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From: ear@wpi.wpi.edu (Eric A Rasmussen)
Newsgroups: comp.music,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: 8-bit stereo sound for PC's
Message-ID: <6096@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 8 Dec 89 03:16:52 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
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As a sort of informal market survey, I would like to ask the owners of IBM
PC's or clones (NOT PS/2's) if they would consider purchasing a sound card for
their machine capable of playing 8-bit stereo samples.  This would give the PC
sound rivaling that of the Amiga and Macintosh.  One advantage of this card
over other 8-bit sound cards for the PC would be that it would use DMA for
playback, and that it would offer two channel playback.  Also, the sample
rates would be variable, in steps, up to a maximum of 44 khz, which is better
than both the Amiga and Macintosh offer (to the best of my knowledge). 
Sampling hardware, or provisions for sampling would probably be included. 

So, please let me know what you think.  Any suggestions for improvement are
welcome.
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