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Article #11905using those sound chips
From: abaum Allen Baum
Date: Fri, 31 May 1991 09:07
Date: Fri, 31 May 1991 09:07
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In article <14251@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> chased@rbbb.Eng.Sun.COM (David Chase) writes: >So, here's an obligatory architectural musing: How about those sound >chips? ........ For instance, we can introduce a new escaped >character in C strings "\h", for "Humor" (similar to "\a" for "Audible >Alert"), which will cause the sound chip to emit a chuckle. Actually, someone has an application/font/? for the Mac called 'audio font' or something. It lets you record a sound for each character. When you do something to the character (like underline it, or something), it plays back the sound.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!mips!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!spool.mu.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!armltd!abaum From: abaum (Allen Baum) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: using those sound chips Message-ID: <183@armltd.uucp> Date: 31 May 91 09:07:15 GMT References: <14251@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> Sender: abaum@armltd.uucp Distribution: comp Organization: A.R.M. Ltd, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambs, UK Lines: 11