Morse code in your Nokia mobile

Morse still pops up every now and then: the default SMS notification on a Nokia handset spells out “SMS”, while older handsets have a ring tone which reads “CONNECTING PEOPLE” in dots and dashes.

via theregister.co.uk

Buried in a silly story about a flashing light in Pitetsbkrrh comes this little gem. While I’ve tried to set the Nokia ringtone song to lyrics (“You haven’t-changed your ring tone yeeetttt”), I had no idea that it, and the SMS tone, originated with Morse code. Nifty.

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