Batch sounds.

[Salmon Trout]

if memory serves it is the ASCII "bell" code [...] early electric typewriters... well, and printers.

The three letter mnemonic for CTRl-G, ASCII 07, is actually BEL, and it goes right back to teletypewriters (TTY) which predated (any) computers by some decades, although the ASCII code set only superseded Baudot in the 1960s.

[billrich]

author=Boozu link=topic=92191.msg623779#msg623779 date=1253384501]
billrich: You have to do the ^G through the comand prompt window for it to do anything.

Billrich wrote:

I was able to hear by running beep.bat on my machine ( see  above post )

[Salmon Trout]

Salmon Trout: the built in one may not be standard but if the pc has any speakers then you will hear something.

Nope. I don't hear CTRl-Gs through my external speakers linked to the sound card, and never have. I think you may be mistaken?

[Boozu]

Ya I was. I thought you ment something ells.

[Salmon Trout]

Ya I was. I thought you ment something ells.

I just tried it & got quite excited in case it would work...