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epark
Everpure
1 day ago

Old Tech Tuesday: The Sounds Lost to Time

Welcome back for another round of Old Tech Tuesday! 

This week, we'll focus on core memories unlocked by SOUND.

 

Some technology sounds are permanently burned into our brains. 

TV static. The grinding of a floppy drive. The Windows 95 startup chime.

What's an old technology sound you can still hear vividly in your head?


For me it's a dial-up modem.  

 

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  • Ludes's avatar
    Ludes
    Community Manager
    4 hours ago

    Easy - it's the sound of dialing a rotary phone.  

    Fun game to play with your kid or anyone under 25 - plug a rotary phone into the wall if you still have an active jack and challenge your youngster to call their cell phone with it.  My teen totally failed and had no idea what to do (we still have landline and rotary installed at our rustic cabin in the Colorado mountains...)