DOOM could have had PC Speaker Music

Re:DOOM could have had PC Speaker Music by paulryanrogers on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @08:48PM (#46129355)

Not bad.

I recall a special Windows 3 driver could push sound effects and music through PC speakers, at least those which were an actual small speaker embedded in the case. It was very rough and mono but a neat trick. I don't think it worked with the coin sized beepers in older models.

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Re:DOOM could have had PC Speaker Music by booleanbetrayal on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @09:02PM (#46129450)

I remember this driver and relied on it for a few years. Was sort of amazing, all things considered.

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Re:DOOM could have had PC Speaker Music by minki_the_avali on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @03:33AM (#46131776)

Used that before, Its basically software PWM and moving the mouse messes with it. There is an equivalent in Linux called snd-pcsp which can be modprobed in case no sound card exists. It has the same issues though

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