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- From: twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS/2 and the Gravis Ultrasound
- Date: 23 Jan 1993 07:12:48 GMT
- Organization: Dept. of Civil Engineering, U.B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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- In article <C1ABw4.6uw@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> rgundech@cayley.uwaterloo.ca () writes:
- >I am considering purchasing a Gravis Ultrasound sound card, but would like to
- >get one major compatibility issue straight before I go ahead. I realize that
- >there probably aren't any OS/2 drivers for this card out yet, but will the
- >OS/2 SoundBlaster driver work for this card (the Ultrasound is SoundBlaster
- >compatible). If not, does anyone know of any plans for an OS/2 driver for the
- >card ?
- >
-
- You can play midi, 669, mod.....etc sound files under a DOS window using
- the Ultrasound. But SBOS (the SB emulation driver) doesn't work. But
- funny you asked since we were just asked what kinda things we would like
- to see in the OS/2 driver (if you read comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard right
- now, you may still see the message) for the Ultrasound, and of course
- the top on the list is to get everything we are able to do under DOS
- working under OS/2, especially SBOS. So this should perhaps be in the
- top of their list as far as features for the Ultrasound's OS/2 driver
- goes.
-
- But.... you (and anyone else who has or plans to buy the Gravis
- Ultrasound) should read the newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.
- And join the Ultrasound mailing list (free to those with email access).
- Gravis themselves are on the mailing list to answer questions, along
- with several hundred techies and hackers who've done all sorts of things
- for the Ultrasound and made all sorts of software available for it. In
- fact, the fellow who did the music for Star Control II (which really
- shows off why the Ultrasound is one generation above the other FM stereo
- soundcards like Sound Blaster Pro, PAS 16, Adlib....etc) is also on this
- list. Please join the list.
-
- There is also an archive available for the Ultrasound which is
- mirrored to 2 ftp sites and a mailserver for those without ftp access.
- On these sites, there are all sorts of programs for the Ultrasound, info
- files, announcements from Gravis, demo files to show off your
- Ultrasound, and yes, there are a number of software updates from Gravis
- already, including a new set of install disks, a new setup program and a
- beta version of SBOS which looks like has cleaned up just about all the
- problems the old SBOS had. And these are free for downloading. There is
- also a Gravis BBS for those who doesn't have access to Internet but if
- you are reading this, then you probably have Internet access. Anyways, a
- lot of functions are done in software (like SB/Adlib emulation, Windows
- drivers....etc so getting fixes or updates is as easy as downloading
- the latest version of the software... for free!).
-
- You can even email Gravis if you wish. Their email address is...
-
- for Alan, the tech guy, 71333.350@compuserve.com.
- OR
- for Chris, the salesguy, yuzik@sfu.ca.
-
- Their BBS phine number is (604) 431-5927
-
- If you are having problems or have questions, you can probably find all
- the answers you need in one of the info files we have in the archive.
- Even if you can't find it, post your question in the mailing list
- becuase someone is bound to have faced the same thing once to twice
- before. Here is the info on the mailing list...
-
- Thomas.
- _____________________________________________________________________
-
- Greetings!
-
- There's been a lot of talk lately about the Gravis Ultrasound,
- as well as the mailing list for it. I thought I'd put in my two cents
- worth on the topic, as I happen to know a little about the mailing
- list... I'm the administrator. :)
-
- To join, mail to the request server. It will help you get
- signed up. This is also the address for accessing the mailserver.
- Just send mail to:
-
- ultrasound-request@dsd.es.com
-
- To post a message onto the digest, mail to:
-
- ultrasound@dsd.es.com
-
- If you have trouble with the server, feel free to mail to:
-
- ultrasound-owner@dsd.es.com
-
- This will put you in touch with a real human. If you can't
- mail to that, just mail me directly and we'll figure something out.
- The server isn't perfect, though, and I'd really appreciate it if
- you'd let me know what goes wrong with it if you try to use it and it
- croaks.
-
- Thanks for your time!
-
- Note:
-
- The FTP site is now available, archive.epas.utoronto.ca.
- Look for the directory pub/pc/ultrasound.
-
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