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FIXBEEP
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Version 1.10 of 16 March 1987.
FIXBEEP is a short, terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) utility.
It changes the tone that the IBM computer produces when it
beeps.
FIXBEEP is installed simply by typing FIXBEEP at the DOS
prompt. The program will take one-half k of system memory,
which is 512 bytes.
After FIXBEEP is installed, your IBM or close compatible
will not make that annoying, drawn-out, beep. FIXBEEP
replaces it with a quick, quiet little chirp.
If you want to change the frequency and/or duration of the
tone that FIXBEEP makes, you can specify command-line
parameters when you start the program.
The /F parameter changes the frequency of the beep. For
example, entering:
FIXBEEP /F1750
sets the frequency to 1750 hertz. To change the
duration, use the /D parameter. Entering:
FIXBEEP /D35
sets the duration of the tone to 35 milliseconds,
which is .035 seconds. You can specify both
options in any order. For example,
FIXBEEP /D200 /F250
-and-
FIXBEEP /D100 /F4000
are both valid.
Experiment with FIXBEEP to find a beep that you like. You can
include a FIXBEEP command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to set your
system's beep when you boot up.
FIXBEEP will let you hear your new beep tone when you run it.
You can run the program more than once, changing the beep
any time you choose. If you want to hear the beep tone, give
the command, BEEP <Enter> to run the batch file, BEEP.BAT.
FIXBEEP is compatible with almost all other terminate-
and-stay-resident routines. The video I/O routines are
rarely intercepted by other TSR utilities, and FIXBEEP
doesn't do anything that is considered "bad behavior".
NOTE: FIXBEEP will not work properly with some TANDY
computers, since TANDY uses a different method
to create the beep tone.
If you find this program useful, please send a small
contribution. $5 is very adequate... this is a relatively
straightforward utility. You'll sleep at night knowing
that you helped an aspiring young programmer!
Thank you very much.
Mike "Nifty James" Blaszczak
112 Verlinden Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146