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[–] joshfaulkner@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

"File's done." Yes, Elwood, the file's finally done.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

It somehow absolutely did not occur to me that was a recorded voice.

I'm guessing I thought it was magic?

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 52 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

His tombstone had better say “Goodbye.”

Imagine being such a legendary part of computing history just because you recorded a few voice lines for some upstart that sold internet access by the hour.

[–] darkmarx@lemmy.world 17 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

He didn't even work for the company, his wife did. She had him record the lines on a tape recorder in their livingroom. She sold it to the company for a few hundred dollars.

[–] intresteph@discuss.online 49 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

I can’t unhear that sound.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 14 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

It hits a little different this time.

[–] Jordan117@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago
[–] intresteph@discuss.online 9 points 20 hours ago

I hope he’s the kinda guy who would have that on his tombstone.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] intresteph@discuss.online 13 points 20 hours ago

You have to think that line would be used humorously pretty frequently in his life. Like, every time he got the mail and brought it back in the house, he’d just whip it out and his kids would just go “daaaaad!!!”

I don’t know anything about him, but I hope he’s that guy.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 0 points 19 hours ago

I seek you!

[–] alphapuggle@programming.dev 18 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

My physical mail box makes this sound over all the speakers in my house.

RIP my guy. You'll live on whenever I get spam

[–] I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

My solar powered talking microwave mailbox does the same, but the Crank Yankers version.

It's solid state now, but originally was tape based.

That was so long ago now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJIfSnmJafM

[–] kirbowo808@kbin.melroy.org 18 points 21 hours ago

Ripppppp :(

Thank you for providing us with so many memories esp in the 90s/early 2000s!

[–] tipicaldik@lemmy.world 16 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

we had friends who had an African Grey that mimicked him perfectly every time she heard the modem sound...

[–] TheFunkyMonk@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Those birds are crazy. My dad and I painted our neighbor’s house one summer when I was a kid, and at the end of each day I’d call her name out and let her know the status. After we finished, her African Grey would call her name in my voice every day so well that she thought we were still there.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 16 points 21 hours ago
[–] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world 15 points 22 hours ago

Shit man, RIP.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

Wow so he was only in his thirties. I really tiny he sounded older.

[–] Undearius@lemmy.ca 8 points 20 hours ago

I've been using that sound bite as the notification sound when I get an email on my phone for years.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

No, he did the sound, not the icon.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

You've got fail

(and my upvote for the dad-joke)

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 4 points 20 hours ago