In article <36214.195.153.38.125.1072887037.squirrel@buzzbee.plus.com> you write:
>I believe the easiest method for detecting 16bit is to actually do what
>RISC-OS does, which is rely on the user setting an entry in the CMOS
>correctly.

Hmm.  That would be nice and simple, and would have the advantage of meaning
that the user's choices for RISC OS would Just Work in NetBSD.  It's
certainly better than forcing 8-bit mode.

<FX: reads RISC OS 3 PRM>

Ooh.  Looks like there are several different ways that 16-bit sound can be
done.  This might be more interesting than I'd thought...

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Ben Harris                                                   <bjh21@NetBSD.org>
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