Apple has finally put one of the most annoying and potentially embarrassing aspects of the MacBook Pro to bed: the Mac startup chime is no more. Instead the new MacBook Pros, both with and without the new emoji bar, will silently boot the moment they switch on. The first chime was a C-major chord, but was changed to the F-sharp chord starting in 1998 with the first iMac. From annoying librarians to drawing unwanted attention to yourself in a coffee shop or train carriage, the startup chime should have died years ago. Either way, it’s time to raise a toast to the Mac startup chime; may it never break the silent switch-on ritual ever again.

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2016 10:59 UTC