> 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.
I mentioned that in a previous post. I have it(straight from Microsoft's download site) installed on a machine here. When I installed it, there was a calibration screen that froze so I couldn't use it at all. After restarting, the driver was installed and played the usual Win95 startup sound. What came out sounds absolutely nothing like the file played through a proper sound card. Also, when playing a sound the driver requires so many resources that the computer can't do anything else while playing a sound. This worked out for me because the machine I installed on is a monitorless print server and I just needed to know when it was done booting. For any *decent* sound with any significant clarity, a sound card is *required*. Personal experience. -Eric J ===== PB145, iceBook Classic II(x2), Performa 405,IIci 6100/66 DOS Compatible, Blue and White G3 and random bits and pieces You are not drowning in old computer parts until you start charting tides... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- 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
