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echo: os2_z3
to: Glenn Thompson
from: Bill Grimsley
date: 1996-12-15 06:54:42
subject: SoundCards

Glenn, at 17:05 on Dec 12 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> OS/2 is next to hopeless for GM support, although I run my Roland keyboard 
BG> and MIDI sequencer quite successfuly under Win-OS2. Roland's MPU-301 MIDI 
BG> interface card is directly supported under OS/2.

GT> Thanks for your suggestion Bill, are any of these cards able to play the GM 
GT> music used in dos games under OS/2 ? As in Doom where music is General Midi 
GT> and sound effects are in FM.

Sorry Glenn, I don't play games on my PC, period.  If I had to take a stab
at a guess though, I'd be inclined to suggest that it would probably work
OK as you indicate above, but I think you'll need to install the MMOS2
extensions first. 

Regards, Bill

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