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  2. Power-on self-test - Wikipedia

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    Power On Self Test Beep Codes for AMI and Phoenix BIOS - from PC Hell. Computer Hardware - Additional information on computer POST / Beep Codes - from Computer Hope.

  3. Macintosh startup - Wikipedia

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    The Chimes of Death are the Macintosh equivalent of a beep code on IBM PC compatibles. On all Macintosh models predating the adoption of PCI and Open Firmware, the Chimes of Death are often accompanied by a Sad Mac icon in the middle of the screen (more information about the Sad Mac is above). Different Macintosh series have different death chimes.

  4. Beep (sound) - Wikipedia

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    A beep is a short, single tone, typically high-pitched, generally made by a computer or other machine.The term has its origin in onomatopoeia.The word "beep-beep" is recorded for the noise of a car horn in 1929, and the modern usage of "beep" for a high-pitched tone is attributed to Arthur C. Clarke in 1951.

  5. List of computer technology code names - Wikipedia

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    Mercury — Microsoft Windows CE 2.0, Handheld PC 2.0; Mercury — Sega Game Gear; Mercury — Sun encryption card; Merl — Merlin — Adobe Photoshop 2.5 for Mac; Merlin — IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0; Merlin — Hewlett-Packard HP-75D; Merlin — Microsoft Windows CE 3.0, Pocket PC 2002; Merlin — Sun 18.1" flat panel; Merom — Intel Core 2 Duo ...

  6. PC speaker - Wikipedia

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    Programming the PC Speaker, by Mark Feldman for PC-GPE. Programming the PC Speaker, by Phil Inch: part 1, part 2 (includes a very detailed explanation of how to play back PCM audio on the PC speaker, and why it works) Bleeper Music Maker A freeware to use the PC speaker to make music (superseded by BaWaMI) Beep for Linux and Windows, by Frank ...

  7. Beep - Wikipedia

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    Beep (sound), a single tone onomatopoeia, generally made by a computer or a machine BEEP, a network protocol framework; Beep (locomotive), a locomotive built in 1970 Beep (smart card), contact less card payment scheme in the Philippines initially intended for use in railway stations and some buses.

  8. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    PC—Personal Computer; PCB—Printed Circuit Board; PCB—Process Control Block; PC DOS—Personal Computer Disc Operating System; PCI—Peripheral Component Interconnect; PCIe—PCI Express; PCI-X—PCI Extended; PCL—Printer Command Language; PCMCIA—Personal Computer Memory Card International Association; PCM—Pulse-Code Modulation

  9. Earcon - Wikipedia

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    Earcons are a common feature of computer operating systems and applications, ranging from a simple beep to indicate an error, to the customizable sound schemes of modern operating systems that indicate startup, shutdown, and other events. [1] The name is a pun on the more familiar term icon in computer interfaces.