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From: sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What does CheapBeep Do?
Message-ID: <425@stech.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jan 88 12:01:04 GMT
References: <797@aucs.UUCP>
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Organization: Scholastech, Inc., Waltham, Mass.
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in article <797@aucs.UUCP>, peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) says:
> 
> I got an INIT called CheapBeep off the net but what does it do?
> Its icon appears on the screen during boot up, but the Mac's beep
> is still a beep. What do I do to make Cheapbeep do its stuff?
> 
What you need are sound files from which CheapBeep can generate a
sound.  Like CheapBeep, sound files are available in the public domain.
There are literally dozens of them.  One of the Macs at my office,
for example, startles people by saying "Game over, man" instead of
beeping.

If you have a selection of sound files, CheapBeep will randomly pick one
to use whenever it needs a beep.  Your best source is probably the big
users groups, such as BMUG or the Boston Computer Society, which maintain
big collections of public domain software.  Some companies, such as
EDUCOMP, also sell PD stuff.


Jan Harrington, sysop
Scholastech Telecommunications
ihnp4!husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop

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