Why do computers in movies still make super annoying sounds?

Computers seriously need to stop making cheesy noises in movies.

You know what I’m talking about: the bleeps, the bloops, the loading bars screech, the text scroll chirp. It needs to end.

In the 1980s, and even in the early 1990s, few really knew what a computer was. Sure, everyone had sort of an idea, but in 1984 only 8 percent of Americans had one in their home. The majority of people had slim understanding of what a computer really could do and what it was supposed to sound like when it did impressive things. 

Filmmakers during those decades can be excused for over-exaggerating computer sounds. The bleeps and bloops whenever a computer did anything was exposing an audience to the great unknown.  Read more…

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