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Windows 95 Startup Chime Immortalized in the Library of Congress

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The boot-up chime for Microsoft Windows 95 is being preserved in the Library of Congress .

The track was produced by famed songwriter Brian Eno , who reportedly wrote it on a Macintosh .

Eno ’s track was twice as long as the 3.8-second length Microsoft requested.

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60

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53

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42

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semi-formal

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English

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50

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medium-lived

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