home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
- Path: sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!torn!watserv2.uwaterloo.ca!sciborg.uwaterloo.ca!ptran
- From: ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran)
- Subject: Re: SB16 Released at Last!
- Message-ID: <BzD8FE.4BB@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca>
- Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca
- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <gting.724329089@sfu.ca> <1992Dec16.024445.1401@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:52:25 GMT
- Lines: 24
-
- In article <1992Dec16.024445.1401@nuscc.nus.sg> swkgohw@nuscc.nus.sg (Sir Launcelot Du Lac) writes:
- >
- >: However, the standard GUS comes with 256k of RAM on board (exp to 1Mb)
- >: for which to load the MIDI patches. This is infinitely better than having
- >: a fixed set of instruments on ROM since newer patches can be recorded and
- >: used on the GUS.
- >:
- >Is this really better? I mean, art there any possibilities of clashes
- >with system RAM?
- >
-
- That's like asking if your 1Meg of video memory will clash with main memory.
- The GUS' RAM is totally separate from main memory.
-
- >It sounds to me that the whole thing is analoguous to having TSRs that
- >emulate SB, and we know what sorts of problems THAT may result it
-
- Sorry, Sir Launcelot, but this line of reasoning does not make sense. RAM is
- better than ROM, and does not introduce any drawbacks (except maybe price)
- whatsoever. I'd rather have RAM to store any sounds and instruments I want
- than be limited to preset ROM patches. ROM isn't all bad, but if I can't have
- both ROM and RAM, then I'd choose just RAM instead.
-
- Phat.
-