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From: jcc@ut-emx.UUCP (J. Chris Cooley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: soundmaste vs. Apple Sndmanager
Message-ID: <3949@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jul 88 12:42:26 GMT
References: <3775@saturn.ucsc.edu> <603@kinetics.UUCP>
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In article <603@kinetics.UUCP>, buzz@kinetics.UUCP (Mahboud Zabetian) writes:
> 
> Why did Apple decide to go with Synchronous sounds instead of Asynchronous
> sounds?
> 
> I like way that SoundMaster beeps do not stop the progress of the application,
> nor do they queue up (beeps start before the previos one finishes, preventing
> unbearable delays).

[I'm not religious, but:]  AMEN!  This is the first thing I noticed after
installing Sys Rel 6.0 on the SE.  Gone (for now...?) are the days of
making my voice "beeps" "rap."  >sniff!<
 
> Anyone know if Apple plans to change this?

As Roger Rabbit might say, "PPPPlease, Apple?!?"
 
> -Mahboud
> ---
> Mahboud Zabetian
> Kinetics, Inc.
> 2500 Camino Diablo Blvd.,  Walnut Creek, CA 94596

					--chris

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