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gcutler
04-09-03, 02:54 PM
It's kind of funny how PC related devices are coming up with ways to make old noises even though there is no longer a physical reason for them to exist.

http://earthlink.com.com/2100-1041-996209.html?tag=newsfeed&subj=technews&part=earthlink&type=pt

Additionally, the iPod comes with a control dial designed by touch pad kings Synaptics. The "wheel" makes a clicking sound, as if the user is rotating it with his or her thumb, but in reality it is a solid-state device that doesn't move at all.

I bought an external USB modem (it looks like a bulky key chain) but when I connect there is a "Modem Connect" noise just like a modem you heard when the modems had speakers in them, the SW is linked thru the sound card. So I assume the sound is totally artificial as well?

I wonder what other sounds are articial???

MarkA
04-09-03, 11:05 PM
"I bought an external USB modem (it looks like a bulky key chain) but when I connect there is a "Modem Connect" noise just like a modem you heard when the modems had speakers in them, the SW is linked thru the sound card. So I assume the sound is totally artificial as well?"

Almost certainly not, it's simply software playback of the actual handshake sound. It's very useful for diagnostics, if you know what to listen for.