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Re: Playing Adlib .ROL files on SoundBlaster

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From: Ronald S. Woan
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 1990 16:25
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In article <15085@shlump.nac.dec.com>, wales@gidday.enet.dec.com
(David Wales) writes: pg_dean@wums2.wustl.edu writes...
>My new question is: How can I play Adlib .ROL files on the
>SoundBlaster?  I got a copy of a program called "playrol" to play
>these files from the DOS command line, but the program dumped me back
>to DOS when it didn't find the appropriate Adlib driver.  Is there
>another method I can use, or can I trick "playrol" into working?

David> Before you can run playrol you have to load the Adlib sound
David> driver.  From memory it called sound.com and comes with the
David> Adlib card, unfortunately not with the Sound Blaster.

There is evidently a conversion program on the Creative Labs BBS (no,
I don't have a number) to convert ROL files to CMF for playcmf to
play, according to a previous poster. Also sound.com seems to be
included with some games. I found a copy included with NY Warriors, if
I remember correctly.

					Ron
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