On 8 June 2010 08:37, Dylan Tusler <[email protected]>wrote:
> Does anyone remember a clever little app that allowed IBM XT computers to > play a song via the primitive PC Speaker that was installed in them? I think > it was an ad jingle for some kind of room deodorizer called a Magic > Mushroom? (I remember being blown away by it in about 1987. This was on > green-screen XT computers, that normally only went "beep".) > > I'm trying to find out about it for a nostalgic presentation. > Not what you're asking for but this runs on an original 5150 apparently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrwGxwLuo5I <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrwGxwLuo5I>I recall reading some time ago that you have to defrag the HDD well to get that ASCII streaming that smooth. lol -- David Connors ([email protected]) Software Engineer Codify Pty Ltd - www.codify.com Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 189 363 V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact
