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From: psfales@ihlpe.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Request for program to turn PC speaker ON and OFF
Message-ID: <1814@ihlpe.ATT.COM>
Date: Mon, 29-Jun-87 00:37:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihlpe.1814
Posted: Mon Jun 29 00:37:52 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Jun-87 02:11:31 EDT
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 In article <2069@bnrmtv.UUCP>, perkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Henry Perkins) writes:
 > While I agree that a program which would let you disable your
 > PC's speaker would be nice to have, it just isn't possible to
 > create.
	...
 > The usual way of making a beep is to send a CTRL-G (ASCII bell
 > code) to the "Write TTY" interrupt function.  It IS possible
 > to ensure that these beeps don't occur.  I've made a program
 > which makes short beeps instead of the standard long ones, and
 > it would be trivial to have the program make no beep at all.

I am currently using the FANSI-CONSOLE driver - One of its features is 
the ability to control the length of the bell.  I find a very short bell
(almost more of a click) to be much more pleasant.  However, as you say
any programs that make their own beeps are unaffected.

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