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<<< SOUND.COM - A utility to control the IBM PC speaker >>>
Programmed by Ken Goosens, November 15, 1983. Public domain software.
Substantially revised by Bruce Noblick May 1988
Four options are available:
B<eep> - A short beep. Signifies a noteworthy event, such as error, or
end of processing.
A<lert> - Series of pulsing, insistent sounds patterned after Star Trek
red alert. Use for serious warnings of major dangers.
T<akeoff> - Long, rising pitch, like a falling bomb or rocket takeoff.
Signifies build to a climactic event.
Q<uick takeoff> - quick version of T function.
R<everse> - reverses the pitch change (low to high changes to high to low or
vice versa.
S<tartover> - checks for keyboard input. If none is available, the program
starts over otherwise, it continues.
1-255 - number of repeats for next command.
Use the first letter of the items above as parameters to initiate that function.
Entering a number (up to 255 before a letter causes it to be repeated as many
times as you specify.
Invoked at DOS level by typing "SOUND [option]", e.g.
SOUND A SOUND B SOUND t SOUND 5BAT SOUND 10BA8T
Case is not significant. Letters other than those listed above are ignored.
B SOUND t SOUND 5BAT SOUND 10BA8T
Case is not significant. Letters other than those listed above are