> Also, I've not tried looking at the source, but I see no reason why
> the ac97 drivers from linux couldn't be ported back to dos as a
> general sound driver, just add sb-compatible calls to it, and you
> should be all set.

The problem is that there aren't just some "SB calls" used by DOS games. A  
DOS sound driver would have to intercept some ports provided by real SB  
cards. This requires either a EMM or full protected mode management inside  
the driver. (I guess using the EMM is less work.)

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