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The Microsoft Windows 95 start-up / reboot chime was composed by Brian Eno. Among the 84 sound elements Eno created for the project, the now-familiar six-second ...
The boot-up chime for Microsoft Windows 95 is being preserved in the Library of Congress, the National Recording Registry announced this week. The track was produced by famed songwriter Brian Eno, who ...
Three CEOs, a talk show format, and protesters made Microsoft’s 50th anniversary memorable.
The US Library of Congress has added the Windows 95 boot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR). That means the sound is now part of a list of recordings that are “culturally, historically, or ...
The Windows sound — yes, that Windows sound — is now officially historic. The United States Library of Congress this week added the Windows 95 reboot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR).
The recordings, along with works by Tracy Chapman, Elton John and the rock band Chicago, are among the 25 selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.
The 6-second start-up anthem joins “My Heart Will Go On” and the ‘Hamilton’ soundtrack as “one of the defining sounds of ...
Brian Eno's Windows 95 reboot chime is among new additions to the National Recording Registry, alongside Tracy Chapman and ...
As Microsoft approaches its monumental 50th anniversary, a wave of nostalgia washes over fans with the release of exclusive wallpapers that capture the essence of the Windows experience over the past ...
To get the answer, just put a decimal point in the number "50"—my first Microsoft product was MS-DOS 5.0.