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- From: raj@cup.hp.com (Rick Jones)
- Subject: Re: New HP Workstations (audio)
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:43:31 GMT
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard
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- jsm@fc.hp.com wrote:
- : Stuart Jarriel (stuart@TIVOLI.COM) wrote:
- : : In article <2247@sdrc.COM>, gegabb@sdrc.sdrc.com (Rob Gabbard) writes:
- : : |>
- :
- : No, CD/DAT quality audio is optional on the 755. It is not on the CPU
- : board. CD/DAT quality audio for the 755 is on an optional SGC card. This
- : card also accepts an optional daughterboard for FDDI. So if you get FDDI,
- : you also get audio, i.e. it is not possible to get FDDI without getting
- : audio for the 755).
- :
-
- To be painfully precise ;-) this should read "It is not possible to
- get `Integrated FDDI' without getting audio for the 755." One _can_
- always buy the *EISA* FDDI card without buying audio. Having said
- that, someone wanting FDDI for the 735 or the 755 will probably be
- better off purchasing the "Integrated FDDI." as their first FDDI
- connect...it will be considerably faster.
-
- rick jones
- These opinions, such as they are, are mine, all mine. HP probably
- wouldn't want them anyway... ;-)
-