cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/34761352
(Thanks to /u/O_MORES for posting this elsewhere)
There’s a brand new HD audio driver for Windows 98/Me called WDMHDA.
Since it’s a WDM driver, it will play nice with the Sound Blaster Emulation Layer built into Windows 98/ME (sbemul.sys).
And it actually works. Here’s Windows 98 and this codec tested on a Ryzen 9 PC: https://youtu.be/uhWyH0TsrCc



This is cool. I will never use this since I’m lucky enough to have dedicated hardware for 9x. But the thought of having a massively overpowered machine for DOS gaming amuses me.