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'''AIL real mode driver''' ('''.ADV''') is a music/[[MIDI]] driver file for DOS. It is associated with IBM Audio Interface Library (AIL), a toolkit by John Miles and Miles Design.<br />
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== Discussion ==<br />
AIL was later renamed to Miles Sound System (or maybe it's more like the predecessor?). Miles Sound System was acquired by [[RAD Game Tools]] in 1994.<br />
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It is unclear what relationship, if any, AIL has to IBM.<br />
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There was also an edition of AIL for 32-bit protected mode DOS, not covered by this article. And this doesn't even scratch the surface of what Miles Sound System has evolved into.<br />
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One way to use ADV drivers was via MIDPAK, a third-party product which incorporated them. MIDPAK is a relative of DIGPAK (see [[DIGPAK sound driver]]).<br />
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The source code for one version of AIL was released in 2000.<br />
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== Identification ==<br />
ADV files are observed to start in one of two ways:<br />
* Bytes {{magic|20 00}}, then ASCII "{{magic|Copyright (C) 1991 John Miles}}", then byte {{magic|1a}}.<br />
* Bytes {{magic|2d 00}}, then ASCII "{{magic|Copyright (C) 1991,1992 Miles Design, Inc.}}", then byte {{magic|1a}}.<br />
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== Software ==<br />
* [http://www.ke5fx.com/] → "AIL Version 2" (AIL2.ZIP) - AIL v2.14 (and AIL/32 v1.05), including source code, etc.<br />
* {{CdTextfiles|pier01/041a/midpak.zip|MIDPAK v1.0}}<br />
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== Sample files ==<br />
* {{CdTextfiles|smsharew4/GAMES/BQ1P2.ZIP|BQ1P2.ZIP}} → *.ADV<br />
* {{CdTextfiles|gigagames3/DOS/DEMOS/DARKSUN.ZIP|DARKSUN.ZIP}} → *.ADV<br />
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See also the items in the Software section.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [[Wikipedia: Miles Sound System]]<br />
* [https://www.radgametools.com/miles.htm Miles Sound System web page]<br />
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