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Re: ProDOS Click at Boot? (was Re: ProDOS buzz code?)

Subject: Re: ProDOS Click at Boot? (was Re: ProDOS buzz code?)
From: Sean Fahey <a2fan@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:50:33 -0800 (PST)
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On Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:38:40 AM UTC-6, Jayson Smith wrote:

> No, that's not what I mean, and someone else has provided code to do what I 
> want. However, I am wondering why ProDos clicks the speaker like that at 
> boot? Is it supposed to serve some purpose, is it some byproduct of 
> something else it's doing, or what?

It's a subtle audio queue for blind users. The Apple Bell is too generic and could mean a bunch of things (like crashing to the Monitor).

References:
- ProDOS buzz code?
  - From: "Jayson Smith" <ihatespamratguynospamplease@insightbb.spamsucks.com>
- Re: ProDOS buzz code?
  - From: mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>
- ProDOS Click at Boot? (was Re: ProDOS buzz code?)
  - From: "Jayson Smith" <ihatespamratguynospamplease@insightbb.spamsucks.com>

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