* How to make sounds with Aonix @ 1999-06-30 0:00 JOSHUA A GRANT 1999-06-30 0:00 ` Jeffrey D. Cherry ` (2 more replies) 0 siblings, 3 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: JOSHUA A GRANT @ 1999-06-30 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) My reasons for wanting all of this are quite simple. My professor has assigned us to find out if an old program he has will run on an Aonix compiler system (not sure of the version, I know it is the latest version). It is a software engineering exercise and the point is to find out if it is possible, if so then do it, if not then give sufficient evidence as to why. The old program was compiled on a different system with "BIT_OPS" and "PORT" packages available on the previous system (unknown the specifics of previous system). The problem is that the Aonix 7.0 compiler does not have the above packages so I need to find a replacement. Would the Windex package work? Does anyone know? If so does anyone know how it would be implemented? Sorry for the confusion. Josh Grant ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: How to make sounds with Aonix 1999-06-30 0:00 How to make sounds with Aonix JOSHUA A GRANT @ 1999-06-30 0:00 ` Jeffrey D. Cherry 1999-06-30 0:00 ` David Botton 1999-06-30 0:00 ` Ted Dennison 2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Jeffrey D. Cherry @ 1999-06-30 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) Josh, I really wish you had mentioned that your problem was a class assignment. Being a part time computer science instructor at a local community college, it bothers me that students don't provide such information up front. I encourage students to use the Internet and groups such as CLA, but I always tell them to make their status as a student known. This is beneficial to both the poster and the ones who respond. Generally, the folks who follow CLA are very knowledgeable and their responses to a query tend to assume the poster has a pretty good background as well. If the poster is a student, the responses can be tailored with a little more explanatory text and less jargon. If you withhold your student status, then we are inclined to presume you are trying to covertly get us to do your homework for you. This can only lead to resentment. I feel it is correct to say that all CLA respondents are more than willing to help others, but they don't like to be exploited. Enough lecture. Let's focus on the problem. Based on the previous posts, your problem has been solved. You now need to do the leg work to investigate the suggested solutions and select the one that best meets your requirements. The following is a summary of your questions and the answers you've already been given: Can I create sounds? Certainly. But you need to know the specific target for the program in order to render an implementation. Straight DOS and Windows are two vastly different operating systems requiring different methods to accomplish the goal of generating sounds. Does the Windex package work? Get it. Try it. Then you'll know. Can I replace the "BIT_OPS" and "PORT" packages? Of course. You can keep the same interface regardless of your target system but the body of the package will be different depending on the target. You should realize that this is a solution that minimizes code changes and may not be the "best" solution. The "best" solution can only be determined based on factors related to your project, such as schedule, budget, and computer resources, to name a few. For example, if the program has to be delivered right away and the budget is nil, then the quickest, cheapest implementation that works is the best solution. If you have time and a reasonable budget, then the best solution may be to redesign the software to increase its portability. -- Regards, Jeffrey D. Cherry Senior IV&V Analyst Logicon Space and Information Operations Logicon Inc. a Northrop Grumman company ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: How to make sounds with Aonix 1999-06-30 0:00 How to make sounds with Aonix JOSHUA A GRANT 1999-06-30 0:00 ` Jeffrey D. Cherry @ 1999-06-30 0:00 ` David Botton 1999-07-01 0:00 ` Ed Falis 1999-06-30 0:00 ` Ted Dennison 2 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: David Botton @ 1999-06-30 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) If you need to get directly to the ports, you don't want to be using Windows and Aonix. Try GNAT/DOS. David Botton JOSHUA A GRANT wrote in message <7lc7gj$da7$1@news.fsu.edu>... >The old program was compiled on a >different system with "BIT_OPS" and "PORT" packages available on the >previous system (unknown the specifics of previous system). The problem >is that the Aonix 7.0 compiler does not have the above packages so I need >to find a replacement. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: How to make sounds with Aonix 1999-06-30 0:00 ` David Botton @ 1999-07-01 0:00 ` Ed Falis 1999-06-30 0:00 ` David Botton 0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Ed Falis @ 1999-07-01 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <7ld4rd$hlm$1@news.gate.net>, "David Botton" <David@Botton.com> wrote: > If you need to get directly to the ports, you don't want to be using Windows > and Aonix. Try GNAT/DOS. > > David Botton Or Aonix / DOS or Win 95. Jeesh. Give me a break. - Ed Falis Aonix Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: How to make sounds with Aonix 1999-07-01 0:00 ` Ed Falis @ 1999-06-30 0:00 ` David Botton 1999-07-01 0:00 ` Ed Falis 0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: David Botton @ 1999-06-30 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) I am very sorry, I didn't realize there was an Aonix / DOS product. Please except my apologies. David Botton Ed Falis wrote in message <7leiql$mu$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... >Or Aonix / DOS or Win 95. Jeesh. Give me a break. > >- Ed Falis >Aonix ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: How to make sounds with Aonix 1999-06-30 0:00 ` David Botton @ 1999-07-01 0:00 ` Ed Falis 1999-07-01 0:00 ` Joe Wisniewski 0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Ed Falis @ 1999-07-01 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <7lekvd$2vgc$1@news.gate.net>, "David Botton" <David@Botton.com> wrote: > I am very sorry, I didn't realize there was an Aonix / DOS product. Please > except my apologies. Apology unnecessary. I was having a bad hair day (could be worse for a guy my age). Guess that's marketing, huh? - Ed Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: How to make sounds with Aonix 1999-07-01 0:00 ` Ed Falis @ 1999-07-01 0:00 ` Joe Wisniewski 0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Joe Wisniewski @ 1999-07-01 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) I don't know, Ed. I wouldn't be sorry forgiving. He said to "except" his apology!!!! :--) :--) :--) Joe In article <7lfro1$e0m$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Ed Falis <falis@ma.aonix.com> wrote: > In article <7lekvd$2vgc$1@news.gate.net>, > "David Botton" <David@Botton.com> wrote: > > I am very sorry, I didn't realize there was an Aonix / DOS product. Please > > except my apologies. > > Apology unnecessary. I was having a bad hair day (could be worse for a guy > my age). Guess that's marketing, huh? > > - Ed > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: How to make sounds with Aonix 1999-06-30 0:00 How to make sounds with Aonix JOSHUA A GRANT 1999-06-30 0:00 ` Jeffrey D. Cherry 1999-06-30 0:00 ` David Botton @ 1999-06-30 0:00 ` Ted Dennison 2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Ted Dennison @ 1999-06-30 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <7lc7gj$da7$1@news.fsu.edu>, jag1158@garnet.acns.fsu.edu (JOSHUA A GRANT) wrote: > My reasons for wanting all of this are quite simple. My professor has > assigned us to find out if an old program he has will run on an Aonix > compiler system (not sure of the version, I know it is the latest > version). It is a software engineering exercise and the point is > to find out if it is possible, if so then do it, if not then give Hmm. You're not going to get much "exercise" out of it, if we do all the heavy lifting for you... Anyway, as far as Ada help goes, I should tell you that the language itself has *no* primitives or standard libraries for sound. However, Ada can call OS routines using their C interfaces without much trouble. Most compilers even provide packages to do this for you. So the question really is now: "I have some old DOS code that makes sounds. How do I get Windows to make (the same?) sounds." That's not an Ada question, and would be better asked elsewhere (or, heaven forbid, looked up in a book). -- T.E.D. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
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