Philips Xwave-400u USB Speaker Driver

This package contains an expiring beta-level driver which allows one to
play standard PCM encoded sound files by piping the data to /dev/x400u0.
Alteratively, one can include sound capability in one's own software by
opening /dev/x400u0 and simply writing standard PCM encoded sound to it.
In order to prevent bug-ridden beta versions from proliferating, this beta
version will expire in April 2001.

I have included two utility programs to aid in the use of this driver.  The
first utility is 'setpcm'.  Setpcm allows a user to set the sound parameters,
such as the number of channels, the sample resolution, and the sample
frequency.  The other utility is mp3std which directs mp3 music output
to stdout.  One can then pipe this into /dev/x400u0.  Details of the procedure
are included in the README_INSTALL.rtfd file, along with a sample file to use
as a test.

This driver does NOT incorperate the USB speaker system into the NeXT sound
sub-system.  It implements an entirely separate sound channel.  If one would
find it useful to have a USB sound system which is able to completely replace
their sound card, send me an email note.  Given sufficient demand, I would
consider doing this.

Details on installing and using this driver can be found in the README_INSTALL.rtfd
file.  

Any problems, comments, or suggestions can be sent to me at my email
address below.

Thanks for your interest and support.


					Howard R. Cole
					hcole@gci-net.com
					December 10, 2000