Is beep zero-based?

[Dar Scott]

On Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 12:30 AM, valetia at mac.com wrote:

> The transcript dictionary explains it like this:
>
> Cross-platform note:  Windows and OS X do not execute the beep command 
> if
> it’s 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

Translation:

      This bug is at such a low priority,
      it is not scheduled to be fixed,
      so the burden falls to the documentation writer
      to cheerfully rationalize it away.

      The programmer's time is valuable,
      and the tech writer's time is, too.
      But, it is clear to the whole world
      that the programer's time is more so.

      The user's time is not even considered.

Dar Scott
awful poet