The National Recording Registry has announced the Microsoft Windows 95 boot-up chime will be added to the ... “I wrote it on a Mac. I’ve never used a PC in my life; I don’t like them.” ...

The US Library of Congress has decided to immortalize the Windows 95 startup sound in the National Recording Registry.

Jim Reekes, a former software architect at Apple, tells the story of how he created the iconic Macintosh startup sound. Apple recently killed the startup chime on the new Macbook Pro. Follow BI ...

Although often focused on music, spoken word, and field recordings, the 2025 inductees include one of the most iconic sounds in digital history: the Windows 95 “Reboot Chime.” In August 1995 ...

The depth of the changes can’t be understated and is fully apparent from the moment you’re greeted with the return of the Mac’s startup chime. Nothing has been left untouched. System sounds, icons, ...

This year, Windows 95 and Minecraft are honored. The US Library of Congress has added the startup sound of Windows 95 and a Minecraft soundtrack album to its list of audio documents “worthy of p ...