This was included years ago when teletype machines were used to transfer information.rwv01 wrote:Ctrl+G does the "Bell" (what's that for anyway?)
Control-G (bell) was used to get the remote operator's attention.
Yes, it did ring a small bell inside the TTY machine.
I used to have a 33ASR TTY until about 10 years ago and would print via RS232 port with Vic-20 & C128.
They make quite a racket when printing!