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From: pschwart@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Paul M Schwartz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Soundcards - Soundblaster II !!!
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Date: 10 May 91 19:26:43 GMT
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In article <0p0g49+@rpi.edu>, sigma@obee.ipl.rpi.edu (Kevin Martin) writes...

>becker@hkkk.fi (Kai Becker) writes:
>>Note: Just a while ago there was a big computer fair in London and
>>they introduced Soundblaster II card, which offers far better sounds
>>than old Soundblaster. So that's why the price of the Soundblaster is
>>going down fast and retailers are dumping their inventories and
>>waiting for the new one to be released. The rumours say that it should
>>be released in June and I think that it's highly likely because the
>>card at the fair was finished one.
> 
>If anyone has the specs on this new card or any more information, please
>post!  I'd be interested in replies via e-mail, too; I won't get to read
>news very much soon.
> 

    I think the only difference is support for on board mixing (software
control of the various sound levels).  THis is part of the new Microsoft
CD-ROM standard.

    						- Z -

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