diff --git a/etc/MAKEDEV b/etc/MAKEDEV
index 16ac6b470fe2..a91ef2de29e3 100644
--- a/etc/MAKEDEV
+++ b/etc/MAKEDEV
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@
 #	snd*	various sound cards
 #	pcaudio PCM audio driver 
 #	socksys iBCS2 socket system driver
+*	vat	VAT compatibility audio driver (requires snd*)
 #
-#	$Id: MAKEDEV,v 1.44 1994/10/26 01:30:47 phk Exp $
+#	$Id: MAKEDEV,v 1.45 1994/10/29 10:03:37 phk Exp $
 #
 
 PATH=/sbin:/bin/:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:
@@ -586,6 +587,13 @@ snd*)
 	chmod 666 audio1
 	;;
 
+vat)
+	rm -f vatio
+	mknod vatio c 25 128
+	chown root.wheel vatio
+	chmod 660 vatio
+	;;
+
 apm)
 	rm -f apm
 	mknod apm c 39 0
diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV b/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV
index 16ac6b470fe2..a91ef2de29e3 100644
--- a/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV
+++ b/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@
 #	snd*	various sound cards
 #	pcaudio PCM audio driver 
 #	socksys iBCS2 socket system driver
+*	vat	VAT compatibility audio driver (requires snd*)
 #
-#	$Id: MAKEDEV,v 1.44 1994/10/26 01:30:47 phk Exp $
+#	$Id: MAKEDEV,v 1.45 1994/10/29 10:03:37 phk Exp $
 #
 
 PATH=/sbin:/bin/:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:
@@ -586,6 +587,13 @@ snd*)
 	chmod 666 audio1
 	;;
 
+vat)
+	rm -f vatio
+	mknod vatio c 25 128
+	chown root.wheel vatio
+	chmod 660 vatio
+	;;
+
 apm)
 	rm -f apm
 	mknod apm c 39 0
diff --git a/sys/conf/files.i386 b/sys/conf/files.i386
index 2212e5b532a3..03637bf02697 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/files.i386
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file tells config what files go into building a kernel,
 # files marked standard are always included.
 #
-#	$Id: files.i386,v 1.56 1994/10/27 20:44:27 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: files.i386,v 1.57 1994/10/28 15:09:38 jkh Exp $
 #
 i386/apm/apm.c			optional	apm	device-driver
 i386/apm/apm_setup.s		optional	apm
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ i386/isa/sound/sound_timer.c	optional	snd	device-driver
 i386/isa/sound/soundcard.c	optional	snd	device-driver
 i386/isa/sound/sys_timer.c	optional	snd	device-driver
 i386/isa/sound/uart6850.c	optional	snd	device-driver
+i386/isa/sound/vat_audio.c	optional	vat_audio
 i386/isa/spkr.c			optional	speaker
 i386/isa/tw.c			optional	tw	device-driver
 i386/isa/ultra14f.c		optional	uha	device-driver
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/files.i386 b/sys/i386/conf/files.i386
index 2212e5b532a3..03637bf02697 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/files.i386
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/files.i386
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file tells config what files go into building a kernel,
 # files marked standard are always included.
 #
-#	$Id: files.i386,v 1.56 1994/10/27 20:44:27 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: files.i386,v 1.57 1994/10/28 15:09:38 jkh Exp $
 #
 i386/apm/apm.c			optional	apm	device-driver
 i386/apm/apm_setup.s		optional	apm
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ i386/isa/sound/sound_timer.c	optional	snd	device-driver
 i386/isa/sound/soundcard.c	optional	snd	device-driver
 i386/isa/sound/sys_timer.c	optional	snd	device-driver
 i386/isa/sound/uart6850.c	optional	snd	device-driver
+i386/isa/sound/vat_audio.c	optional	vat_audio
 i386/isa/spkr.c			optional	speaker
 i386/isa/tw.c			optional	tw	device-driver
 i386/isa/ultra14f.c		optional	uha	device-driver
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/conf.c b/sys/i386/i386/conf.c
index 5c690a7e1995..f37bd8bcdbcf 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/conf.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/conf.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from: @(#)conf.c	5.8 (Berkeley) 5/12/91
- *	$Id: conf.c,v 1.38 1994/10/13 20:17:06 sos Exp $
+ *	$Id: conf.c,v 1.39 1994/10/31 17:20:12 joerg Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -426,6 +426,22 @@ d_select_t sndselect;
 #define sndselect       seltrue
 #endif
 
+#include "vat_audio.h"		/* BSD audio driver emulator for voxware */
+#if     NVAT_AUDIO > 0		/* not general purpose, just vat */
+d_open_t vaopen;
+d_close_t vaclose;
+d_ioctl_t vaioctl;
+d_rdwr_t varead, vawrite;
+d_select_t vaselect;
+#else
+#define vaopen          (d_open_t *)enxio
+#define vaclose         (d_close_t *)enxio
+#define vaioctl         (d_ioctl_t *)enxio
+#define varead          (d_rdwr_t *)enxio
+#define vawrite         (d_rdwr_t *)enxio
+#define vaselect        seltrue
+#endif
+
 /* /dev/fd/NNN */
 d_open_t fdopen;
 
@@ -665,10 +681,9 @@ struct cdevsw	cdevsw[] =
  	{ pcaopen,      pcaclose,       noread,         pcawrite,       /*24*/
  	  pcaioctl,     nostop,         nullreset,      NULL,	/* pcaudio */
  	  pcaselect,	nommap,		NULL },
-	{ (d_open_t *)enxio,	(d_close_t *)enxio,	(d_rdwr_t *)enxio, /*25*/
-	  (d_rdwr_t *)enxio,	(d_ioctl_t *)enxio,	(d_stop_t *)enxio, /* unused */
-	  (d_reset_t *)enxio,	NULL,			(d_select_t *)enxio,
-	  (d_mmap_t *)enxio,	NULL },
+	{ vaopen,	vaclose,	varead,		vawrite,	/*25*/
+  	  vaioctl,	nostop,		nullreset,	NULL,	/* vat driver */
+  	  vaselect,	nommap,		NULL },
 	{ spkropen,     spkrclose,      noread,         spkrwrite,      /*26*/
 	  spkrioctl,    nostop,         nullreset,      NULL,	/* spkr */
 	  seltrue,	nommap,		NULL },