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From: kxb@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Karl R. Buck)
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Subject: Re: SOUND CARDS
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Date: 25 Jan 90 03:14:57 GMT
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In article <1640045@hpspcoi.HP.COM> dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) writes:
>>I'm interested in purchasing one of these cards. What is a good source to go
>>to get a good price? Seems to me I remember a while back that the only source
>>for ad lib was the makers of the board; Is this still the case? What is 
>>considered a good price for these cards? Thanks in advance.
>
>Sierra OnLine (the producers of the various Quest games) will sell
>you an Adlib or Roland (MT-32 or LAPC-1) music card AT COST.

First, let me thank all the people that replied to my previous posting. So far
I have yet to run into anyone who got any super deals on *any* sound card. After
reading the above posting I thought it importiant to clarify that Seirra does
*not* offer the best deal for the Ad Lib card, ( I have several of their
games ). With a $20 rebate coupon thier price is ~$175 (US); The best price
around seems to be about $140 at _retail_ stores (amazing).

I thought for sure there would be at least one mail order company that carried
them at reduced cost. I guess not, (sigh). Current prices are just too high
for sound boards to become wildly popular; I only hope that they follow the 
trends of the rest of the computer market: Emphasize mail order, and reduce
cost as competition increases. 

BTW, I'm still interested in any new information on this subject. Just Email
me any input and I'd be grateful. Thanks.


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