

- MAC SPINNING WHEEL OF DEATH ALL THE TIME MAC OS X
- MAC SPINNING WHEEL OF DEATH ALL THE TIME MAC OS
- MAC SPINNING WHEEL OF DEATH ALL THE TIME UPGRADE
- MAC SPINNING WHEEL OF DEATH ALL THE TIME SERIES
The background varies depending on the version it may be gray or blue (with or without little Finder faces in the background). Below the white square there's the text "Starting up." and the progress bar below. Below there's "Mac OS", with a "TM" trademark above "Mac". Inside that square there's an icon of a blue/cyan face with a large nose, causing it to look like two faces if you look closely, one of then looking at the screen and the other pointing at the left. Screen: On a gray background, a bordered gray square appears with another bordered square inside, filled in white. Nicknames: "The Finder Icon", "The Blue Face"
MAC SPINNING WHEEL OF DEATH ALL THE TIME MAC OS
Screen: On a dark graybackground, a bordered rectangle appears, with an icon of the computer and mouse on the left and the text "Welcome to Macintosh." in the center.Īvailability: Appears on Macintosh computers beginning with the Macintosh 128k (System 0.97), presumably ending with the release of System 7.5.5 due to the introduction of the next startup screen with Mac OS 7.6.

After the release of Mac OS System 3.0, this screen would appear before the next one, then before the 3rd logo in Mac OS 7.6Įditor's Note: It's a favorite of many Mac users and Apple fans alike.
MAC SPINNING WHEEL OF DEATH ALL THE TIME SERIES
MAC SPINNING WHEEL OF DEATH ALL THE TIME UPGRADE

Macintosh II and SE/30 (1987-1993): A synthesized guitar arpeggio.These chimes are nicknamed the "Chimes of Death": Startup Sound Variants: When the Sad Mac is displayed, depending on what Mac you're using, a noise will be heard in the background. The same chime would be used on newer and current Macs. iMac G3 & Power Macintosh G3 Blue & White (1998-2002): An even lower pitch and lower quality version of the Quadra/Centris AV chime.20th Anniversary Macintosh (1997-1998): An echoing light synth note.PCI Power Macintoshes (1996-1998): A lower pitch version of the same synth chime.Quadra/Centris AV Series (1993-1994): The trademark synth chime note that would later be used on newer computers.NuBus Power Macintoshes (1994-1996): A live guitar note.Macintosh Color Classic, Quadra/Centris Series and 68k Powerbooks (1991-1995): An airy keyboard note.Macintosh LC Series & Macintosh Classic II (1990-1996): A quiet synth note.Macintosh II & Macintosh SE/30 (1987-1991): A synthesized guitar note.Macintosh 128K, 512K, Plus, SE and Classic (1984-1992): A beeping sound.Startup Sound (Music/Sounds): The trademark Apple note has been known to evolve during the course of the Happy Mac startup, these include:
MAC SPINNING WHEEL OF DEATH ALL THE TIME MAC OS X
Starting with the release of Mac OS X 10.0, the Happy Mac became flatter and the rainbow spinning wait cursor (commonly known as the"spinning beach ball/pin wheel of death") appears on the top right corner.
