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Re: Gravis Ultra-Sound...Experience?

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From: Markus Tessmann
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 20:50
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bhs@neuro.duke.edu (Brennan Stephens) writes:


>   Anyone out there know anything about the Ultra-Sound sound card from Gravis?
>It makes some pretty impressive claims for a $150 card.  Among them...

>	* full soundblaster/adlib compatability
>	* a reliable windows driver
>	* 16 bit / 44 kHz record and playback
>	* 256k onboard memory (exp. to 1mb)

>This appears to be an impressive packege.  Especially for the price.  So I am
>naturally suspicious.  Esp. regarding the windows driver and compatability
>with SB/AdL.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

Although I do not have one yet, I am planning to get one as soon as I can
arrange a good deal (I hate paying retail!).  The GUS seems to do most of what
it claims, according to what I have heard and read.

Read comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard for lots of discussion on this and other sound
cards.

	Markus
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Subject: Re: Gravis Ultra-Sound...Experience?
Date: 4 Jan 1993 12:50:25 -0800
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