I’ve used a Mac in every decade since the 1980s — Apple’s 50-year journey still feels magical

Is there anything else in technology that sounds quite as familiar and reassuring as the Mac’s iconic startup chime?

BONG!

After a restart, when your screen has gone black, it’s a sound that feels comforting — yes, your Mac is actually going to start up again — and plucky at the same time, proudly announcing to the room that yes, you own a Mac, and yes, it is a goddamn thing of beauty.

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That startup sound (originally a C major chord played on a Korg Wavestation ...