Re: The starting of the Match sound
 

I believe these are close to the correct sounds, if not exact:

Initiating Shutdown Sequence....

Flintstones Running Feet (not downloadable from this site)

http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/rbk/we...ntstonerun.wav

I have no idea if the Flintstone one is copyrighted or not. I'm just linking to them. Use at your own risk etc. etc. etc.

Re: The starting of the Match sound
 

Warning: About to go lawyering in this post and fill in with IP law explaination.

Yes technically it is copyrighted as soon as it was recorded. Copyrights don't need to be registered, they are automatic.

For instance what I am writing here in this post unless it is a statement of factual information, (think dictionary, phonebook, etc.) or a direct quote it is an artistic expression to which I am entiteld full control of.

You get the point I'm basically saying Hanna-Barbara owns the sound almost perpetually based on the laws in the books now for corporate "works for hire".

Pete

(PS this was written on a break from reviewing patent applications with our IP lawyers.)

Re: The starting of the Match sound
 

Okay, here's the trivia question -- who says "Initiating Shut Down Sequence"?

Re: The starting of the Match sound
 

I'm not sure why but I think it's from "Spaceballs" so I'm going with Mel Brooks' wife Anne Bancroft.

Re: The starting of the Match sound
 

I'm not sure, but the identical sound file is used in Knoppix 4.x AFAIK... :eek:

Knoppix also has a cool "Initiating startup sequence" sound file by the same person. What I'd like to hear, though, is the LCARS computer system annunciating the start / end of the match! :D