Yes Apple is making some changes that I’m sure Steve Jobs would not approve of and one is the Startup Chime!
I did forget to add in my reply to Stephen that... …. *The only exception is MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017), which does have a startup chime. Sent from Ronni's iPhone 7 Plus > On 26 Sep 2017, at 10:53 pm, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, I’d like the option at least to turn on or off the startup chime. I miss > it on both my new iMac and laptop! At least let me have the option to choose > if I want it or not! > It’s something that’s always been there! (they even wrote it into the WALL•E > movie when he started up from charging,…it was an Apple startup chime!!) > > They said “no, we won’t change Apple from how Steve had it”,..but surely > that’s something that’s always been there since day dot (well close to it) > which he always had. And yet they go and remove/change it! I wish it could be > added back. Oh well. > I’ll go sit back in my corner now,…. > > Kind regards > Daniel > > (For those playing at home - this is the part in WALL•E - > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8szceStqZI (at 0:39sec). He also used an old > iPod to be a “TV”. - the movie of course written by Pixar. Even Jony Ive was > invited to consult and approve one of the other robots in the film - Eve. - > influenced by Apple design). > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Apple** > > NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and > as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. > Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or > accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this > email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the > author be requested. > >> On 26 Sep 2017, at 10:30 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks Ronni. >> Have to get used to it I guess ! >> >> >>> On 26 Sep 2017, at 6:18 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> Mac models from early 2016 and earlier make a chime sound when they start >>> up. Mac models from late 2016 and later don't have a startup chime.* >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> Sent from Ronni's iPhone 7 Plus >>> >>>> On 26 Sep 2017, at 2:52 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi folks. >>>> >>>> I am not sure if this is just my new iMac or all new iMacs ? >>>> But this one has no startup chime. >>>> >>>> After the last couple of decades of chimes, this takes some getting used >>>> to ! >>>> >>>> But I quite like the silence ! >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Stephen Chape >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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