Who doesn't remember the Windows 95 startup sound? A real treat for the ears. Or the Minecraft soundtrack from the very first versions of the game? Even your parents have probably heard it. The ...

The Windows sound — yes, that Windows sound — is now officially historic. The United States Library of Congress this week added the Windows 95 reboot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR).

The US Library of Congress has added the Windows 95 boot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR). That means the sound is now part of a list of recordings that are “culturally, historically, or ...

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