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From: drews@bmerh796.bnr.ca (Drew Stevens)
Subject: Re: Amiga bashing
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.195255.16522@bmerh409.bnr.ca>
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References: <1991Jun21.002542.19989@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <1151@stewart.UUCP> <1991Jun25.153320.26371@bmerh409.bnr.ca> <1991Jun25.164859.12553@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 91 19:52:55 GMT

In article <1991Jun25.164859.12553@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> rjc@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
>In article <1991Jun25.153320.26371@bmerh409.bnr.ca> drews@bmerh796.bnr.ca (Drew Stevens) writes:
>>>on what you want.  If you're like me, and you don't care about sound or
>>>video output, but you want a cheap UNIX system with lots of color at a
>>>reasonable GUI resolution, then 386 systems with SuperVGA really make a
>>>lot of sense.
>>
>>And if you DO care about sound for your PC get a Roland LAPC.  It's well
>>supported and makes the Amiga sound like a kazoo.
>
>  Ok then, how much does it cost and what are it's specs?
>
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I don't have the specs on me but the LAPC board provides 32 voice multi-timbral
sound (LA synthesis), digital reverb, MPU401 MIDI interface etc.  It has
standard RCA outputs and most new games support it.  Sierra and Dynamix
games sound particularly incredible.  It is programmable (listen to the 
engines, machine guns, explosions etc. on Red Baron!) but it doesn't do 
sampling a la Soundblaster/Amiga (their sound quality cannot even be 
be compared to the Roland though).  The LAPC costs $350 (CAN$) here in Ottawa.

OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE MY OWN.