An incredible thing happened. My apple mac laptop crashed, and on the screen appeared this mysterious glyph I’ve only seen once or twice before in my life. My heart skipped a beat and the unfamiliar panic of losing unsaved work hit me in the pit of my stomach. I haven’t felt this way since Windows 98’s blue screen of death .. the last time I’d used a Microsoft product by choice.

The room was quiet. The soft glow of the monitor fell on my cheeks as I stared at my now paralysed laptop. I reached for the power switch.. wait.. where is the power switch? I don’t think I’ve turned this thing on or off since I bought it. Oh there it is, in the top right. Right next to F12. Both relegated to the farthest reaches of the keyboard through obsolescence.

And there it is.. the old startup apple chord, a C-major. I haven’t heard you for a while old friend. And I probably won’t hear you again for some time.