Tech Sounds You Don’t Hear Anymore

What used to be state of the art devices a few decades ago are now totally outdated and are no longer produced. Here are the characteristic tech sounds which you are unlikely to hear today.

Dial-up Modem Handshake


The Mac OS “Uh-Oh” Sound


VHS Rewind


The Whir of a Floppy Disk Drive


Dial Tone


Busy Signal


Rotary Phone Winding


Boot-up Beeps


“You’ve Got Mail!”


Windows 95 Shutdown Sound


Dot Matrix Printout


CRT TV On and Off Sound


Clicky Keyboard

Via laptopmag