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From: wales@lrcsnl.enet.dec.com (David Wales)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Soundblaster Summary
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Date: 18 Feb 91 19:27:28 GMT
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cie221u@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Neiger) writes...

>(1) The cheapest Soundblaster card I was told about was US$149 +$8 shipping from
>Telemart in the United States.  Australians would have to find about AU$359 or
>obtain one from the US.

You can buy a Sound Blaster in Australia now for A$299.  Try Harvey Norman
Discounts in Sydney (maybe other states, not sure).  Also Dick Smith
Electronics has dropped their price from A$399 to A$299.  Note that these are
the newer boards without the CMS chips fitted as standard.

>(2) The public domain drivers allow the Soundblaster to be used to play Roland
>music files in the background and allow customisation of the Windows beep.
>Future relases will support Sound digitizing functions, a real music program and
>the ability to play back digitized sound files.

I'm looking forward to the future enhancements and the many PD programs that
will surface for the Sound Blaster.  Even Microsoft is supposed to be
supporting it some time in the future.

>(3) Of the six replies I received *EVERYONE* was very happy with their
>Soundblasters and the software.

Make that seven!

David.

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