Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74 (apnews.com)
from Wilshire@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 08 Nov 18:36
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[deleted] on 08 Nov 19:37 next collapse

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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world on 08 Nov 19:45 next collapse

…am I old? I know it’s no longer part of pop culture, but it was one of the first things I can remember where technology became part of pop culture.

TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org on 08 Nov 19:58 collapse

Broadband had pretty much had taken over most places by the mid-2000s. That was 20 years ago. There are people who can drink now who were born after 9/11.

What I'm trying to say is, yes, we're old. Dialup to younger folks is like what rotary phones were to us.

Hubi@feddit.org on 08 Nov 19:55 next collapse

I’ve never even used AOL mail and I still know exactly what the notification sounds like.

KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol on 08 Nov 20:15 collapse

I was born in the 2000’s and didn’t have an email account until 2012, and even I know what it sounds like.

JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee on 09 Nov 12:01 collapse

I only know about it from Hermitcraft.

Gingerlegs@lemmy.world on 08 Nov 20:05 next collapse

Rip, legend

Blaster_M@lemmy.world on 09 Nov 02:13 next collapse

Kids these days won’t experience the dialup days…

dial-tone seven-digit number beeps ringing 20-30 seconds of dialup modem connecting noises

The moment you forgot the speakers were turned up from listening to The Offspring earlier

WELCOME!

YOU’VE GOT MAIL!

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 09 Nov 12:38 collapse

The moment you forgot the speakers were turned up from listening to The Offspring earlier

Somehow, this was not an issue for me in the 1990s.

HeneryHawk@reddthat.com on 09 Nov 11:02 next collapse

I wonder if he hated it, the sound of his own voice every time

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 09 Nov 12:39 collapse

I’ve done a lot of professional VO, and if he was anything like me, yes.

Because every time he listens to it, he will analyze every little inflection and think, “I could have done that better.” or “they should have used the other take.”

bamfic@lemmy.world on 09 Nov 22:43 collapse

I hated the file’s done. He sounded like such a goober on all of em, but that one was extra special annoying