NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/comp/os/os2/misc/43874

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Organization: Sophomore, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 16:03:34 -0500
From: Carl B Jabido <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MMPM/2 and PC speaker
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Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.os2.misc: 22-Jan-93 Re: MMPM/2 and PC
speaker by Timothy F. Sipples@ellis
> >       What about installing PC speaker driver fro Windows 3.1? I know this
> >will let you play sounds in WINOS2 (maybe!!). You can ftp the PC speaker
> >driver for Windows 3.1 from normal Windows ftp site such as
wuarchive.wustl.e
> du
> >and monu6.cc.monash.edu.au
>
> No go -- that will not function in Win-OS/2.  The speaker driver
> requires total control of the machine.

But it does work!  What you have to do is go into the Win-OS/2 settings
(or Dos settings for full screen) and change HW_Timer from OFF to ON.
It works on my system seamlessly and full-screen.  Even better is the
fact when running it seamlessly, it doesn't lock the computer like in MS
Windows!  Better Windows than Windows!  You can move the mouse and use
the system while playing .wav's!  Unfortunately, don't expect that good
sound-the PC speaker just wasn't designed for that.  Anyone try Video
from Windows yet?  It's really nice, and even on my slow Trident
(seamlessly even!), it kills Quicktime.

Carl Jabido