DOS freeware to mute PC speaker?

[Clint Olson]

Hi,
Does anybody know of freeware that can intercept DOS calls to the PC
speaker and stop them? I have a couple of programs that are fun,
except they have rather annoying music on the PC speaker. Thanks!

Clint Olson
co-n-co at mochamail dot com

 

[B. R. 'BeAr' Ederson]

Hi,
Does anybody know of freeware that can intercept DOS calls to the PC
speaker and stop them? I have a couple of programs that are fun,
except they have rather annoying music on the PC speaker. Thanks!

You can check this PD from Carl Burtner:
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/sysutl/sil2.zip

The first version is available, too:
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/sysutl/silence.zip

Maybe there is Silencer from Dave Fallen still out there. You could have
a look after this one if you want to *patch* your programs. But beware:
this sure *is* risky!

I didn't try these tools myself because I always (mis-)used the PC-lock.
One turn of the key grants silence... ;-)

BeAr

 

[dlfallen]

Dave Fallen here. My Silencer program is getting old. I placed it in the public domain 35 years ago. It still works, of course.

I disagree that it is risky. The program modifies a COPY of the original program. The original program is renamed and kept as a backup. You can always restore the original.

Silencer is getting difficult to find on the internet. So, I have made it available at:

http://www.dlfallen.altervista.org/Files/silencer.zip

Even if you do not intend to use it, I think the documentation has some retro interest. I just wish I could find the source code.

 

[dlfallen]

I recovered the source code! It is now included in the silencer.zip download link (above). The soucre code will let you see exactly what the program does. This is Version 2.1, the final version.