Q98318: Tandy DAC or PSSJ Windows Sound Driver
Article: Q98318
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 09-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
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SUMMARY
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Tandy Corporation has a Microsoft Windows 3.1 compatible sound driver designed
to take advantage of the Digital Audio Circuitry (DAC) sound chip found in
several Tandy computers.
MORE INFORMATION
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Tandy manufactures a line of computers that use a DAC chip for playing and
recording sound. The DAC chip offers higher performance sound generation than
the standard PC Speaker sound driver. This driver can play and create .WAV files
on the following Tandy machines:
2500XL 2500SX25
2500XL/2 1000RSX
2500SX 2500RSX
2500SX20 2500SX/33
NOTE: The 2500RSX computer can play .WAV files but cannot create them because it
does not have an MIC port.
Files included with the Tandy sound driver are as follows:
TDACWAVE.DRV 9040 11-05-92 1:52P
OEMSETUP.INF 1785 11-05-92 1:48P
READ.ME 1302 11-05-92 1:18P
Below is the text of the READ.ME file that comes with the Tandy sound driver.
READ.ME
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READ.ME
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To install TDACWAVE.DRV as a Windows 3.1 sound driver:
1. Run Windows 3.1.
2. Run the Control Panel from the Main group.
3. Choose the Drivers icon.
4. Choose the Add button.
5. In the List of Drivers box, select Add Unlisted or Updated Driver
and then choose the OK button.
6. Insert this disk into a drive and, if necessary, change the drive
name displayed in the dialog box to the drive name containing this
disk.
7. Choose the OK button.
8. Select Tandy DAC Wave from the list and choose the OK button.
Advanced installation notes:
TDACWAVE.DRV supports a section in the SYSTEM.INI file titled
[TDACWAVE.DRV]. This section may have any or none of the following
parameters
port=
int=
dmachannel=
where the port is a hexadecimal value, int is the IRQ setting in
decimal, and dmachannel is the DMA channel in decimal.
If port is not specified, the driver attempts to obtain this value from
a BIOS call. If dmachannel is not specified, the driver defaults to DMA
Channel 1. If int is not specified, the driver defaults to interrupt 7.
Note that TDACWAVE.DRV does not create the [TDACWAVE.DRV] section. If the
system needs to override the driver's default values for any of the above
parameters, the SYSTEM.INI file must be manually edited.
Contact your local Radio Shack store or Radio Shack Computer Support
Services for technical support or to obtain the driver disk.
The Tandy Sound Driver is manufactured by Tandy Corporation, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding this product's performance or reliability.
Additional query words: 3.10
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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