wombat@claris.UUCP (Scott Lindsey) (01/19/90)
In article <UZgqKZe00Xoa42fEVd@andrew.cmu.edu> de0t+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Daniel S. Efran") writes: > amusing. > P.P.S. Somebody told me that one of the times Kate presses "execute" in > Deeper Understanding the little "beep" noises are actually bird noises. > I heard it when my friend pointed it out, but now I can't find it again. > Was this just a mutual hallucination we had, or is there something to > it? If there is, it opens up a whole realm of symbolism: the > "sensuality" and organic-ness of computers, etc., etc. If not, it opens > up a whole realm of pointless discussion about what those tiny little > noises actually are. Two seconds of *background* audio, no less! > (I really do want to know if anyone else can hear this.) I think it's hard to say... especially in this day and age of digitized sounds. It's quite possible the sound started it's life in a bird's throat, was digitized, processed, filed, spindled, mutilated, briefed, debriefed and mixed into KaTe's album. Now, I know *my* computer chirps... I digitized the bird off of the very very end of Klaatu's eponymous album for my beep on my Mac. Scott Lindsey | I dig iguana in their outer space duds Claris Corp. | saying, "Aren't you glad we only eat bugs?" ames!claris!wombat| DISCLAIMER: These are not the opinions of Claris, Apple, wombat@claris.com | StyleWare, the author, or anyone else living or Dead.