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From: jew@venus.sunquest.com (Ward... James Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: iScreen under AIX 2.2.1?
Date: 18 Nov 92 16:02:14 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: Sunquest Information Systems

I have iScreen 98% ported to AIX 2.2.1, but I need a little help
getting the over the last hump.  Has anyone written a functioning
OpenPTY under AIX 2.2.1?  I'd be eternally grateful for your help.
--
jew@sunquest.com
From: censjg@caledonias3.caledonia.hw.ac.uk (Simon Greaves)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: rs232
Date: 17 Nov 92 13:41:30 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

I've done the sort of thing you're after using the RT's native 10 way connectors.

The pinout looks like this;
        ________
        |      -
NC      | 5  10 |  GND
RI      | 4   9 |  DC (data carrier)
RTS     | 3   8 |  CTS
DTR     | 2   7 |  DSR
TD      | 1   6 |  RD
        |      -
        --------
 

if I remember correctly this is looking into the hole in the RT. The D type pins are standard, I can get these for you if you can't find them elsewhere (check modem docs).

Works fine for me..

-- 
Simon
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From: dans@panix.com (Dan Simoes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: Dead drives for sale
Date: 16 Nov 92 18:39:37 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC


I have several ESDI hard drives for sale, all non-working:

1 (one) Seagate ST4442E 94186-442 Wren V

3 (three) CDC 94186-442 Wren V

1 (one) Priam 352883 (aprox. 300Mb)

Why am I posting these for sale?  Because you can get an out-of-warranty 
repair on the Seagate and CDC (they are identical) for about $500, 
I think.  The average cost of this drive is around $1200-$1300, so you
save big time.  I will consider any offers that are reasonable.

By the way, the Seagate/CDC work great in the RT/PC, especially under AOS 4.3.

| Dan |

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Yorktown Heights, NY                                     dans@danix.uucp
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Danix Consulting                                 email: dans@panix.com or
Yorktown Heights, NY                                     dans@danix.uucp
From: censjg@caledonias3.caledonia.hw.ac.uk (Simon Greaves)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: What is differential SCSI?
Date: 16 Nov 92 09:57:29 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

|> You can run NON-IBM SCSI disks on the IBM SCSI adapter.  As long as
|> they are either native differential, or run thru a Rancho diff-to-single
|> converter box.  

Is this convertor a two way thing?

I have a disk tray that has ~1.2Gb of disk on a differential SCSI and also has a Rancho RT-SDA in it. This is intended for connection to an RT, so the intended "host" would be a differential SCSI device. I'd like to be able to connect this to eg a Sun or a DEC with single-ended SCSI, so can I attach the "host" machine (ie a Sun's single-ended SCSI) to the Rancho converter to derive differential SCSI?

Simon
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Systems & Comms programmer      | Internet:     simong@festival.ed.ac.uk
Computer Centre                 | Fax:          +44 31 451 3261
Heriot-Watt University          | Voice:        +44 31 451 3265
Edinburgh EH14  4AS             |
Uk                              | "Pretty with hairy legs" --A.Belew
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From: perfred@gullregn.idt.unit.no (Per Fredrik Solberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Graphics Accelerator Cards
Date: 20 Nov 92 22:15:29 GMT
	<1992Nov19.094530.5007@news.uni-stuttgart.de>
Organization: Div. of CS & Telematics, Norwegian Institute of Technology

In article <1992Nov19.094530.5007@news.uni-stuttgart.de> skok@itwds1.energietechnik.uni-stuttgart.de (Holger Skok) writes:

> Due to the antiquated hardware design of the PC the CPU has to put the
> image onto the Windows screen pixel by pixel and all that via the slow
> AT-bus. 640x480x256 - that's a lot of info to be put into the VRAM on
> your card (How many MB does that amount to, by the way? I could never
> get that right). And that takes TIME.
> >
> For a quick fix, try switching to the plain vanilla VGA-driver included
> with Windows. That'll only give you 16 colours, but at the same time it
> reduces the amount of info on the screen by a factor of 16. Consequently
                                                          ^^
Not quite. 256 colors require 1 byte per pixel, whereas 16 colors
require 4 bits per pixel; thus, the amount of video data is only
reduced by a factor of 2.

> things like scrolling are a lot speedier.
> 
> HSK


Per Solberg
pso@si.no / perfred@idt.unit.no
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: nsnguyen@bluemoon.use.com (Nicholas S Nguyen)
Subject: Re: Graphics Accelerator Cards
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 20:34:49 EST


> with Windows. That'll only give you 16 colours, but at the same time it
> reduces the amount of info on the screen by a factor of 16. Consequently
> things like scrolling are a lot speedier.
> 
> HSK
> 

Actually, it only reduces the info by a factor of two.  A 16 color display 
has a pixel depth of 4 bits.  Since 2^4=16, that's the number of possible 
combinations.  An 8 bit display, is 2^8= 256, and therefore 256 
simultaneous colors are possible.  Nonetheless, you are correct it stating 
that it increases display speed significantly.

Nicholas Nguyen a.k.a. Trebron on America Online a.k.a. H.NGUYEN6 on GEnie
a.k.a. nsnguyen@bluemoon.rn.com, broadcasting from Columbus Ohio
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: skok@itwds1.energietechnik.uni-stuttgart.de (Holger Skok)
Subject: Re: Graphics Accelerator Cards
Organization: Inst. f. Thermodynamik u. Waermetechnik (ITW), U. of Stuttgart, FRG
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 09:45:30 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.213906.504@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> young@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (young.u.huh) writes:
>I am looking for an inexpensive way to improve the speed of Windows
>applications running on my PC.  An example of the type of improvement 
>in speed I'm looking for:  I compared the speeds of Quicken for DOS 
>and Quicken for Windows.  In DOS, I can scroll through the transactions 
>very fast by holding down the up-arrow or down-arrow, and as soon as I 
>release the key, the scrolling stops.  In Windows, however, the 
>response is much slower.  When I hold down the key, it scrolls very 
>slowly, and after I release the key, it keeps on scrolling for a while.  
>
>The PC has an Intel 386SX/16MHz processor, 8 MB of RAM, and a Trident 
>SVGA card with 1MB RAM running at 640x480 with 256 colors.  In the
>above example, is the speed bottleneck in the graphics card or in the 
>processor?
Since Quicken runs so much faster under plain DOS on the same machine
(yours) what do you think? (;-))
Due to the antiquated hardware design of the PC the CPU has to put the
image onto the Windows screen pixel by pixel and all that via the slow
AT-bus. 640x480x256 - that's a lot of info to be put into the VRAM on
your card (How many MB does that amount to, by the way? I could never
get that right). And that takes TIME.
>
For a quick fix, try switching to the plain vanilla VGA-driver included
with Windows. That'll only give you 16 colours, but at the same time it
reduces the amount of info on the screen by a factor of 16. Consequently
things like scrolling are a lot speedier.

HSK

-- 
Sie singen das alte Entsagungslied, das Eiapopeia vom Himmel,
womit man beruhigt, wenn es greint, das Volk, den grossen Luemmel.
Ein neues Lied, ein besseres Lied, oh Freunde, will ich Euch dichten,
Wir wollen hier auf Erden schon das Himmelreich errichten.    ... H. Heine
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From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: LIM 4.0 EMS question.
Date: 17 Nov 92 11:10:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: qiclab.1992Nov17.111023.27951
Reply-To: Leonard.Erickson@f51.n105.z1.fidonet.org
Distribution: usa
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.

cdvaugha@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (christopher douglas vaughan) writes:

>	My Taiwan-clone EMS card purports to be LIM 4.0 compatible, and it does
>support non-volatile memory blocks, for example. But the driver it came with
>doesn't allow any specification of page frame or addresses to in-/exclude like
>true LIM 4.0 drivers do.

>	If possible, I would like to take advantage of LIM 4.0's memory mapping
>features to use some software I found which would give me access to DOS UMB's.

>	My question is, would a different driver allow me to do this, or is
>this a hardware limitation? And if another driver would work, where would I
>find one? Would QRAM, for example, be useful here? Or am I basically out of
>luck with this?

There's a *free* program called QTEST which is available from Quarterdeck
to test your system to see if QRAM will do you any good. You might try
finding a copy. 

A *lot* of EMS board claim "LIM 4.0" compatiblity by having a driver
that supports the 4.0 *calls*. But if the *hardware is only 3.2 compatible,
you can only establish the single 64k page frame and not map to locations
outside it. Yours is likely such a board.

-- 
Leonard Erickson		      leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com
CIS: [70465,203]			 70465.203@compuserve.com
FIDO:   1:105/51	 Leonard.Erickson@f51.n105.z1.fidonet.org
(The CIS & Fido addresses are preferred)
Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer:594 alt.msdos.programmer:2785
From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.net,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Packet Driver Programming Problem
Date: 17 Nov 92 14:17:48 GMT
Organization: Crynwr Software

In article <1e7eshINNhvt@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU> densond@xanth.CS.ORST.EDU writes:

   I am trying to learn how to program using a packet driver, and am
   having a very difficult time trying to set up a handler using the
   "access_type" call to packet driver.  I have some code below,
   which has been reworked numerous times,   always with the same
   results.  I get a valid handler back with no errors, but when I
   ping my pc from a unix box, the far assembly procedure MyRoutine
   does not get called.  (I am using Turbo Pascal 6.0, BTW.  I know C
   would be better, but I do not have a decent C compiler at home
   [yet]).

Well, first of all, do you have your packet driver installed
correctly?  If not, you'll never get anything.  Try running pktall
and see if it prints anything.

   A few notes:
           I have tried TypeLen (CX) set to 0, which, according the packet driver
           specs, should call MyRoutine _every_ time a packet is received. 

Yup.

                   push    DS              {I have a hunch that this is needed}

Yup.

                   mov     BX,14           {ifType-WD8003}

Use -1 here.  That way your program will work on any packet driver,
not just wd8003e's.

-russ <nelson@crynwr.com> What canst *thou* say?
Crynwr Software           Crynwr Software sells packet driver support.
11 Grant St.              315-268-1925 Voice  |  LPF member - ask me about
Potsdam, NY 13676         315-268-9201 FAX    |  the harm software patents do.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,comp.os.msdos.programmer
From: todd@toolz.uucp (Todd Merriman)
Subject: Re: Curses availability for MSDOS
Organization: Software Toolz, Inc.
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:34:14 GMT

jmiller@wendy.bowlgreen.oh.us (Jim Miller) writes:
>   I am looking for a MSDOS version of the Curses screen control package
>that UNIX has. I have found one version on wuarchive, but it seems to have
>some bugs that I cannot work around. 

A complete and excellent version of Curses for MSDOS (and OS/2 and VMS)
is published by:

Aspen Scientific
P.O. Box 72
Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0072
(303) 423-8088

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From: densond@xanth.CS.ORST.EDU (Dave Denson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.net,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Packet Driver Programming Problem
Date: 16 Nov 92 06:25:21 GMT
Organization: CS Dept, Oregon State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: xanth.cs.orst.edu


I am trying to learn how to program using a packet driver, and am having a
very difficult time trying to set up a handler using the "access_type" call to
packet driver.  I have some code below, which has been reworked numerous times,
always with the same results.  I get a valid handler back with no errors, but
when I ping my pc from a unix box, the far assembly procedure MyRoutine does
not get called.  (I am using Turbo Pascal 6.0, BTW.  I know C would be better,
but I do not have a decent C compiler at home [yet]).

A few notes: 
	I have tried TypeLen (CX) set to 0, which, according the packet driver
	specs, should call MyRoutine _every_ time a packet is received. 

	I have tried byte-swapping the word constant IP--no difference.

	I _can_ get the thing to generate errors if I purposely set illegal
	if{Type,Class,Number} values.

	All the other basic packet driver functions (AH={1,2,3,4,5,6,7}) work
	fine.

Here is the routine (which has become a bit messy over time).  I have coded it
entirely in assembly, BTW, with no luck.

I would greatly appreciate any help.  I'm pulling my hair out over this.



function pkt_AccessType;

var
	Error: byte;
	TypeSeg, TypeOfs, RecSeg, RecOfs, Handle, Temp: word;
	r: Registers;

begin
	RecSeg := Seg(MyRoutine);	{MyRoutine is a far assembly procedure}
	RecOfs := Ofs(MyRoutine);

	TypeSeg := Seg(IP);		{IP is a word containing $0008}
	TypeOfs := Ofs(IP);

	asm
		push	DS		{I have a hunch that this is needed}
		mov	AX,RecSeg	{RecSeg}
		mov	ES,AX
		mov	DI,RecOfs	{RecOfs}

		mov	AX,TypeSeg
		mov	DS,AX
		mov	SI,TypeOfs

{I have set the following to constants instead of the passed parameters here}
		mov	AL,1		{ifClass-DIX Ethernet}
		mov	BX,14		{ifType-WD8003}
		mov	DL,0		{ifNumber}

		mov	CX,2		{TypeLen}

		mov	AH,2
		int	$60
		pop	DS

		jnc	@NoError
		mov	Error,DH	{Error found}
		jmp @exit

	 @NoError:
		mov	Error, 0
		mov	Temp,AX
	 @exit:
	end;
	pkt_AccessType := Temp;	
	pkt_Result := Error;		{pkt_result is a global variable}
end;
-- 
------ Dave Denson                      (Preferred:  densond@storm.cs.orst.edu)
Computer Sciences Corporation                       (densond@heart.cor.epa.gov)
US EPA Corvallis Environmental Research Lab
The above opinions are by no means whatsoever endorsed by US EPA, CSC, or OSU.
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From: darylb@cs.tamu.edu (Daryl L Biberdorf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Need info/examples on parallel port programming
Date: 23 Nov 1992 02:49:36 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: neuron.tamu.edu


I am currently involved in a senior design project that requires me
to interface an external device to a PC parallel port and
control it using that port (since PC parallel ports are bidirectional).

However, I have run into a wall getting any sort of documention
beyond an overview of the parallel protocol itself (in Seyer's
book).  What I really need is a text that explains how the port
is programmed as well as some good examples.

Can anyone out there recommend a good book, send me examples/instructions,
or tell me where I can ftp them?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Daryl
--
Daryl Biberdorf  N5GJM    d-biberdorf@tamu.edu or  dlb5404@tamsun.tamu.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: young@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (young.u.huh)
Subject: Graphics Accelerator Cards
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:39:06 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc

I am looking for an inexpensive way to improve the speed of Windows
applications running on my PC.  An example of the type of improvement 
in speed I'm looking for:  I compared the speeds of Quicken for DOS 
and Quicken for Windows.  In DOS, I can scroll through the transactions 
very fast by holding down the up-arrow or down-arrow, and as soon as I 
release the key, the scrolling stops.  In Windows, however, the 
response is much slower.  When I hold down the key, it scrolls very 
slowly, and after I release the key, it keeps on scrolling for a while.  

The PC has an Intel 386SX/16MHz processor, 8 MB of RAM, and a Trident 
SVGA card with 1MB RAM running at 640x480 with 256 colors.  In the
above example, is the speed bottleneck in the graphics card or in the 
processor?

Would I get a significant improvement in the speed by replacing the
graphics card with a graphics "accelerator" card?  If so, then which
graphics accelerator cards would be good choices for my PC?

Any information or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Young Huh
yhuh@ihlpe.att.com
From: ry01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ROBERT YUNG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Best Soundcard (money is no object...I'm stinkin' rich!!!!)
Date: 22 Nov 92 08:23:47 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1992Nov21.013427.2122@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>, zuniga@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (
Ralph Zuniga (FREAC/CAR)) writes:
>Any opinions???? Turtle Beach??? Soundblaster? Gravis??
>
Okay rich guy :), what do you mean by best? I could probably mention a really
cool piece of hardware, but it could have NO game support. You should ask
"What's the best soundcard for ____(fill_in)____ ."
-- 
       /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ILAN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
       \___(Robert) Bobby Yung_______RY01@Lehigh.Edu___/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: tazzzzz@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Kevin Dangoor)
Subject: My Ultrasound experience
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 04:07:45 GMT

Tomorrow I'm going to call Telemart and cancel my order for a Gravis Ultrasound
(GUS), because I picked one up at Babbage's today. That's right! I actually
got one at a national US chain. Neat, huh? (The price, for those that are
curious is $149.99)

Anyway, I plugged the board in, installed the software and it worked! Just
like that. I forgot to copy the MIDIMAP.CFG file, so my Windows was screwy
until I fixed that (they really should put something in the docs to make sure
you do it). Anyway, the thing sounds great! SBOS works ok, and I haven't tried
the other stuff yet. Hopefully, I will get the new software for free. We'll
just see...


-- 
Kevin (Tazzzzz) Dangoor          \ Locomotive (adj): powered by insanity.
University of Michigan           / 
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA         \ This ultraDeluxe powerpack sig has 50% less
internet: tazzzzz@eecs.umich.edu / saturated sponge than the competing brands!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: bjornhk@dhhalden.no (BJORN HAAVARD KLEVEN)
Subject: Re: SB16 OR GUS
Organization: Ostfold College
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 11:53:26 GMT

>I'd recommend the PAS16 or the SB16.  The SB 16 is nice because of the 
>daughtercards that it can support.  The PAS and GUS don't.  The PAS16 (or +)
>is nicer for the SB emulation, a bit better supported.  Many many more PAS
>cards around than GUS.  I'd recommend most to stay away from the GUS for
>a while, anyway.  It's a tad hokey at this point.

Yes, agree! Stay away from the GUS if you need to see 100's of titles 
supporting it before you buy it. BUT: for goodnes sake: DON'T BUY A SB16 
INSTEAD! It's not that much better than the old SB, and it probably won't 
get much support beyond the SB compatability!


    -=* Bjorn :: bjornhk@sofus.dhhalden.no
  ACCESS DATA :: TEL: (+47)-9-17 50 48/61-97 812 FAX: 61-97 813
                 BBS: 61-97 304/97 945
 

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: ylee@norton.uwaterloo.ca (Yuri Lee)
Subject: Gravis BBS
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 06:13:12 GMT

Finally, GRAVIS BBS is up and running now. There aren't anything exciting
found in my first visit ( only gravis disks v1.21 are available ) but will
carry new updates and tips & tricks , etc...

The number is 604-431-5927

Yuri
**** yuri.lee@canrem.com
From: sl8nl@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Visual Player Problems
Date: 23 Nov 92 06:58:38 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <1992Nov23.043450.178@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au>, scarnie@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au (Stuart Carnie=) writes:
> It is really strange that you hear garbage.  A total of four people I know with
> SB-Pros (1.0 and 2.0) have systems from 386-33's, 386-40's and 486-33's, all runrunning with completely different setups have had no problems (although it does
> cause Modedit 3.01 to crash after you have run VP 1.0

I get the same garbage from my SBPro and 386-33 (4 megs RAM, not in protected
mode).  Oh, well, I always liked my mod player better anyway.

Josh
From: eruppent@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA (Ernest Ruppenthal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Looking for SCC-1 experiences
Date: 16 Nov 92 18:44:26 GMT
Organization: NCR Canada Ltd. Mississauga, Ontario

In article <1992Nov13.002911.4812@unislc.uucp> brandon@unislc.uucp (Brandon Ausman) writes:
>s the subject line says, I'm looking for people's experience with the Roland
>SCC-1 (for those of you who don't know, it's basically a Sound Canvas on a
>card, with a PC MIDI interface thrown in).  

I'm also interested in this card and would like to hear 
some of your experiences and/or recommendations.
-- 

Ernest Ruppenthal
Tower System Administration     
(416) 819-4173                              Ernest.Ruppenthal@Canada.NCR.CA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: twb@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (thomas.w.beattie)
Subject: Soundcard for games?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:21:01 GMT


After reading lots of articles, FAQs, etc. regarding soundcards I am still
fuzzy on which soundcard features are important for game sounds.
I have no intention of connecting any musical instruments to the PC.

What is the difference between FM sound (music?) and DAC sound (speach?)?
Does a PAS+ offer any advantage over an ADLIB for game playing?
Is the PAS+ an 8bit stereo card and the PAS16 a 16bit stereo card?
 - Will that matter for game playing?
Are there features of the newer cards that will make a difference in
future games?
Will the additional of the soundcard further slow the game play?
 - In particular, on my 386/25 w/16Meg RAM Wing Commander is
   playable (w/EMS) but I sure don't want to slow it down just for better
   sound.

Which soundcard is recommended for game playing??

Tombo
---
Tom Beattie
t.w.beattie@att.com
att!hoqaa!twb

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard