has reached
100 percent power after positioning his solar array, the
booting chime goes off.
Apple has updated its support documents to reflect the
change. As noted previously, Apple has also removed the
backlit Apple logo on new MacBook Pro models.
Update:
As noted by a MacRumors forum poster, the boot chime can be
turned back on and the automatic boot turned off using a few
simple Terminal commands.
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[News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-11-01 09:05 +1300
Re: [News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2016-11-02 17:14 -0400
Re: [News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-02 21:22 +0000
Re: [News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-11-02 15:37 -0600
Re: [News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-11-02 15:47 -0600
Re: [News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-11-03 13:00 +1300
Re: [News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-11-02 20:24 -0600
Re: [News] New MacBook Pro disables Startup chime nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-11-02 15:47 -0600
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