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From: tron1@tronsbox.UUCP (HIM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Visual Bell Ringer ...
Keywords: Any help or pointers???
Message-ID: <260c3a3d:1178.1comp.sys.amiga.tech;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 90 03:26:28 GMT
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>Item: 1178 by *Masked* at amazon.Berkeley.EDU
>Author: [Raja (Reader]
>  Subj: Visual Bell Ringer ...
>I am deaf. I am trying to write a program that will either interface
>directly with the modem or via ARexx, some of the Shareware or PD 
>telecommunication programs, in a way, so that when it detects a call,
>the screen should flash on and off as spectaculary as possible.  Since 


Hmm.. should not be a big deal , there are a bunch of programs that allow
AREXX to interface to the serial port .

The thing is to set the modem (hopefully hayes compat) to send the "RING"
result string when the pohone rings , and just have a program do the scree
when that string comes in ..

(a fun idea would be to let the program run a random screen hack when the
ring happens -- it would be fun to have "ing!" bounce the windows around as
a ring indiocator..;.. very dramatic)

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