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From: tmottonen@cc.helsinki.fi
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: Here's some info on MCA SoundBlaster, question about Hercules board
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.214941.5948@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 11 Apr 91 21:49:41 GMT
References: <3008@sparko.gwu.edu>
Organization: University of Helsinki
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In article <3008@sparko.gwu.edu>, timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler) writes:
[...]
> The CMS chips are NOT available.  Someone posted something earlier that
> they were available for $30.  The CMS chips make the SoundBlaster act as
> a GameBlaster card as well.  Not too important, since you really don't
> need that compatibility.
[...]
    I said that. When I made the order on the SB/MCA, the woman
    at the Brown Wagh Publishing said the price for CMS chips is
    $30 extra. So could someone clear this thing up ? I can't afford
    many international calls:-) And, what's the GameBlaster all
    about ? I've always thought that the CMS chips were for stereo
    sounds.

    BTW, will the Windows driver for Hercules Graphics Station
    Card/MCA support 640x480x16-bit or 512x480x24-bit color with
    the standard 1MB VRAM/1MB DRAM ? I really can't afford a new
    graphics card AND a new hi-rez monitor now :-)

    AND, is it possible to program the card directly from DOS
    with Turbo C or Pascal ?

    Teemu.
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