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> Also, ICQ would say uh-oh when you got new messages Wow, as soon as I read that, I heard it in my head, exactly as it was. Since I wasn't sure it was a false
by novocantico 5y ago
> Also, ICQ would say uh-oh when you got new messages
Wow, as soon as I read that, I heard it in my head, exactly as it was. Since I wasn't sure it was a false memory, I looked it up[1], and yeah, it was exactly the same, except in my head it was in a slightly lower voice.
Amazing. Instant audio time-travel just by reading a comment.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iCPIUGnHQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iCPIUGnHQ8
- 0des 5y agoI had a cat who made that noise when she walked in the room
- ineedasername 5y agoI didn't know they made cats with embedded with an ICQ client. Makes sense though.
- thombles 5y agoFor years I’ve had it as a custom SMS/iMessage tone on my phone in the hopes of sparking a conversation with fellow early internetters. Nobody has ever paid the slightest attention but it still makes me jump sometimes. :)
- josht 5y agoThreads like this are why I love HN.
- lstamour 5y agoThey might have had a lower voice in a later version? I think it was lower in this clip: https://youtu.be/PA0x60xhusQ https://youtu.be/PA0x60xhusQ Chat “stickers” aren’t quite as clever as they used to be - there’s a certain 90s whimsy missing from today’s apps and websites: https://youtu.be/pbturFbi-vc https://youtu.be/pbturFbi-vc
- mdrzn 5y agoSounds very similar to a Worms audio clip.