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Ultrasound Daily Digest     Sat Jul 10 00:07     Volume 4: Issue  39

Today's Topics:
                       a few things (as usual)
                  Alone in the Dark & C-MO queries.
                  DIGEST ADMIN: Truncated Digest...
                             GUS and OS/2
                        GUS drivers for OS/2
                             HELLO & QWK
                 Help me find a GUS in the Bay Area!
                       Help with GUS and Xwing
                            MILES DRIVERS
            PowerChords - Edit Patch Grayed - Answer (NOT)
                          Prince of Persia 2
                         SBOS and Flash Back
                              Syndicate
                          Truncated posts...
                      ULTRASOUND DAILY DIGEST V
               Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #38 (2 msgs)

Standard Info:
    - Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest.
    - Before you ask a question, please READ THE FAQ.

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 14:53:51 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: a few things (as usual)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

As usual, someone needs to set right the pessimists of the group.
The Turtle Beach Maui will be a WaveBlaster clone, *not* a sound card in and
of itself. It has a waveblaster connector, and is designed primarily to plug
into the TB Tahiti, which *has no synth of it's own*. The Maui will certainly
be at least $299 list (no less than $199 street), and the Tahiti will be
running in the same bracket ($299-399 list). This combination will in *no
way* compete with the GUS! TB's combo will run $400-500! Even if you simply
added the Maui to an SB 16, you're still talking a $350+ price range.

Secondly, to say that the UltraSound may have no future is naive. The card
has a decent-sized established user base, which has proven to be one of the
most religious-like followings of any product in this industry. There are a
number of software developers who *really* like the UltraSound, and are
supporting it right now. And with the AIL drivers available for the GUS the
others have little excuse for lack of GUS support.

This card hasn't been out terribly long, and for a product that takes a
completely new and dynamic approach to the sound issue, it is doing extremely
well.

- Dan Nicholson
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 22:49 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Alone in the Dark & C-MO queries.
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi all.

     I know I'm slightly behind the times here, but could someone shed some
light on using the GUS with "Alone in the Dark"?

     I've tried every combination of SBOS (2.08 & 2.0B9) switches I can think
of, but to no avail. The only way I can get anything is to set it up as ADLIB
for music and PC squeaker for sound effects - not ideal.

     Links 386 Pro sounds great, as does Strike Commander and XWing (with no
switches!), but I wanna hear Alone in the dark!

     Also - a similar problem in Comanche MO - great music, no sounds or
speech. I have got the mission disk set 1.

     Thanks in anticipation....

----------------------
Jonathan Clark
([e-mail])
----------------------

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 12:40:42 -0600 (CDT)
From: ddebry@itchy (Dave DeBry)
Subject: DIGEST ADMIN: Truncated Digest...
Message-ID: <9307091840.AA02493@itchy>

    Yesterday's digest was delivered truncated to everyone.  The
problem was that John Smith's posting had a line that started with a
period, and had nothing else on it.  (Bad Gravis rep!  Bad, bad! :)

    DON'T DO THIS!

    SMTP dictates that this is how to mark the end of a message in
transit.  So when the digest got to the first hop, everything after
that line was truncated.

    (Actually, I have no idea how the mail even got here.  It
should have truncated it when John first mailed it.  Weird.)

    I'll put a check into the MailServ program when I get some
time, but for now just don't do this.

    The entire digest v4i38 (so, did anyone else notice that the
digest numbers didn't start at v5i1 on July 1st?  Feh!) is available
on archive.epas (or any of the other ftp/mail-ftp sites).  However,
I'm including the missing section of yesterday's digest in this
message.  Enjoy!

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] Date: Thu, 08 Jul 93 15:22:11
] From: [e-mail]
] Subject: JUST TO LET YOU KNOW  1/2
] Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
]
] JUST TO LET YOU KNOW #5
] =======================
]
] Hello fellow Gravoids <g>
]
] Canadian Upgrades
] -----------------
] The case of the missing Canadian upgrades seems to have been solved.
] Alan Alvarez has been doing a lot of calling this week and has traced
] them down.  It seems that the fulfillment house used the courier DHL
] to get the packages into Canada.  All 2000 Canadian upgrades were sent
] to DHL Chicago to clear customs.  Now for the real kicker.  They sat
] in the DHL warehouse for 1 1/2 weeks before anyone decided to do
] anything with it.  It then took them another week and 1/2 to get the
] packages cleared through customs.  As of July 2nd, 1993 ALL Canadian
] packages are actually in this country. Canada post assures us that
] all packages will be delivered in 6-9 days.  This means everyone
] in Canada SHOULD start receiving their packages the week of July 12th.
]
] We have been getting a lot of run arounds here as to where our packages
] actually were.
]
]
] DBase Online
] ------------
] We have converted the dBase of the UltraSound reg. cards to an ASCII
] format and have posted it as GUSDBAS.ZIP.  This dBase contains a list
] of all names of users who were mailed the upgrades. It only contains
] FIRST/LAST NAME, STAGE/PROV, and the last few digits of phone numbers.
] This should give you enough information to figure out if your package
] was shipped.
]
]
] GUS0034
] -------
] As many of you have been so kind to point out, <grin>, there were a
] few minor problems with the V2.06 software.  Namely:
]
] - The Power Chords tutor and demo icons were reversed in Windows
] - DEFAULT.CFG was calling a patch called TREMSTR.PAT which didn't exist
] - WConvert V1.01 was causing General Proctection Faults in Windows
]
] I have patched these problems and there is now a V2.06a. I know I am
] going to get people saying "well, I want the new version", so instead
] of having you download another 8Mb's I have created a file called
] GUS0034.ZIP which contains the above mentioned changed files.  You can
] download it off of our BBS or any of the FTP sites.
]
]
] Me and the Mail
] ---------------
] I will be (attempting) to devote more of my time into other Gravis
] related projects. I have asked two other people in tech support to help
] me out with the mail, Paul Malcolm ([e-mail] or
] [e-mail]) and Matthew Arbeid ([e-mail] or
] [e-mail]).  Both people are within 15 feet of me all day long.
] So if they don't know how to answer your questions they can yell it
] at me ;-) I'll be posting these addresses in future BBS nodelists.
]
]
] Vacation
] --------
] Yes I do get time off. ;-) I will be away from July 17th until July
] 24th, for a fun filled week of white water rafting, camping, and
] visiting friends in Calgary.
]
] During this time PAUL MALCOLM will be reading/responding to my mail. He
] has been doing mail for me every Wed. for the last 3 weeks.  But I'm
] sure he'll be a pro by the time I come back.  Any messages he can not
] answer he will print out and give them to me to respond once I get back.
]
]
] Finland
] -------
] There is a very good chance that I will be going to Assembly '93. If
] I do go I'll be away July 28th until Aug 5th. You can bet I'll bring
] our luggable and load it up with great UltraSound software while I'm
] over there.  There should be some great 3D demos comming out of
] this show.
]
]
] AIL/DIGPAK
] ----------
] Here is some news about our AIL/DIGPAK drivers. I have been informed
] that Trilobyte is cutting some new 7th Guest CDROM disks, which are
] suppose to have UltraSound drivers on them. There is an update to
] RULES OF ENGAGEMENT II which fix some bugs and ADD UltraSound
] support (ROE2UP.ZIP). Return to Zork by Activision is going to have
] GUS support (AIL) and there should be a demo of it floating around
] the nets someplace..... I know I'm forgetting some others but I can't
] think of them now.
]
] Latest Gravis Node List
] -----------------------
]
] .                        Authorized Gravis BBS Nodes List
] .                                    as of
] .                                July 7, 1993
] .
] Name                    Location          BBS Phone No.   Speed
] ================================================================
] Advanced Gravis         Burnaby, Canada   [phone]  V32bis
] .
] .
] .
] Deep Cove BBS           White Rock, Canada(604) 536-5859  DS
] MIDI 1040               Vancouver, Canada [phone]  V32bis
] Infinite Dreams         Vancouver, Canada [phone]  DS
] .                                         [phone]  V32bis
] WolfPack                Richmond, Canada  [phone]  DS
] T-8000 Info. System     Calgary, Canada   [phone]  V32bis
] Download Dungeon        Ontario, Canada   [phone]  V32bis
] Super Sonic             Ontario, Canada   [phone]  2400
] .                                         [phone]  DS
] QWERTY                  Quebec, Canada    [phone]  V32bis
] Data Bank BBS           Pennsylvania, USA [phone]  V32bis
] The Sound Barrier       New York, USA     [phone]  DS
] .                                         [phone]  V32bis
] Music Connection        Texas, USA (Plano)[phone]  DS
] .                                         [phone]  V32
] CyberSpace - The Matrix Texas, USA(Carrol)[phone]  V32bis
] .
] JoyFull Noise           Oregon, USA       [phone] &DS
] .                                         [phone] ZV32bis
] I can 'C' Clearly Now!  Iowa, USA         [phone]  V32bis
] Open Access BBS         Norway, Europe    [phone]    V32bis
] The 1st Dutch MIDI BBS  Netherland, Europe+31-15138754    DS
] .                                         [phone]    2400
] Geniaal BBS 2           Netherland, Europe+31-2290-43038  V32bis
] .                                         [phone]  V32bis
] New Age System          Estonia, Europe   [phone]   V32bis
] StarPort                Finland, Europe   [phone] DS
] .                                         [phone]
] StarFire                Germany, Europe   [phone] V32bis
] AWAX-CBL                Moscow, Europe    [phone] ZV32bis
] MultiMedia              Singapore, Asia   [phone]    ZV32bis
] Paranoimia-Art of Noise Victoria,Australia+61-3-379-7041  V32
] .
] Files Only
] ================================================================
] UltraSound Connection   Florida, USA      [phone]  DS
] Logical Solutions       Calgary, Canada   [phone]  V32bis
] TechTalk                Calgary, Canada   [phone]  V32bis
] P.O.P.                  Finland, Europe   [phone]  DS
] .                                         [phone]  DS
] ================================================================
]
] NOTE(S): - All systems are No Parity, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop bit (N81)
] .        - All systems are online 24 hours/day
] .        - Speeds: V32bis - 14,400 bits per second (CCITT standard)
] .                  HST    - 14,400/16,800 bits per second (US Robotics Prop.)
] .                  DS     - 14,400/16,800 bits per second (HST/V32bis)
] .        - * - Files are File Requestable
] .        - % - EMail Only.  No FTP or Telnet.
] .        - & - Does not accept >= 2400 baud calls
] .        - Z - Zyxel (16.8K and 19.2K bps)
]
] About the Gravis Nodes
]  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
]  All nodes are independent BBSs', and are not run or sponsored by Gravis.
]  As such the logon procedures for each BBS may vary.  For instance, some
]  give you immediate access, while others have a probation period which
]  may last several days.  All nodes are encouraged to offer all the
]  Gravis files and messages to first time callers but this may not
]  always be the case.
]
]  If you are interested in becoming an Authorized Gravis Node you may
]  file request or download GRAV-APP.ZIP from the Gravis BBS.
]
] Other Sources for UltraSound Files:
]  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
] .CompuServe:         GO PCVENB  area #14                      71333,350
] .                    GO MACDVEN area #10                      75300,733
]
] .FTP Sites:          archive.epas.utoronto.ca         pub/pc/ultrasound
] .                    wuarchive.wustl.edu       systems/msdos/ultrasound
]
] .Internet EMail:     Tech Support 1 (Paul Malcolm)     [e-mail]
] .                    Tech Support 2 (Matthew Arbeid)   [e-mail]
] .                    Sales                             [e-mail]
] .
] .Internet: UltraSound Digest:               [e-mail]
] .          GUS SDK Digest:                     [e-mail]
] .                                          To post to tomorrow's digest
]
]
] .Request: Daily Digest Server:      [e-mail]
] .         GUS SDK Digest:              [e-mail]
] .                          To subscribe, unsubscribe, and request files
]
] .Owner Address:                       [e-mail]
] .                         To contact a human if the server has troubles
]
] The %itchy and dsd domains will be removed sometime during the beginning
] .of June.  So [e-mail] will become [e-mail].
]
] ========================================================================
]
]
] That is all for now.  I have to hurry and get down to the passport office
]
] (Continued to next message)
] ---
]  ~ QMPro 1.50 05-8925 ~ He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: Thu, 08 Jul 93 15:22:14
] From: [e-mail]
] Subject: JUST TO LET YOU KNOW  2/2
] Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
]
] (Continued from previous message)
]
] before they close (government office).  C'ya
]
] John
]
] Warning: this document wasn't run through a spell checker so wear
]          protective glasses <grin> And no comments from Godfrey this
]          time ;-)
]
] cc: [e-mail]
] ---
]  ~ QMPro 1.50 05-8925 ~ He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: Thu Jul 08 12:24:52 1993
] From: [e-mail] (Montgomery Kosma)
] Subject: problem with Windows drivers & Winprinter
] Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
]
] Anybody else out there using a GUS in the same system as a LaserMaster
] Winprinter product?  I find that if I have the GUS windows drivers
] loaded, the Winprinter's 800dpi postscript mode will not run.  There
] are no IRQ, DMA, or I/O address conflicts--looks like a software-level
] incompatibility to me...
]
] help!
]
]  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
] Montgomery Kosma
] [e-mail]                      Phone: [phone]
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 10:32:01 -0700
] From: jon p tsai <[e-mail]>
] Subject: Space Hulk
] Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
]
] I am just wondering if anyone has gotten Space Hulk to work with GUS.
] It seems like the music works, but the speech is cut off after the
] first few syllables. Also, the game tend to jam up at the complettion
] of a mission. The latter doesnt happen if no sound is selected.
]
] Just wondering if anyone can help.
]
] Thanx
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 01:44:56 +0300
] From: [e-mail] (THEO_JAKOBS TEL.62667)
] Subject: trouble with gus
] Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
]
] Hi...
]
] I recently have purchased me a GUS, but since the time i put the thing
] in the computer till the time i'm writing this i have not really
] enjoyed the card.
]
] I've got some problems:
] 1.
]   When i wan't to try FLIDEMO.BAT the only thing that happens is, the screen
]   goes black and  the fisrt tones are heared, but then it really fucks up,
]   the messages of 'select dma' etc... are heard and a terrible noise is
]   heard. This is not only on my 486sx/25 but also on my 386dx/40...
]   But i can look at the fli with my own fli-player, and listen to the sound
]   with the sample program, but not at the same time....
]
]   The MIDIDEMO.BAT works fine, after i had to change the patchdir in
]   ULTRA.INI
]
] 2.
] SBOS......... well i don't know what everybody's talking about, but
] this SBOS......... well i really can't say this is a SB emulator,
] because i can't get it to work with almost every game.. like prince of
] persia 2, it is really a terrible noise that it provides, and after
] the first spoken line(of the story) it stops saying anything, but i
] still hear that awfull music(the SB is much much much better), or
] Alone in the dark... i start SBOS 2.10, and i select the SB(with DMA),
] but when the first graphix should appear, the com- puter just freezes
] up...
]
] 3.
] Because of the trouble i have with SBOS, i would like to know why i
] can't use my SOUNDBLASTER (compatible) in my computer.. when i select
] another DMA,IRQ and baseadress this should work(or not?)..
]
] 4.
] Why isn't gravis giving us the source of SBOS, so we can modify and
] alter it as we like.... because maybe the GUS can really emulate the
] SB without using preset samples(on disk)....
]
]   well i did have some fun with it, with the game zone66, but not that much
]   fun because the game is to difficult for me (even in easy mode)..
]   And ofcourse with GUSMOD 2.11 (one of the best modplayers i've ever seen)
]
]   Andre Jakobs
]     MicroBrain Technologies Inc.
]       Son en Breugel
]         The Netherlands
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: Wed, 07 Jul 93 12:45:05 -0400
] From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" <[e-mail]>
] Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #35
] Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
]
] > Bah, give it time.  The GUS is still pretty new, and most stores don't
] > even carry it.  If programmers were to start supporting every piece of
] > hardware that came out, they'd spend all their time writing device
] > drivers.  Even if a program is 100 times better, it still has to find
] > its place in the market.
]
] The last thing anything has in the PC world is time. I've seen support for
] Aria-based cards and the Microsoft Sound System, yet these same programs
] don't support the GUS. Now that the AIL drivers are done, I think support
] will blossom, but "give it time" is a quick route to death in the PC biz...
]
] DDA
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 16:32:13 +0001
] From: "Z. Horvat" <[e-mail]>
] Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #36
] Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
]
] >
] > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 22:44:07 -0400
] > From: Carl Pettypiece <[e-mail]>
] > Subject: I Got Rhythm .MID uploaded to epas
] > Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
] >
] >
] > 2.  I'm experiencing problems with MIDI input via a Korg M1 and the MIDI
] >     box described in the FAQ.  It works perfectly except that short delays
] >     are sometimes experienced from when I press a key to hearing the sound.
] >     The music is not necessarily fast (sometimes it's the first note in a
] >     sequence).  Is this a common problem?  Is it something I have to live
] >     with?  Is it Windows?  Is it my machine (386DX/25)?  Is it my opti-
] >     osilator (NTE3093 -- says it's compatible with the 6N138)?  Note that
] >     MIDI output to the Korg does not have this problem.
]
] Got the same problem here, and i'm using a 6N135 Optocoupler. I'm not
] a wizard in electronics and the guy in the e-parts-shop told me it
] would functionally not matter which one to build in the circuit :-(
] Output is o.k., but the input side sometimes misses an note on or note
] off... I guess we should both get a real 6N138.
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: 8 Jul 93 11:55:30 SAT
] From: "Michael Patricios"  <[e-mail]>
] Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #37
] Message-ID: <MAILQUEUE-101.930708115529.336@odie>
]
] In digest 4 #37, Christopher Kellmeyer <[e-mail]> writes:
]
] > ARGHHH!!!!  I just spent 3-4 hours last night trying to get the AIL drivers
] > to work with Dune2.  And every time, I get the same results as the other
] > person (sorry I forget who) that posted here a few days ago.
] >
] > That result is that it tries to initialize the mt32 and for some reason
] > tries to access the a: drive in my case (single floppy system a: and b:).
] > After approx. seven ......., Dune2 bails giving me an insufficient memory
] > error.
]
] The reason for the bailout has nothing to do with the GUS (except
] that Ultramid is taken up some base memory). You do not have enough
] base memory to run the game! Try load Ultramid high, this will give
] your more base memory which the game needs to run. As for the
] attempted access to your a: and b: drives, don't worry about it, it
] always does it for me and the drivers work great!
]
] PS: DO NOT run the setup program after the duneail program, this
] atomatically changes the game config for you to use the GUS for
] music and digitized sounds.
]
] > ps. I have tried with several different configs, including loading
] >     everything high, and some without the mouse.
]
] It is unlikely (well, I couldn't anyway) that you managed to load
] EVERYTHING high. Try loading Ultramid before your mouse driver, it
] needs 64K free hi memory to install and then takes up 56K when
] resident. An irritating thing about DOS's loadhi (well DOS 5 anyway,
] I don't have DOS 6) is that if there is not enough space in himem, it
] loads the program low, but doesn't warn you that it did.
]
] > A disgruntled GUSer,
]
] No need to be disgruntled, I think Gravis is doing an excellent job
] in terms of after sales support, esp. with the Miles drivers. Thanks
] Gravis, keep up the good work (a version of the Miles drivers which
] uses less BASE memory would be nice - yes I know you have promised it,
] I am not hucking).
]
] Also, to those people in Canada complaining about not receiving their
] disks, STOP BEING SO CHILDISH!
]
]  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
]  Michael Patricios
]  Electrical Engineering
]  Wits University
]  Sunny South Africa
]  Internet: [e-mail]
]  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 10:42:04 -0700
] From: [e-mail] (Winston S Worrell)
] Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #37 Xwing now works
] Message-ID: <9307081742.AA01110@cds653>
]
] Hi,
] To the people who reponded to me thanks
] (CS_RMOYE.CS0.LAMAR.EDU - mail daemon returned it for some unknown reason)
]
] Anyway, it looks like they are SERIOUS about int 11 being set on the GUS.
] I changed my SCSI controller (which was on 11) to 10, made sure I had nothing
] on 7 and lo and behold. X-Wing and SYNDICATE now work.
]
] I now have the problem whre the screen freezes/jumps/locks when I fire.,
] any way around that one?
]
] Just to add my $1.50 worth to the late disks. Considering its been
] almost 1 year since I got mine (OK September will be a year), I don't
] have my reciept or my box.  I think its being pretty petty, since If
] they didn't get my reg card I'd be in the same boat.  I think they
] should just request the serial number (if you can't supply the above)
] and they can check for bogus people that way.
]
] -Winston
] "Happy, Happy, Joy of Joys!"
]
] ------------------------------
]
] Date: Tue Jul 06 09:02:23 1993
] From: [e-mail] (Montgomery Kosma)
] Subject: X-Wing and GUS
] Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
]
] Hi folks...
]
] I'm a new ultrasound owner and have been having trouble getting X-Wing to run
] with my GUS, at least without any jerkiness.
]
] Right now, when playing X-Wing, each time a digitized sound is played (e.g.
] the TIE fighter scream, or a laser blast), the display will sort of "hang"
] until the sound has finished playing.  When not in flight mode, everything
] works fine; of course, jerkiness during flight makes things a bit tough.
]
] I'm using SBOS ver 1.10 I think (I just downloaded the newest driver last
] Friday).  I've got a 486/33 with 16MB ram, and I've also got a MusicQuest
] MPU-401 midi card driving an external General Midi module.  I've noticed the
] X-Wing problem with and without using the midi stuff.
]
] thanks!
]
]  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
] Montgomery Kosma
] [e-mail]                      Phone: [phone]
]
] ------------------------------
]
] End of Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #38
] *************************************

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 8:42:08 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Robert Wiegand)
Subject: Re: GUS and OS/2
Message-ID: <9307091342@midnight1>

> From: Jon Spewak <[e-mail]>
> Subject: GUS drivers for OS/2
>
> Another thing...  I just got off the phone with IBM and asked a question
> about the GUS working under DOS under OS/2.  I asked that if I opened up a
> DOS session under OS/2, could I run DOS applications that access the GUS
> such as games, and Ultrasound sound editors, etc.  They said NO the sound
> card would NOT work as long as the computer boots up with OS/2, and I

Not true. DOS programs written to use the GUS will work under OS/2.
You do need to set the GUS to use an 8 bit DMA channel - DMA 1 works
fine for me.

SBOS will *not* work, and none of the multimedia stuff will work.

> could only use the card if I run off of a bootdisk or don't boot OS/2.
> But, they did say if the card emulates the Soundblaster, then the SB
> drivers might work.  I don't know if this would work.

The GUS is not hardware compatible with the Soundblaster, so the OS/2
Soundblaster drivers will not work.

> I just got OS/2 and am reluctant to install it.  Those of you running OS/2
> and GUS, I'd appreciate your input about how you guys manage.

I would say install OS/2, but keep a copy of DOS and use OS/2's Dual Boot
or Boot Manager to select which operating system boots.

Use OS/2 for everything that will run under it, and boot DOS when you
want to run a game that needs SBOS.

My personal opinion is that if I had to choose between OS/2 and and GUS
I'd keep OS/2 and sell the GUS. Fortunatly I don't have to choose,
I have been able to get by with both so far.

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 14:58:33 -0400
From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: GUS drivers for OS/2
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

> Another thing...  I just got off the phone with IBM and asked a question
> about the GUS working under DOS under OS/2.  I asked that if I opened up a
> DOS session under OS/2, could I run DOS applications that access the GUS
> such as games, and Ultrasound sound editors, etc.  They said NO the sound
> card would NOT work as long as the computer boots up with OS/2, and I
> could only use the card if I run off of a bootdisk or don't boot OS/2.
> But, they did say if the card emulates the Soundblaster, then the SB
> drivers might work.  I don't know if this would work.

For one, the GUS is in no way compatible with the SoundBlaster so you can
forget about that. For two, I've been using the AIL drivers with DOS games
(in a Full Screen DOS session) for a while now under OS/2 2.1GA. It works
fine since the standard DOS box under OS/2 has around 620K free so the 56K
whack from ULTRAMID still leaves enough for 7th Guest and Ultima Underworld
(the only 2 AIL driver games I have). I also got WCHART to (mostly) work.

What the rep probably meant was that it wouldn't work in a windowed DOS
session. I have no idea since I never tried it...

> > From: Brian Go <[e-mail]>
> > I want OS/2 2.1 drivers.  I have spent many unsuccessful hours trying to
> > make my GUS work in native OS/2.  How much longer does a guy have to wait?
> > Gravis has sent staff to IBM and has copies of 2.1 GA.....
> > I sit and wait, but my patience is draining....
> > Flame off....
> Gravis..  The GUS OS/2 drivers would be greatly appreciated by us loyal
> GUS owners.

We've asked nicely for OS/2 drivers, both MMPM/2 and Windows drivers that
don't require a .386 driver for a while now. It hasn't worked. I gotta
agree with Brian here. My patience has expired and I will not be
recommending an UltraSound to anyone until Gravis has OS/2 drivers.

#define Flame TRUE

Yes, I understand about business priorities and yes, getting Windows
drivers out first makes business sense and yes, AIL drivers also makes
business sense, but it's time. Either free up the resources, or get more
resources but just DO IT!

#define Flame FALSE

DDA

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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 21:01:12
From: [e-mail]
Subject: HELLO & QWK
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Ah the network...
So now I'm at the helm of an account where I have to deal with people in a
responsible manner, oh my.

Some of you have read about how John is going to be doing other stuff at
Gravis, so, Paul and I are going to responding to some of John's mail load.  My
desk is next to John's and it's amazing how many growls and other type noises
come from his desk.  I hope IUm up to it.

If there's anything I can do, just drop me a line...but maybe you'all can do me
a favor.  I often check my mail from home, where I use an antique Mac ... (only
as a dumb terminal) :-)  What I'm looking for is a QWK type reader for Mac ...
know of one?  Drop me a line.

[e-mail]


------------------------------

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 14:58:03 -0700
From: George Hepker <[e-mail]>
Subject: Help me find a GUS in the Bay Area!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I have not been able to find a store in the Bay Area that sells the GUS.  Does
anyone know a store that is currently selling them?

Thanks,
George Henry Hepker
PS I have just subscribed to the ultrasound list so please Email me your answers
Thanks again!

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1993 10:19:42 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Help with GUS and Xwing
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Fellow GUSers!
    I just picked up a gus a week ago, and it sounds terrific!  I plugged it in,
played with the stuff that came with it, and tried a couple of mod players. When I
first installed the gus, I used the defaults, and most of the players worked. My
favorite mp219b played mods perfectly, but didn't display. The picture would flash
on the display just before the menu returned if I aborted a mod while it was playing.

Now ,however, it doesn't work anymore :( it plays too slowly. Anyone know whats happening?
I bet if I can figure this one out, I can figure out why Xwing locks up in Soundblaster
mode, but works in adlib mode.

I've got the gus at defaults. Its installed in a MIcronics 486/33 Eisa with

Generic ET4000AX SVGA Card
Future Domain TMC-1680 Scsi Controller at Default Settings
Western Digital Elite 8003 Ethernet Card at IRQ2 i/o 280

Qemm386 6.0 is loaded and I'm runnning dos5


Wait, the Future domain is at IRQ 10.

I've tried switching IRQ's and I/O's on the WD, the FD and the GUS with no success. The
machine locks up (pushing the reset button works, but not the 3finger salute) right after
reading from disc.


One other question; Can someone tell me exactly how the various I/O addresses relate to the
base address? THe table was kind of confusing.


THanks in advance.

Vince Reed
[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 14:52:52 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Winston S Worrell)
Subject: MILES DRIVERS
Message-ID: <9307092152.AA01464@cds653>

Does anybody have the address for AIL or more specific information as to how the
AIL /DIGIPAK drivers work.

Thanks in advance

Winston

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 08:38:58 +0200
From: Afzal Ballim <[e-mail]>
Subject: PowerChords - Edit Patch Grayed - Answer (NOT)
Message-ID: <2167*/S=afzal/OU=divsun/O=unige/PRMD=switch/ADMD=arcom/C=ch/@MHS>

I'm getting a grayed edit patch button on occassions EVEN
when I am doing melody!
-Afzal

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 08:03:50 MDT
From: [e-mail] (Jack Wang X3843)
Subject: Prince of Persia 2
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Has anyone been able to configure SBOS to work with Prince of
Persia 2? I have tried the latest SBOS (from gus0033.zip) with
and without emm386. The game simply locks up at the third screen
of the opening scene.

Any help would be appreciated!

Jack

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 93 00:43:09 +0300
From: [e-mail] (THEO_JAKOBS TEL.62667)
Subject: SBOS and Flash Back
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi...
Maybe one or two out there have some problems with this game...
Well, when i tried to load flashback with Soundblaster(from the setup) it
really got shitty music and no digital sound...
So i tried some other SBOS options, but they still didn't work properly.
After some hours i thought, let's try everything in adlib, even the digitized
sound, and what the heck.......... it worked, this was the first game that
really worked without trashy music or digitized sounds, it just was terrific..

Well, I just wanted to let you know this, and help some other people who maybe
had the same problems....
So what's the moral......  when the SB digitized sounds doesn't work, try the
adlib digitized sounds (if availible of course)...

Andre Jakobs
  MicroBrain Technologies Inc.

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 17:27:26 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Paul Wang)
Subject: Syndicate
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Has anyone got digitzed sound to work with Syndicate?  I can get music
but no luck on the digitized sound.  I tried the gus-synd in epas
and still it doesn't work correctly.  Also, when digitzied sound should
be heard, I get slight freeze.  Thanks.


Paul Wang
[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 17:45:03 -0300 (ADT)
From: Shadow Of Fear <[e-mail]>
Subject: Truncated posts...
Message-ID: <Pine.3.02.9307091757.A17564-a100000@clement>

John Smith:

    When you post messages on the digest, please do not start your
lines with a dot.  It truncates the digest and removes informations that
we'd like to have.  Keep that in mind when you post. :)

                            Marc Y. Paulin
     /-----------------------------------------------------------------\
     |  Fidonet: 1:255/32.0  Internet: [e-mail]         |
     |           1:255/33.0      Talk: [e-mail] |
     \--------------+------------------------------+-------------------/
                    | Gravis Ultrasound forever!!! |
                    +------------------------------+

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 09:53:44
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ULTRASOUND DAILY DIGEST V
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>From: <[e-mail]>
>Subject: 1-800-Gravis?
>I need the 1-800 number to Gravis from Canada..
>I somehow doubt they received my reg. card.
 -----------------------------

Gee's. I've said this before.  You will NOT find out if you are in the
reg card dbase by calling the 1800 number.  It is ONLY for sales and
they don't have access to the dBase.  Try download GRAVDBAS.ZIP, it
has a list of everyone's name that was mailed.

 -----------------------------
>From: "Christopher Kellmeyer" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Dune2 and AIL
>That result is that it tries to initialize the mt32 and for some reason
>tries to access the a: drive in my case (single floppy system a: and
>b:). After approx. seven ......., Dune2 bails giving me an insufficient
>memory
 -----------------------------

It was doing the same thing for me.  Then I decided to just put any old
blank floppy disk into drive A to see what would happen.  Ta da it
loads. ;-)

 -----------------------------
>From: [e-mail]
>Subject: GUS support
>John Smith and Gravis, you are the best company I have ever had the
>opportunity to deal with. Keep up the excellent work. :)
 -----------------------------

Thanx for the encouragement.  I need the pat's sometimes ;-)

All for now.  TTUL

John
---
 ~ QMPro 1.50 05-8925 ~ GUS - The Quantum Leap of the 21st Century

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 93 11:27:42 EDT
From: Steph <[e-mail]>
Subject: Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #38
Message-ID: <09JUL93.12378716.0052.MUSIC@POLYTEC1>

> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 08 Jul 93 15:22:11
> From: [e-mail]
> Subject: JUST TO LET YOU KNOW  1/2
> Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
>
> JUST TO LET YOU KNOW #5
> =======================
>
> Hello fellow Gravoids <g>
>
> Canadian Upgrades
> -----------------
> The case of the missing Canadian upgrades seems to have been solved.
> Alan Alvarez has been doing a lot of calling this week and has traced
> them down.  It seems that the fulfillment house used the courier DHL
> to get the packages into Canada.  All 2000 Canadian upgrades were sent
> to DHL Chicago to clear customs.  Now for the real kicker.  They sat
> in the DHL warehouse for 1 1/2 weeks before anyone decided to do
> anything with it.  It then took them another week and 1/2 to get the
> packages cleared through customs.  As of July 2nd, 1993 ALL Canadian
> packages are actually in this country. Canada post assures us that
> all packages will be delivered in 6-9 days.  This means everyone
> in Canada SHOULD start receiving their packages the week of July 12th.
>
> We have been getting a lot of run arounds here as to where our packages
> actually were.
>

2000?  Hmm.  Is that the total ownership of GUS cards in Canada?  Hmm.

> Me and the Mail
> ---------------
> I will be (attempting) to devote more of my time into other Gravis
> related projects. I have asked two other people in tech support to help
> me out with the mail, Paul Malcolm ([e-mail] or
> [e-mail]) and Matthew Arbeid ([e-mail] or
> [e-mail]).  Both people are within 15 feet of me all day long.
> So if they don't know how to answer your questions they can yell it
> at me ;-) I'll be posting these addresses in future BBS nodelists.
>

All right, John.  It really annoys me seeing programmers "waste" their
time on customer relations when they could be dishing out the software
that people are bitching about in the customer relations.  (Read this
twice.  :)

> support (ROE2UP.ZIP). Return to Zork by Activision is going to have
> GUS support (AIL) and there should be a demo of it floating around
> the nets someplace..... I know I'm forgetting some others but I can't
> think of them now.
>

At last, my all-time-favourite game is back.

> Latest Gravis Node List
> -----------------------
>
> .                        Authorized Gravis BBS Nodes List
> .                                    as of
> .                                July 7, 1993

Hey, what gives?  The digest stoped there for me.  622 lines.  I've
received longer e-mails than that.

Guess I'll have to d/l it off the archive or something.  *sigh*

Steph.

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 93 12:40:21 EDT
From: Phat H Tran <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #38
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

> Date: Thu, 08 Jul 93 15:22:11
> From: [e-mail]
> Subject: JUST TO LET YOU KNOW  1/2
> Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
>
[...]
>
> Latest Gravis Node List
> -----------------------
>
> .                        Authorized Gravis BBS Nodes List
> .                                    as of
> .                                July 7, 1993
>

My digest was missing everything after this point.  Is it a problem
on my end?

Phat.

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