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From: bob@imspw6.UUCP (Bob Burch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Basic "PLAY" statement
Keywords: VMUSIC
Message-ID: <189@imspw6.UUCP>
Date: 27 Oct 88 12:18:24 GMT
Organization: IMS Inc., Rockville, MD
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From Ted Holden at HTE:


I am not aware of any real standard for musical notation in the PC
world;  I figured the closest thing to a standard was probably the
notation of the "play" statement in BASIC language.  IBM and numerous
other vendors have always bundled BASIC with PC-DOS/MS-DOS and manuals
for BASIC should always be within walking distance of a majority of
users, certainly no further away than the nearest B.Dalton's store
for anyone.  The BASIC "play" notation is fairly simple to code and
requires no graphics or extra hardware to use.  VMUSIC notation is 
simply that of the BASIC "play" command with a "V" thrown in for voice
and notation for tempo removed.  

Ted Holden
HTE