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Multimedia upgrade recommendations wanted.

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From: M. Guyott
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 15:41
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I have a Gateway 486/33C and I would like to add multimedia support for
MS Windows.  Are there multimedia upgrade packages available that will
include everything I need?  Is it better to buy the parts separately?  I
have a reasonable amount of hardware knowledge.  Interrupt numbers, SCSI
device numbers, DMA channels, and mapped memory are all things I am familiar
with.  As long as the device has reasonable instructions I should be able
to set things up.

My PC does currently have an internal modem which uses one of my COM ports.
I also have a 3c503 ethernet board in my PC.

If I buy the parts separately do I need to get only a CD-ROM drive and a
sound board?  Will I also need a SCSI controller?  What will this do to my
current hard disk?  I don't know what the controller is, it's the standard
controller from Gateway, but I'm almost positive it's not SCSI.

Any and all advice, recommendations, etc are welcome!

Thanks in advance, Marc
----
Two of the worst things we teach our children are that a knowledge of science
is nice but not necessary, and a knowledge of sex is necessary but not nice.

Marc Guyott              Constellation Software, Inc.          (508) 620-2800
                         Framingham, Mass. 01701 USA                Ext. 3135
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