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- From: tfinn@crash.cts.com (Aaron Grier)
- Subject: Re: Sound Blaster Pro
- Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA
- Date: 11 Jan 93 15:54:07 PST
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.155407.20185@crash>
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- In article <972.2B4FDACA@afitamy.fidonet.org> Jason.Honingford@afitamy.fidonet.org (Jason Honingford) writes:
- >I was checking out some IBM computers the other day and saw this nice $3000
- >set-up with this multi-media package which included a CD-ROM, windows, and
- >Sound Blaster Pro... this thing looked and sounded better than the Amiga. I
- >didn't know IBM did that stuff. This makes me wanna sell my Amiga and get
- >compatible with the rest of the world...
- >
- >I couldn't stay around to ask many questions, plus the guy was pissing me off
- >telling me how much better his machine was. Does anyone know the specifics on
- >the Sound Blaster Pro? It sounded just like a 16 bit sound board on the Amiga,
- >but for $170 (I think). So what's the deal? Seems like I'd have to buy
- >thousands of dollars worth of hard ware to compare to this machine's graphics,
- >speed, and sound! I thought it was the other way around.
-
- Hahaha.. the SB-Pro? Give me a break... it's only 8-bit
- stereo. Your Amiga sounds better. (My Amiga sounds better!) You ask
- him how much his machine costs, and if the graphics and sound are
- co-processed.
-
- If you want to spend the money, the PC is a good machine. Just
- make sure you get the right hardware. However, for the money, the
- Amiga still can't be beat. You will find Windows to be a big pain, and
- not as "elegant" as workbench. NO PC will ever multitask as well as an
- amiga because no PCs have specialized processors for doing graphics
- and sound. (This may change though.. the Gravis Ultrasound has 32
- voice 16bit polyphony, co-processed though no DSP :( )
-
- It's your call.
-
- agrier@gompers.gompers.edu (real internet addy)
- tfinn@crash.cts.com (UUCP address)
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