>Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 06:58:32 -0400
>From: "Nathaniel D. Daw" <ndd2@columbia.edu>
>
>I am in the midst of putting together a shopping list for a new
>computer, and I had several questions about hardware compatibility.
>
>1) There was some indication on this list that the Soundblaster 16 might
>be able to do full-duplex: real, simultaneous playback and record using
>two DMA channels. It's cheaper than the GUS, and if this is possible
>(even if the NetBSD drivers don't yet support it) I would go for it. Has
>it been confirmed?

The SB16 is full-duplex.  Only one direction can be 16-bit; the other
must be 8-bit.

>2) If not, which of the current GUS cards is the one to get? There was
>traffic recently about the GUS PnP; did anyone ever get it to work?

The GUS gives more bang/buck than the SB16, but I don't know which
model is best.
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