> -----Original Message----- > From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eric > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:05 PM > To: PowerBooks > Subject: Re: Which kind of Audio file does a Windows user use by > default?(and a bit OT) <SNIP> > MIDI playback still requires a sound card. No matter what else, audio > playback requires a sound card. There are player apps for all versions > of windows for a wide array of file formats and some for DOS too, but > every single one of them requires a sound card. > > Eric J </SNIP>
Not so, 'windows speaker driver' will let you play .wav files (badly) without a sound card by pulsing the speaker line fast enough to generate audio tones. see : http://www.agsci.kvl.dk/~jerejej5/pcspeak.htm for more info (& download links) Ben. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
