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Article #34216Re: Install HP Parallel Port Scanner -HELP
From: Tom Bird
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 00:00
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In article <261814928wnr@nemesis.nu>, Neil Barker <Neil@nemesis.nu> writes >In article: <VbErxNA+UMH3Ewf4@dbqa.demon.co.uk> Tom Bird ><hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes: [...] >> And the day I have to swap my AWE-64 for a PCI sound card <spit> is >> the day I cut my own heart out. > >Why ? They suck. Compatibility. Or lack thereof. Yes, I know - directsound and all that guff but I still like my old DOS games. Why not fit both, I hear you ask, simple answer - no more PCI slots. I suppose if I got a Matrox Marvel G200, I could reclaim two PCI's (graphics card and vid- cap) >I've been seriously impressed with the Sound Blaster Live! fitted in my >current PC. Especially with many speakers. Mmmmm... surround sound... The SB Live uses some of the machine's main RAM though, doesn't it? Does it also have a *proper* full duplex? TB
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