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 Organization: Monash Uni Lines: 49 Distribution: world Message-ID: <37d1e71a.1794867@newsserver.cc.monash.edu.au> References: <37d1bca2 AT eeyore DOT callnetuk DOT com> NNTP-Posting-Host: damcc5.halls.monash.edu.au X-Trace: towncrier.cc.monash.edu.au 936503098 27512 130.194.198.138 (5 Sep 1999 03:44:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT monash DOT edu DOT au NNTP-Posting-Date: 5 Sep 1999 03:44:58 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com 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" 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 >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 > > __________________________________________________________ *** davmac - sharkin'!! davmac AT iname DOT com *** my programming page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~davmac/