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Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!hookup!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!cix.compulink.co.uk!fontware
From: fontware@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Usually Laurence Pen")
Subject: Re: SB16 or GUS?
Message-ID: <CtLKCM.CoH@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Organization: Compulink Information eXchange
References: <30j8oj$584@m.ehd.hwc.ca> <311uv0$qci@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 11:38:46 GMT
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>For Doom, nothing beats THE WAVEBLASTER!!!
>
>I heard of the awe32, the sb16, Gus (1mb) ..... None of them come close to
>the sound quality of the waveblaster. The WB has 4MB of ram, sounds way
>better than native support of awe32 or GUS. It's an upgrade borard for
>SB16 or awe32, GET it, and play Doom all over again!!!!
>
>It's kind of expensive compare to GUS, I think it's around $170, if you
>are willing to settle for less, get the GUS, that card is as good as a 1mb
>card going to sound. Gus and AWE32 in Doom still sounds 'tiny'. How do I
>know? Well, I have the AWE32 + Waveblaster and I don't think anything will
>come close, for that price range and software supprot. Sound Canvas is
>good, but you'd have to buy a separate card for sound effect .....
>
>Well, if you are a loyal GUS user and have never heard of how good a 4MB
>board sounds....... ;)
>
>Raymond Chi
>chiry@uclink.berkeley.edu
What an interesting opinion. SB16+Waveblaster = AWE32. AWE32 is a SB16
with a Waveblaster built into the main board, rather than as an add on.
So you haven't got an AWE32 + Waveblaster, 'cos that would be pointless,
not to mention impossible. Daft sod :-)