BorrisFeb 28, 2025
Well, it looks like Skype is about to shove off. It hasn't played any kind of important roll in my life since before Microsoft bought it.
I still have the Skype 0.97 beta install I downloaded in 2003, though, for what it's worth.
Show threadBorrisFeb 28, 2025

Speaking of that:

Who remembers when the Skype echo test used to sound like this, before it was replaced by what I think still exists? Each supported language has it's own localized recording, but I didn't capture those.

Show threadSean RandallFeb 28, 2025
@BorrisInABox I remember being really put out that she clearly says beep, and it's a ding.
Show threadBorrisFeb 28, 2025
@cachondo Oh good, it wasn't just me. To be fair, the artifacts kind of washed the ding out to the point where it was more of a wuh.
Show threadSean RandallFeb 28, 2025
@BorrisInABox what encoder were they on? speex? Some opus thing?
Show threadBorrisFeb 28, 2025
@cachondo It was their own custom thing, called Silk, which eventually became part of Opus.
Show threadSean Randall
@BorrisInABox I knew you'd know that. Thank you.
Feb 28, 2025 at 3:42pmWeb