tluteran@bbn.com (Thomas Luteran) (07/05/90)
I've been seeing references to a program called "remac", for generating
sounds on an MS-DOS compatible PC. What exactly does this program do?
Is this available by anon ftp from somewhere? If so, where?
Thanks in advance for the info.
Tom Luteran
BBN Software Products
Cambridge, MAtcline@hpislx.HP.COM (Ted Cline) (07/07/90)
> / hpislx:comp.sys.ibm.pc / tluteran@bbn.com (Thomas Luteran) / 9:44 am Jul 5, 1990 / > > I've been seeing references to a program called "remac", for generating > sounds on an MS-DOS compatible PC. What exactly does this program do? > Is this available by anon ftp from somewhere? If so, where? > Thanks in advance for the info. > > Tom Luteran > BBN Software Products > Cambridge, MA > ---------- remac1.zip has a program to play (macintosh?) sound files (.sou?) on an IBM PC. Try anonymous ftp from terminator.cc.umich.edu. Back on Tue, 19 Jun 1990, the msdos/sound directory held: total 2891 -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 136928 Jun 5 09:27 20th_cent.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 44246 Jun 5 09:32 afterburner.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 34944 Jun 5 09:27 applause.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 324320 Jun 5 09:28 batman.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 22954 Jun 5 09:28 beam_me_up.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 35584 Jun 5 09:28 breaking_glass.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 99456 Jun 5 09:29 clint_eastwood.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 85742 Jun 1 10:46 clunk_enough_people.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 25332 Jun 5 09:29 explosion.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 8992 Jun 5 09:29 good_morning,_jim.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 22906 Jun 5 09:29 ill_be_back.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 24320 Jun 1 10:46 im_the_rabbit.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 64384 Jun 5 09:29 inxs_devil_inside.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 137856 Jun 1 10:47 lemme_at_im.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 68224 Jun 5 09:29 max_headroom.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 81943 May 30 14:44 python.arc -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 2432 May 23 21:20 remac1.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 37504 Jun 1 10:47 sack_of_wet_mice.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 65792 Jun 1 10:47 secret.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 173315 May 30 14:44 simpsons.arc -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 303855 May 30 14:44 startrek.arc -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 104320 Jun 5 09:30 underdog.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 358753 Jun 5 09:31 welcome_to_machine.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 40192 Jun 1 10:48 what_s_the_gimmick.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 56576 Jun 1 10:48 where_s_the_kaboom_.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 20544 Jun 1 10:48 woo_woo_woo_hoo.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 376592 Jun 5 09:32 your_mission,_jim_.sou -rw-r--r-- 1 1202 ftp 85710 Jun 1 10:49 zany_story.sou Ted Cline Measurement Systems Operation R&D Lab ted_cline@hpisla.lvld.hp.com Hewlett-Packard, CU-325 [ihnp4|hplabs]!hpislx!tcline 815 14th Street SW (303) 679-2352 Loveland, CO 80537 USA
mjw06513@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mary Winters) (07/07/90)
I'm posting instead of emailing because every time this comes up it tends to be of wide interest. In article <57977@bbn.BBN.COM> tluteran@bbn.com (Thomas Luteran) writes: > > I've been seeing references to a program called "remac", for generating > sounds on an MS-DOS compatible PC. What exactly does this program do? It plays Macintosh format sound files through the PC speaker. > Is this available by anon ftp from somewhere? If so, where? I got my copy from terminator.cc.umich.edu. Also on terminator are a bunch of sound files in atari/sound/sounds. These apparently are Mac sound files with the resource forks removed (or something like that). These files are preferable to the ones found in some Mac archives because often times the latter are binhexed and stuffed, which means you have to unstuff and unbinhex them before you can use them and afterwards they still have the resource forks which remac plays through the speaker along with the real sound data, causing a brief crackle of noise at the end of each sound bite. In short, this is an excellent package, and my hat is off to the author for making it available. Rumor has it that he's working on a version which can be incorporated into other programs. If this is true, I await it with bated breath... -- uv@f69.n233.z1.fidonet.org Suffering from PMS (Presentation Manager Syndrome)
dchun@aludra.usc.edu (Dale Chun) (07/07/90)
>> >> I've been seeing references to a program called "remac", for generating >> sounds on an MS-DOS compatible PC. What exactly does this program do? > >It plays Macintosh format sound files through the PC speaker. > >> Is this available by anon ftp from somewhere? If so, where? for anyone that is interested, mail to: komatsu@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu who is the moderator for a specific sound site (mainly REMAC and PLAYMAC stuff) located (forgot) on the west coast somewhere. Expect a response within 24 hours. ...dale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ name: Dale C. Chun | * 2 + 2 = 5, for sufficiently large values of 2. Hacker in Training | * Hack First, Ask Questions Later. email: dchun@aludra.usc.edu | * MAC; Maybe A Computer, but probably a toy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
komarimf@clutx.clarkson.edu (Mark Komarinski,,,) (07/09/90)
From article <10664@chaph.usc.edu>, by dchun@aludra.usc.edu (Dale Chun): >>> >>> I've been seeing references to a program called "remac", for generating >>> sounds on an MS-DOS compatible PC. What exactly does this program do? >> >>It plays Macintosh format sound files through the PC speaker. >> >>> Is this available by anon ftp from somewhere? If so, where? > > for anyone that is interested, mail to: komatsu@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu > who is the moderator for a specific sound site (mainly REMAC and > PLAYMAC stuff) located (forgot) on the west coast somewhere. Expect a > response within 24 hours. The site is ccb.ucsf.edu (128.218.1.13) and the directory is something like /pub/Sound_list. There's a bunch of converted sounds there along with REMAC and PLAYMAC and some other utilities. Mark Komarinski - take yer pick - komarimf@clutx.clarkson.edu .bitnet "Nothing can stop him. Not even common sense." - Me! "It was doomed from the start. He wasn't a geek." - Brenda Hering
roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) (07/09/90)
tcline@hpislx.HP.COM (Ted Cline) writes: > remac1.zip has a program to play (macintosh?) sound files (.sou?) > on an IBM PC. > > Try anonymous ftp from terminator.cc.umich.edu. Back on Tue, 19 Jun 1990, > the msdos/sound directory held: Ted, is there a mailserver on terminator? I don't have ftp access, just UUCP mail. -- Roy M. Silvernail | 'I don't see why you people | Opinions found now available at: | seem to think this is magic... | herein are mine, cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu | Its just this little chromium | but you can rent (cyberspace... be here!)| switch here...[click]' | them.