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From: siebert@zetkin.opal (Steffen Siebert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: C/MS Sound Chips for Sound Blaster
Message-ID: <SIEBERT.91Apr20211032@zetkin.opal>
Date: 20 Apr 91 19:10:32 GMT
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In article <16575@chaph.usc.edu> dchun@aludra.usc.edu (Dale Chun) writes:
 
> Does anyone know where I can pick up the optional C/MS Sound Chips for
> the Sound Blaster at a reasonable rate? Ya, I know I can pay the $30
> from Creative Labs, but someone mentioned in a post that these chips
> are "generic" chips that can be purchased for less than $10. Is this
> true? Does any one have any information concerning these chips? Can I
> get them at Radio Shack? (flames -> /dev/null) Thanks.

Hello,

I own a Sound Blaster, but i don't know, if my SB have this optional Sound Chips and what they are used for. Can somebody explain me, how i can find out what chips my SB owns and why i should get the optional ones?

Thanks,

Steffen Siebert
siebert@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de