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From: tmoran@bix.com
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Subject: Re: Probably FAQ : Soundblaster
Date: 15 Oct 1994 06:15:42 GMT
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Date: 1994-10-15T06:15:42+00:00
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>  Is there a way to implement calls to a sound card such as a
>soundblaster.. ?
Yes.  It depends on your compiler and your OS how you do it.  It
can take anything from a single OS call to a separate task reading
ahead on disk and running DMA and interrupts to feed the sound to
the sound card.  I have Ada (and asm) code for the latter but it's
non-trivial.