File:Sad Mac Chime MacII.mp3

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Original file (MP3, mp3 codec, length 1.6 s, 69 kbps overall)

Summary

Chime of Death recording for the Macintosh II.

This is the audio sequence the machine plays when it fails its power-on self-test (alongside the Sad Mac icon, where applicable). Used by the Sad Mac Decoder gadget to play back the matching chime for any decoded error code.

Source

Recording courtesy of Stephen Hackett, 512 Pixels — Mac Chimes of Death (15 April 2021).

Transcoded from the original .m4a to .mp3 for wiki compatibility; no other processing.

Licensing

The underlying audio is © Apple Computer, Inc. Reproduced here for historical and educational reference on this retrocomputing wiki under fair use. The recording itself is attributed to Stephen Hackett / 512 Pixels.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:55, 20 May 2026	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	1.6 s (13 KB)	Josh (talk \| contribs)	Chime of Death for Macintosh II (source: 512pixels.net)

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