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                                   Sound


As with color, the proper use of sound can help or hinder an application
program. The system bell should be used as a polite reminder to the user
when an operation is being attempted that is beyond the capabilities of
the application (ex: scrolling past the last line in a document). It is
also useful to alert the user to the end of a long operation (during which
the user might have stepped away).

In general, applications should restrict their use of sounds to the system
bell. Beyond that, applications can support sounds through the use of the
accessory "System Audio Manager" (supplied with the Falcon030) or have
their custom sounds provided they may be enabled selectively by the user.