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From: "da Silva, Joe" <Joe DOT daSilva AT emailmetering DOT com>
To: "'opendos AT delorie DOT com'" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: Archives, DNS, SB  (was Confusion ...) #2
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:28:38 +1100
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I wonder ... is there some sort of driver "shim" available, that
can load a Win9X driver and provide it a DOS driver interface?

I dunno much (anything ;-) about Windoze drivers, but this
should be possible, shouldn't it?

Joe.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Robert W Moss [SMTP:domanspc AT juno DOT com]
> Sent:	Friday, 23 March 2001 18:29
> To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
> Subject:	Re: Archives, DNS, SB  (was Confusion ...)
> 
> The great M$ Application dilemma.  M$WIN9x requires DOS to run, but it
> turns off all the DOS drivers in config.sys when the GUI starts. Go
> figure. I don't understand how a company can support M$WIN9x with drivers
> and not provide driver support for DOS.  Typical Bill Gates mentality;
> ie: My way or the highway. 
> 
> BOB 'DOMAN' MOSS "Eat some chocolate.  It will make you feel better, even
> if it doesn't solve your problem."
>    
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 17:17:33 +1100 "da Silva, Joe"
> <Joe DOT daSilva AT emailmetering DOT com> writes:
> > Sound Blaster PCI 128 driver ... ?
> > Well, try "http://www.soundblaster.com/drivers/" ... Although they
> > say no drivers are available for this for DOS, it's quite possible 
> > that
> > a DOS driver for _another_ SB model will work (?).
> > 
> > Joe.
> > > That is true, this topic (BOOTP) has surfaced on the Arachne 
> > mailing list
> > > as
> > > well a few days after my answer to you was sent.
> > > I'll take my chance and ask here as well, does anyone have a SB 
> > 128 PCI
> > > and
> > > have the DOS drivers? Yes I know this is weird, drivers for a 
> > sound card
> > > where is the world going?
> > > //Bernie
> > 
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