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From: widlicka@cbnews.att.com (robert.a.widlicka)
Newsgroups: comp.dsp
Subject: 56001-based PC board recommendation
Keywords: 56001, IBM PC, recommendation
Message-ID: <1990Aug11.152921.4924@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 11 Aug 90 15:29:21 GMT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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I am looking for recommendations of add-in 56001 boards for the IBM PC.
I would like to use it to get some "hands-on" DSP experience.  I am 
particularly interested in developing algorithms to process audio.
I will be using my own funds to purchase the board, so low cost is important.
A single channel is OK and I don't need very high sampling rates.
I'd like to hear comments from folks that have purchased 56001 boards, such
as the ones made by Ariel.  Some specific question I have are:

      What to do like/not like about them?
      How is the software?  
      What limitations do they have?  
      Can they operate in a 4.77 MHz, 8086-based IBM PC?

I'd also like to hear comments on Macintosh based boards.
Are the software and tools better on the Mac?

Thanks
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Bob Widlicka              (614) 860-2383
Bell Labs                 widlicka@cblpe.att.com
Columbus, Ohio
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