From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mhonline.net(dan-test.mhonline.net[204.97.156.9]) (2323 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:smtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Fri, 31 Mar 2000 06:38:37 -0500 (EST) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: (qmail 21276 invoked from network); 31 Mar 2000 11:38:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO 209-23-38-179.ip.termserv.net) (209.23.38.179) by smtp.mhonline.net with SMTP; 31 Mar 2000 11:38:37 -0000 Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 06:38:37 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: sound advice needed In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: Hi Captain Kirk! Thanks for those tips. I don't think I can manage it with a "PCI-only" system because I need to use the Doubletalk card. The machine we are talking about is a mixed architecture. The chip set thing is important though. Can you (or Buddy maybe) tell me more about that? What are the two chip sets called and which is which? Tha;nks -- Chuck. On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 cpt.kirk@1tree.net wrote: > As for which cards support multiple audio streams, look in the PCI cards. > Part of the reason is that ISA does not offer the bandwidth needed to get > the job done. There has been limited success in implimenting this on ISA, > but not a lot. > > I would just look at the specs of the card. Things to look for in a card > today are: > PCI bus (The latest standards call for no ISA bus to be present.) > 3d audio support > multiple audio streams > Linux drivers available. > > Again, look at the cards available and then look to see which you are > looking at have Linux support. The AWE64 is quite popular. But there are > two chipsets in use, and only one is supported in Linux. Buddy found this > out the hard way. > > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > ------------------ > > Your fly might be open (but don't check it just now). > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > 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.