Post your favorite Windows startup sound

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 01/11/2016 at 20:19 • Filed to: None

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Windows 98 is just the best.

Honorable mentions:

NT 4.0

NT 5.0

2000/ME

d15b > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:21

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Mind’s were blown away with that sound.

Anima > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:21

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TheHondaBro > d15b 01/11/2016 at 20:22

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Still gives me goosebumps. It’s like “TADAA MOTHERFUCKER, IT’S WINDOWS 98!!!”

TheHondaBro > Anima 01/11/2016 at 20:23

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DrJohannVegas > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:25

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Eno or GTFO.

not for canada - australian in disguise > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:26

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whoarder is tellurium > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:26

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Win2k is best startup.

TheHondaBro > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/11/2016 at 20:27

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Yeah NT had some funky sounds.

CaptDale - is secretly British > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:33

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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:34

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This is the Windows startup noise I’ve used on my computers since 2004 :P

TheHondaBro > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/11/2016 at 20:38

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I wrote this post on a Mac lololololol!

TheHondaBro > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/11/2016 at 20:38

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bruh

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:39

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...I’m lame I know, but it’s awesome. :P

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:45

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BringBackTheCommodore > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 20:56

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This one!

Annoying, but quick and to the point.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 21:09

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They all pale in comparison:

No startup sound rivals that of the original Playstation. (My dad used to own one and I barely played on it ever, but I still love the sound.)

Axial > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/11/2016 at 21:24

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Ugh, Betty’s such a bitch...

Axial > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 21:27

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Hnnnnnnng, right in the nostalgia.

I can’t decide among 95, 98, NT 4.0, or NT 5.0. They are all so good!

B/Xmrrmvr > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/11/2016 at 23:21

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NT’s sound is so obnoxious, I didn’t think there was one I hate more than 98's sound. I forgot about ME’s, that was a good one.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > TheHondaBro 01/11/2016 at 23:51

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HideyoshiJP > BringBackTheCommodore 01/12/2016 at 02:20

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This is my favorite. It’s like... “Ta fuckin’ da. Here’s your computer. Good luck running Netscape on this piece o’ shit.”

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Axial 01/12/2016 at 06:28

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Haha, glad they brought her back in Mech: Online - have to get back into that...

BringBackTheCommodore > HideyoshiJP 01/12/2016 at 07:20

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Especially if you were running a 2400 baud modem. That was before the days of 14.4Kbps, let alone 28.8 or 33.6Kbps.

Viggen9er3 > TheHondaBro 01/12/2016 at 09:32

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Come on guy, its time to move on!

CaptDale - is secretly British > TheHondaBro 01/12/2016 at 11:44

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Nice

Axial > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/12/2016 at 23:10

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I have been whoring the crap out of MWO since Feb 2014.

Locust4lyfe!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Axial 01/14/2016 at 08:35

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Cataphract for me! I’m a big heavy ‘mech fan.....my old-school favorite is the Timber Wolf, but I only bought once they were available for C-bills and never actually use it that much as I’ve fallen for the Cataphract...(I’m an energy weapon whore, lol)

3ER Large Lasers, 2 Medium Lasers, 1 Machine Gun and AMS for me! :P

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=41&l…

Axial > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/14/2016 at 19:45

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I’m all about dat speed life. Though, I will say it was more fun when the field didn’t consist of ‘Mechs boating 50+ point laser alphas at lolhuge range. I don’t know what tier you are, but at Tier 2+ it’s carry-mode all day, every day, and the inability to just kick it without ruining your standing is what stops me from playing as much as I used to.

If they release the Raptor or Locust IIC, though, they’ll have my attention!

Also, why one MG? D: You could ditch it, cut out 20 points of armor, and add two DHS and bump up to a STD 300.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Axial 01/14/2016 at 20:23

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Well, I haven’t actually played in quite a LONG time now.

As to your suggestion, that would give me less survivability by cutting, the armor, so I prefer keeping it maxed! :)

As to the MG, taking it off means 0.08 less firepower (whoop-de-do, I know, but hear me out). With it, I can do SOME damage while the rest of my weapons are still recharging - that’s the important point to me. In this few seconds, a lot can happen. It may do very little damage, but against an opponent with heavy damage, the MG can do a little bit of DPS to internals and sometimes a few little bullets can make a surprising difference! :)

As for the engine, an extra kph doesn’t seem to make that much difference in the field....I DID used to have a 300 on it.

I haven’t played much since they brought in a lot of the new game modes and maps. I stopped shortly after they brought in that mining underground complex map that I forget the name of....

Axial > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/14/2016 at 20:32

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Mining Complex, as it were. :p

20 points is only 8 from each leg and 2 from each arm. That’s not enough to matter because 8 points won’t be the difference between losing the component or keeping it.

The extra DPS from the MG won’t really help, since you should actually be in cover between shots. It’s only 0.8 DPS. If you have three or more, now you’re getting somewhere. I still run my Arrow with six MGs and some pulse lasers (2 Med, 1 large) and it’s nasty. For 1 MG and a half-ton of ammo, though, I’d rather get more engine. The extra kph isn’t a big deal, but the extra internal DHS slot and the extra turn rate help, especially now that the skill tree bonuses have been reduced.

Also, the game is so very, very different since that point. They were toying with quirks when that map was in Public Test mode, but you should see how they’ve gone full-ham with them. The MedLas on my Locust 1E reach out to 365 meters. My Blackjacks all have more internal structure points than a Dire Wolf, and slightly more total hit-points than a Storm Crow. One of them can even fire an AC/10 as fast as other ‘Mechs can fire an AC/5.

It’s nuts.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Axial 01/14/2016 at 20:41

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Sounds like I’m not sure I would enjoy it as much....I preferred it when it was closer to actual Battletech universe canon :(

Axial > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/14/2016 at 20:48

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That’s the general sentiment shared by most, including me.

That said, they had to do something to give the Inner Sphere a chance against Clan tech, because they refuse to do asymmetrical team sizes. What most of us disagree with is how they chose to buff individual ‘Mechs with quirks that can add range, decrease heat generated, decrease laser duration, decrease cool-down, increase velocity, add more hit-points, increase turn rate, and even increase speed. They have this weird aversion to altering weapon values to be more fair in any way, shape or form.

And it’s not like I’m asking for my MedLas to compete one-to-one with a C-ER MedLas. Leaving it at 270 meters, reducing its cool-down, and reducing its heat such that it can best the total effective DPS of the C-ER MedLas would be sufficient. But no. They won’t do that directly, only on certain ‘Mechs.