System Requirements

If you would like to run the program ocarina.exe, here is what you need.

• Windows operating system (2000 or later recommended)
• A Nintendo 64 controller with a USB adapter (both available online)
• A sound card with a MIDI module (you likely have this)
• Speakers (or headphones)

If you would like to make changes to the code ocarina.bas, and then see the effect of your changes, you will additionally need to download the FreeBASIC compiler for Windows.

How come the code will not run under Linux?

Support for Linux is forthcoming. The current version of the code (as late as rev. 9) uses the mmsystem component of Windows to send out MIDI messages. FreeBASIC is capable of compiling under Linux as well, and we believe that converting the calls to fall under the Linux paradigm would not be difficult.