How can I use audio on AlphaStations and DECstations?
There are a few options for playing audio on Alpha systems. Most workstations come with 8-kHz mono audio I/O hardware that is enabled by configuring the bba (base board audio) device in the kernel. The Sound & Motion J300 a/v TURBOchannel option card also has audio hardware that support programmable sample rates from 8kHz to 48kHz stereo. Two software packages are available to drive audio on Alpha systems: MME implements a Microsoft-style API and comes bundled with OSF/1. AF, developed at Digital’s Cambridge Research Laboratory runs on a wide range of platforms including DECstation, Alpha, Sun, SGI, and HP. It is available in source form from ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/AF [Lance Berc, berc@src.dec.
