NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/os/os2/misc/39022

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From: [e-mail] (Thomas Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Gravis Ultra Sound card - Anyone???
Date: 11 Dec 1992 20:00:29 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Civil Engineering, U.B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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There are those who have gotten it work work under OS/2 DOS box. The
trick is to find the right combination of IRQs and address such that
there is absolutely no conflicts. In DOS, you can get away from cheating
such as using IRQ 7 which is really for printers but nobody uses it so
it is ok... under REAL DOS. For me, I have too many things in my
computer (com2, bus mouse, tape backup....etc) such that I have to use
these "cheating" methods to get around the limitations so I can't get it
to work. But if you have a scaled down computer system without all the
works, you might be able to find the right combo of IRQs to make it
work under OS/2. Remember, you can't cheat as if you're in DOS.

As for the OS/2 driver, they will get around to it (Gravis that is) but
it's not on the top of their list. So as I always tell others, everyone
should write Gravis and tell them that OS/2 is for real. Sound Blaster
already have an OS/2 driver and PAS OS/2 driver is coming (or is it here
already). So they should get their going. So for all with email access,
you should write to...

[e-mail]  - for Alan, the tech guy

AND

[e-mail]  - for Chris, the sales guy


Let them know OS/2 is for real, and other soundcards already have OS/2
drivers or have it coming real soon.

Thomas.