- routine <STRONG>beep</STRONG> sounds an audible alarm on the terminal, if possible; oth-
- erwise it flashes the screen (visible bell). The routine <STRONG>flash</STRONG> flashes
- the screen, and if that is not possible, sounds the alert. If neither
- alert is possible, nothing happens. Nearly all terminals have an audi-
- ble alert (bell or beep), but only some can flash the screen.
+ routine <STRONG>beep</STRONG> sounds an audible alarm on the terminal, if possible;
+ otherwise it flashes the screen (visible bell). The routine <STRONG>flash</STRONG>
+ flashes the screen, and if that is not possible, sounds the alert. If
+ neither alert is possible, nothing happens. Nearly all terminals have
+ an audible alert (bell or beep), but only some can flash the screen.