From: "Ken Smith" Subject: alarm for newbie Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Message-ID: <01bde406$555ae980$7974cdcd@total.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 205.205.116.121 Date: 19 Sep 98 19:51:39 GMT Organization: TotalNet Inc. Lines: 11 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk I want to be able to output 5 beeps with \a. The code I have is char alarm = '\a'; cout << alarm <<'\n'; I know with char I am allowed only one beep but I don't hear anything. -- Ken Smith kencom AT total DOT net http://www.total.net/~kencom ALL YOUR PRINTER SUPPLIES