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From: DavMac AT iname DOT com (Davin McCall)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: [Q] SB PCI64v + Allegro
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 03:45:53 GMT
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First,

>B. Complain bitterly to Creative Labs about not giving Shawn the tech ref.

And then:

E. (yes this is my own added option) buy a non-Creative soundcard -
support a company which *does* provide documentation for its products.

Davin.



On Sun, 5 Sep 1999 01:44:47 +0100, "Alan McFarlane"
<viper AT free2you DOT co DOT uk> wrote:

>Damn soundcard! - Wish I hadn't bought it...
>
>I recently purchased a SoundBlaster PCI64v sound card which is (imho) crap!
>
>It works (ish) under Windows, although I continually have to readjust the
>volume controls...
>It works under Dos for some games - although the sound quality if you are
>running in a Dos box is terrible...
>I havn't tried it under Linux yet - need to get round to downloading RedHat
>6...
>It works under Allegro only if I am running in a Dos box with inevitable
>problems - poor quality, and timer resolution...
>
>So, what do I do?
>
>A. Purchase an original (and genuine) SoundBlaster Pro 2.
>B. Complain bitterly to Creative Labs about not giving Shawn the tech ref.
>C. Give up computers altogether and become a lawyer <g>
>D. Ask you lot, if anyone has solved the problem.
>
>If anyone has any ideas, or extensions to this list, it would be most
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>--
>Alan McFarlane
>amcfarlane AT bigfoot DOT com
>
>

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