PCSpk is a set of command line applications for
playing simple sounds and melodies using the PC
speaker. It is inspired by Johnathan Nightingale's
beep.
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Portability issues were fixed, so installation and use on *BSD is less problematic now. All examples were moved to one script (no more cluttering the bin directory). The code has been improved, and compiler warnings fixed. Case-sensitivity was removed from the Siemens ringtone converter. A new example is included: one of Ennio Morricone's famous themes.
Free play mode was added, which introduces
interactive playing on a keyboard. Therefore, the
protocol has slightly changed and it's not
compatible with old versions. The Siemens ringtone
converter was improved by adding bpm and octave
recognition from comments in provided files.
Johnathan Nathingale's play_beep function from beep.c has, after small
modifications, been integrated into pcspkd, so there's no more need for
beep to be installed. Better configuration has been added ("normal"
commandline options handling and via files). The useless freq2beep and
note2beep have been removed (equivalents to "pcspk" and "pcspk -n").
A new music example has been added: Takako Minekawa's Fantastic Cat
(beginning).
Netcat has been replaced by PC-Speaker Server
(pcspkd) to listen for connections from PC-Speaker
Client (pcspk) with the functionality of old the
note2beep and freq2beep applications. note2beep
and freq2beep are now only front-ends for pcspk.
