Why the return of the Mac’s startup chime is a big deal

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Dec 4, 2020, 4:50 pm2k ptsInterestingTop
Back in 2016, for some unknown reason, Apple decided to kill the Mac’s startup chime at the ripe old age of 32. Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus even put together a tribute video to memorialize the occasion: Those of us who missed the Mac’s chime brought it back with a simple command in the Terminal. Ah, the beauty of…

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