<s>
Miles	B-Library
Sound	I-Library
System	I-Library
(	O
MSS	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Audio	B-Library
Interface	I-Library
Library	I-Library
(	O
AIL	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
sound	O
software	O
system	O
primarily	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
used	O
mostly	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
for	O
low-end	O
audio	O
chipsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
little	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
time	O
while	O
providing	O
adequate	O
audio	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
driver	B-Application
library	O
for	O
soundcards	B-Device
to	O
use	O
in	O
DOS	B-Device
applications	O
when	O
no	O
viable	O
alternative	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Algorithm
Games	I-Algorithm
Tools	I-Algorithm
(	O
formerly	O
RAD	B-Algorithm
Game	I-Algorithm
Tools	I-Algorithm
)	O
acquired	O
the	O
technology	O
from	O
Miles	B-Library
Design	I-Library
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1992	O
AIL	O
version	O
2	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
has	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
John	O
Miles	O
as	O
open-source	B-Application
(	O
public	O
domain	O
without	O
restrictions	O
)	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
his	O
personal	O
site	O
(	O
KE5FX.com	O
)	O
and	O
contains	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
both	O
real-mode	B-Application
and	O
protected-mode	B-Application
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Miles	B-Library
Sound	I-Library
System	I-Library
was	O
used	O
in	O
its	O
history	O
by	O
over	O
7,000	O
video	O
games	O
across	O
18	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
in	O
1994	O
that	O
"	O
Many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
publishers	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
support	O
only	O
those	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
which	O
are	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Miles	O
drivers	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
