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From: "Victor Tsaran" <vtsaran@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu>
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Subject: Re: sound advice needed
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>>From what I know AWE64 works with Linux with no problems. I am not sure
about the MIDI part though. You can look up ALSA's specifications for the
AWE64 drivers.

Regards,
Vic

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" <chuckh@mhonline.net>
To: "Speakup Distribution List" <speakup@speech.braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 12:17 PM
Subject: sound advice needed


> Hi gang -
>
> I am upgrading a system to Linux here, and have a chance to add an AWE/64
> sound card. Should I do that? My own system has a very old SB16 which
> works like a charm,  but this newer card may or may be as easy to tame. I
> am sure some of you folks have experience with newer cards and can tell me
> either to "go for it" or "stay away from it". I would like to install the
> alsa drivers and get speakfreely running on the new machine. Will I be
> able to?
>
> Chuck.
>
>
> My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh (I C Q = 67363342)
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759.
>
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