Clarify winsound.beep docs, in response to c.l.py beep brouhahalet.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libwinsound.tex b/Doc/lib/libwinsound.tex
index e87c2c3..214006e 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libwinsound.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libwinsound.tex
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
through \code{0x7fff}). The \var{duration} parameter specifies the
number of milliseconds the sound should last. If the system is not
able to beep the speaker, \exception{RuntimeError} is raised.
+ Note: this function works as documented above only on Windows NT and
+ Windows 2000. Under Windows 95 and 98, the arguments are ignored;
+ if the system has a sound card, the system default sound is played
+ (typically ding.wav, or whatever is registered as the default sound via
+ Control Panel -> Sounds); else (no sound card) the standard system beep.
\versionadded{1.5.3} % XXX fix this version number when release is scheduled!
\end{funcdesc}