Date   : Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:27:31 +0100
From   : Chris Richardson <chris@...>
Subject: Re: BBC power on

Hey Robert!

You forgot 8BS!

I have several WAV files of various machines being switched on. It is my windows
start up sound. You will find the files on the 8BS website.


Robert Schmidt wrote:

> Robert Doyle (Digital) wrote:
> >
> > Hi Robert,
> >
> > Congrats on such a cool site, I never owned a Beeb but a friend of mine
> > owned 4 (!) (why didn't I borrow one...) and I used to love it, especially
> > the way you could nest assembly code in BASIC programs. Anyway, I'm looking
> > for a WAV (or any sample format really) of the double beep sound that the
> > Beebs made when you powered them on, you know, the low-high beep. Recently a
> > radio station in Dublin put it in a jingle, which I'll sample if I can catch
> > it. I'll send you it if I do.
> > Do you know anywhere I can get that sound?
>
> Hi Robert!  :)
>
> This topic (the double beep) was up on the BBC micro mailing list some
> time ago.  It seems the first, deeper beep was not an intentional one,
> but rather induced by "something" during the boot-up sequence.  The
> second beep should be easy enough to recreate, and some of the emulators
> do.
>
> I think somebody posted an URL where a sample could be found.  Is ti
> still out there, guys?
>
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