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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low )
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Ad-Lib, etc....
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Date: 16 Jun 89 17:06:10 GMT
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>Also since I have not actually made the purchase yet, I would like to know
>which of the music boards are the best supported. I'm looking for 
>an internal board that has on board music generation, not a MIDI Interface.

Sierra Online will sell you a Roland MT32 and the necessary MIDI card
to use it for $550. This is basically cost. While the MT32 is more
expensive than the Adlib, it is far superior to it and well worth
the extra money. The Innovation card is nothing more than the music
chip from a C64 and cost more than the C64!

Sierra supports the MT32 on all their new adventure games. Electronic
Arts will do so with their future games. While Adlib is actively
pushing their card on game manufacturers, the MT32 is also gaining
acceptance despite total disinterest by Roland among game companies
due to its superior sound.

				Danny Low
           "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
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