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Re: Playing Adlib .ROL files on SoundBlaster

#13415
From: David Wales
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 1990 11:30
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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?

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

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Subject: Re: Playing Adlib .ROL files on SoundBlaster
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