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In a previous message, David Charlap writes...

DC> Maybe, maybe, it could be done with the spooler disabled.  The reason
DC> the DOS software fails is that the print spooler is buffering and
DC> delaying all output to the printer ports.  If you disable the spooler
DC> (I don't know if this can be done), they might work OK.

     Hmmm...  I remember running some DOS software supporting a D/A
convertor on the parallel port under OS/2 and it worked.  I must have
had the spooler disabled or something.  I think I'll try doing that
again.

DC> As for MMPM/2 drivers, you'd need something to suspend the spooler
DC> (not too hard), and then directly access it's ports (harder).  I think
DC> a device driver might be able to do this, but I don't know if two
DC> devices (spooler and your sound driver) can be configured to use the
DC> same port or not.

     Right now, I am trying to see what the possibility of writing a
device driver for such a device would be.  Seeing as I'm a new C
programmer, I don't know what technicalities are involved.

     Much thanks for your reply!  It gives me something to think about
     now.

Mike.

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| Mike Frisch                          Usenet: mike.frisch@canrem.com |
| Newmarket, Ontario, Canada                                          |
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