SampleVision for DOS
SampleVision for DOS
The original version of SampleVision for DOS installed from 3 floppy disks. Here are each of the original DOS disks zipped for ease of download. If you are attempting to use this software, I have two words of caution:
1. To the best of my knowledge, this will NOT work on any MIDI interface except a true MPU-401 card. If you are planning to use this with a soundcard MIDI interface, I wish you luck.
2. This software does NOT like Windows. I have only been able to get it to run on true DOS. I have run it on a 486 with true DOS, not a DOS prompt in windows 95 or higher. Again, good luck if you want to try that.
The bottom line is that this software will run on even the most basic machine. It will run on the original IBM-PC 4.7mhz 8088 processor, or XT clone. So, if you have an old XT, 286, 386, or 486 around with DOS on it, stick a basic MPU-401 card in it and you are in business.
One more thing. Unlike the newer Windows version, the DOS version uses a proprietary storage format. So, it will not read *.WAV files. It reads and saves only as *.SMP.