SoundBlaster 8 OPENSTEP Driver Overview

This article discusses a device driver for the OPENSTEP Mach operating system, versions 4.0 through 4.2.
Driver: Sound Blaster 8
Last Update: December 18, 1997

Availability Information

A version of this driver is on the OPENSTEP CD-ROM
No updated versions of this driver are available

Driver Name / Installer .pkg: SoundBlaster8
Driver Type: Sound
Driver Scope: Product Family
Supported Components: Creative Labs
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: ISA

General Overview notes: This driver is intended to support all 8-bit Sound Blaster cards and compatible. Motherboards implementations should work as well.


Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Sound Blaster Basic ISA)
Sound Blaster Pro (ISA)
Sound Blaster Delux (ISA)
Sound Blaster Value (ISA)


Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
Limitations: Mixing is not supported and there is no sample rate conversion. Only the Sound Blaster Pro card has an on-board mixer and supports output volume control via software. For others there is typically a potentiometer in the adapter.

There are many kinds of Sound Blaster 8-bit cards and they have varying features.

Sound Driver Details

Supported Connectors: Mic In, Speaker Out
Access Mode: DMA
Adapter Memory:
Attributes: 8-bit linear

Driver Version Notes

4.00 - Released on OPENSTEP 4.0 User CD-ROM

* - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed.
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012