Related to computer sounds (particularly modem sounds) is the obligatory "deedle deedle" sound when a movie or TV program shows a dish antenna receiving or transmitting data. I call that "deedely data", and like the Monty Python machine that goes "ping!", it lets the viewer know the antenna is really working.
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My computer sometimes decides to scare the crap out of me with a max-volume start-up BEEP even when muted. :/
It is little unknown fact, but old computers (mid-80s and earlier) actually DID beep when doing things. Most notable examples are from Atari's 400/800 and later XL/XE series of computers, which beeped when typing things (really annoying and I was relieved when I heard about ctrl+f3) and when doing I/O operations (printing, reading/writing floppies).
There's also coil whine and powerful computers will have quite loud fans in some cases (lol, cases). Related to this is excessive lights and such.
I remember to have had an Amstrad CPC 464. When volume was turned at maximum, you could hear funny sounds that, without doubt, came from the circuitry.
Out of curiosity, were computers of the 60's as presented in media, with all those lights and/or noises, even if considerably less exaggerated?
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