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- From: ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran)
- Subject: Re: SB16 vs PAS16
- Message-ID: <By6t9s.5nJ@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca>
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- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <92328.31173.J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:05:51 GMT
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- In article <92328.31173.J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM> J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM writes:
- >
- >I'm hearing a lot about this Gravis board...I have a couple of questions about
- >it. First, is it 100% Sound Blaster and Adlib compatible? Secondly, I know
- >that the PAS-16 has a built-in SCSI interface for CD-ROM, thus saving a
- >precious slot. Does the GUS have this, or are they planning to develop a CD-
- >ROM interface soon? I'm buying a system shortly and am carefully weighing
- >the options...
- >
-
- No, the GUS is not 100% SB/Adlib compatible. All Adlib games will work
- with it, I believe, but some will not sound as good as they would on a
- real Adlib or SB. SB games that use the DAC may not work perfectly.
- Digitized sounds give the emulation TSR the most trouble.
-
- The GUS doesn't have a built-in SCSI, but has ports for a SCSI
- daughtercard from Gravis. I don't see a lack of a SCSI as a flaw
- but rather a feature. It makes the basic card inexpensive (thus,
- helping the installed base grow), and allows the user to choose
- whatever choice of SCSI interface he wants.
-
- Phat.
-