Is beep zero-based?

[valetia at mac.com]

Hi Dan,

The transcript dictionary explains it like this:

Cross-platform note:  Windows and OS X do not execute the beep command if
it¹s issued while a beep is playing. This means that if you specify a
numberOfTimes on a Windows or OS X system, the user might hear fewer beeps
because not all of them are sent to the speaker. To ensure that the user
hears a specific number of beeps, use a loop with a wait command after each
beep:

  repeat for 4 times -- ensure 4 separate beeps
    beep
    wait 200 milliseconds
  end repeat



On 8/6/03 10:38 AM, "Dan Shafer" <dan at shafermedia.com> wrote:

> I know I'm getting old and my hearing is probably faulty but on OS X at
> least, it seems that beep 2 always produces one beep, beep 3 always
> produces 2, etc. A beep by itself also produces one beep.
> 
> Am I going nuts or is this either a bug or at least a departure from
> what one would expect?