'puter soundbytes (was Re:Vexillology)

In a message dated 10.11.2001 08:41:40 AM, cowan@MERCURY.CCIL.ORG writes:

>It's the characteristic noise made by robots, computer terminals, and other
>pseudo-intelligent critters:  meep....meep...meep...
>
    My Mac has _my_ soundbyte of a pleasant, unobtrusive radar ping filtered
through the modelled acoustics of a 100,000 gallon steel oblong cylinder
object filled with water. :)

    Beeps & other such sounds are for games IMMHO...

    & for system warnings, I need an annoying sound like the low frequencies
of a chainsaw mixed with the middle and high range freq.s of a metal fork
clawing down a chalkboard ::cringe::

    czHANg who has a mild case of synaethesia (ok, not so mild... I can't
frikkin' drive...)

OBCONLANG:

names for "computer" in Lego (so far) are {with pseudo-Berlitz-style
pronunciation guide, hehe}:

            _mecnocerebre_ {mAYk.no.sAY.rAY.brAY} <<machine/mechanical brain>>
                specifically the early types of computers (pre-Mac/PC era)

            _ciber-cerebre_ {sEE.bAYr-sAY.rAY.brAY} <<cyber(netic) brain>>
                for the more recent computers (Mac/PC era) and future
computers

    For short, computers are referred to as _PiCi_ {pEE.sEE} and, amongst
programmers, hackers & _ciber-puncte homi_ <<cyberpunk humans>>, the computer
hardware contained in a system is referred to as _cube_ {kOObAY} <<box/cube>>
;)

    Comments, peeps? Applause, eh?   Money?    o_0?  *gigglabytes*

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