Ta-da! The history of Windows’ classic startup sounds
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Microsop's Window Seven Sound
The windows seven sound was designed to complement visually what was happening on the screen in a very clear way. The era that began with windows x p and continued through window seven was a dramatic shift for microsopt by then, it wasn't about being flashy or in your face. In a way, things had come full circle back to windows 95. Now, with windos vista, were back to synthetic textures, but they're not the synthetic textures of windows n t and windows 98. These are much more friendly, much more welcoming, much less kind of a muscular and aggressive It's much more engaging, i think, and designed to appeal to a much, much wider audience than just
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