[comp.sys.amiga] Beepit-type programs?

wdimm@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU (William Dimm) (10/29/89)

Well, I just found out that beepit doesn't work with vt100 (beepit
is a program which modifies DisplayBeep() so that it gives an
audible tone rather than flashing the screen).  I remember some
discussion about such programs causing problems a while ago - was
a program ever found which was a good substitution (sorry, I wasn't
paying attention then)?  It would be REALLY nice if Commodore put
an option in preferences to allow you to choose an audible beep
or a screen flash.
	 Is it IN THERE????  :-)
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portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) (10/30/89)

>>>>> On 29 Oct 89 01:39:01 GMT, wdimm@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU (William Dimm) said:

w> Well, I just found out that beepit doesn't work with vt100 (beepit
w> is a program which modifies DisplayBeep() so that it gives an
w> audible tone rather than flashing the screen).  I remember some
w> discussion about such programs causing problems a while ago - was
w> a program ever found which was a good substitution (sorry, I wasn't
w> paying attention then)?  It would be REALLY nice if Commodore put
w> an option in preferences to allow you to choose an audible beep
w> or a screen flash.


The reason why VT100 doesn't work with beepit is that it uses its own
code to generate the beep.

There is an init file option which controls the beep.  Set to zero,
the screen flashes.  Anything higher than 0 is a volume level for the
beep.


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