music on internal speaker?

Twinsen · 1st December 2003, 01:33

Hi dudes.. i was remembering a floppy disk wich was in my hands some years ago, before the begninig of the computer music (mp3), it was around 1992, that diskette had a file that ran on MS-DOS that when you ran it it plays a song singed by a woman that says something like "for ever and ever and all the way"...

it was crazy 'cause it made the keyboard, floppy and hard disk leds to flash following the song rythm.. and the song (which sound into the internal speaker of course) had a very good quality.. (i suppose about 10hz)..

does someone knows what the hell am I talkin about?

was it just a dream?

is that possible?.. i mean, those times.. DOS.. music in the internal speaker.. leds flashing, following the song rythm.. ????

damn this shit has been in my head all this week and I can't found anything about.. none knows it.. none else saw that freak file...

hey!

k_rock923 · 1st December 2003, 01:56

is that even possible? music on the internal speaker? how did it get the sound from the sound file to the speaker without a sound card?

teh Nightwing · 1st December 2003, 03:21

Yeah that's totally possible! I used to have a driver that made all my windows 3.1 sounds play on my internal speaker cause I was a poor kid and couldn't even get a soundblaster card.
I think I sorta' remember what you are talking about. Cool for it's time

corkhead0 · 1st December 2003, 03:34

Very possible, the only thing that would be difficult would be getting something half realistic on the internal speaker when you can only change notes 18.2 times a second. I suppose you could do it if you managed to change the timer.

The flashing lights are all done through ports (not sure which).

I've never seen it, but if you find it, be sure to post.

Timzone8 · 1st December 2003, 05:58

Probable, but why not use an audio card?

corkhead0 · 1st December 2003, 06:27

He's talking about 1992, most people didn't have sound cards.

As for running it today, never underestimate the geek factor.

Twinsen · 1st December 2003, 14:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Timzone8
Probable, but why not use an audio card?

I was shoked because the method..

I ran it on a 186 (that came with 256kb of RAM memory and no hard disk.. yo know.. we bought it around 1985, and then we bought a 10mb hard disk).. can you even imagine a song playing in that peace of shit?

and of course the floppy drive was reading, then how the hell could it flash in an special rythm? (together with the keyboard and hard disk lights)..

very freak.. I would love to see that thing again.. and the most strange is that my friend who gave me that floppy, don't remember it.. maybe I was just dreaming?

1st December 2003, 01:33	#1
Twinsen Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: nowhere Posts: 124	music on internal speaker? Hi dudes.. i was remembering a floppy disk wich was in my hands some years ago, before the begninig of the computer music (mp3), it was around 1992, that diskette had a file that ran on MS-DOS that when you ran it it plays a song singed by a woman that says something like "for ever and ever and all the way"... it was crazy 'cause it made the keyboard, floppy and hard disk leds to flash following the song rythm.. and the song (which sound into the internal speaker of course) had a very good quality.. (i suppose about 10hz).. does someone knows what the hell am I talkin about? was it just a dream? is that possible?.. i mean, those times.. DOS.. music in the internal speaker.. leds flashing, following the song rythm.. ???? damn this shit has been in my head all this week and I can't found anything about.. none knows it.. none else saw that freak file... hey! Tell me Twinsen: did you find something to cure the Dino-Fly?

1st December 2003, 01:56	#2
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,787	is that even possible? music on the internal speaker? how did it get the sound from the sound file to the speaker without a sound card? Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

1st December 2003, 03:21	#3
teh Nightwing Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 439	Yeah that's totally possible! I used to have a driver that made all my windows 3.1 sounds play on my internal speaker cause I was a poor kid and couldn't even get a soundblaster card. I think I sorta' remember what you are talking about. Cool for it's time www.joellindow.com

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1st December 2003, 03:34	#4
corkhead0 Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 548	Very possible, the only thing that would be difficult would be getting something half realistic on the internal speaker when you can only change notes 18.2 times a second. I suppose you could do it if you managed to change the timer. The flashing lights are all done through ports (not sure which). I've never seen it, but if you find it, be sure to post.

1st December 2003, 05:58	#5
Timzone8 Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 569	Probable, but why not use an audio card?

1st December 2003, 06:27	#6
corkhead0 Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 548	He's talking about 1992, most people didn't have sound cards. As for running it today, never underestimate the geek factor.