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From: dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Sierra(Was: Re: Sound cards-sound blaster, adlib, roland..)
Message-ID: <5870039@pollux.svale.hp.com>
Date: 8 May 91 16:37:18 GMT
References: <1991May6.131225.27156@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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>(Kevin Martin) 
>The SB card emulates it because the Adlib came first.  Programming for the
>Adlib is also easier and in some cases cheaper, since Creative Labs do
>charge a fair bit for their developer's kit.

To say the SB emulates the Adlib is like saying an AST 386 PC emulates
a Compaq 386 PC. Both the Adlib and the SB use exactly the same FM
modulation chip from Yamaha to produce their sound. Programming
the chips is the same for both cards if you stick to just the music.
The only difference is when you want to use the extra voice channel
in the SB.

			   Danny Low
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