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Re: OS/2 MIDI programming ...

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From: Timothy F. Sipples
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:48
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In article <BzAJ8s.GG8@DMI.USherb.CA> menaf00@DMI.USherb.CA (FRANCOIS MENARD) writes:
>I am about to start a new project (Ambitious ???) during Christmas holidays.
>It is a General MIDI compatible standard midi file player for OS/2 PM.
>To get this program going, I beleive I need either the following :
>1st configuration :  MPUDD103.ZIP (OS/2 device driver for an mpu401)
>2nd configuration :  MASM 6.0 to write myself a device driver
>3rd configuration :  OS/2 MMPM
>4th configuration :  C SET/2 with inline assembly allowed
>  So far, I do not have the choice to use the MPU401 driver, but the 
>documentation is hard to understand, and I have no source to get me going.
>Of course, I should use OS/2 mmpm, but it is a commercial product $$$ and, if
>I make use of it, I would be shooting myself in the foot, since nobody uses
>the thing (unless IBM give it with a future release of OS/2).
>My *original* C SET/2 will not do inline assembly, so there is no way to
>incorporate direct mpu support into my exe file.
>So what is your suggestion, does somebody would be willing to help me acquire
>a copy of OS/2 mmpm, I know that you can get the developer CDROM, but, 
>unfortunately, I do not have a CD-ROM and IBM wont ship beta to Canada (it 
>sucks badly <g?> )...
>So I either NEED C Set/2 with inline assembly
>                 MASM 6.0b to create my device driver
>                 OS/2 MMPM
>Hope somebody have same interests... <MAJOR GRIN>...

Go the MMPM/2 route.  Every sign seems to point to MMPM/2 going into
the base OS before too long.

IBM Canada should be able to get you a copy of the CD-ROM.  If not,
please mail me and I'll figure something out.

-- 
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