Subject: Re: hardware compatibility
To: Nathaniel D. Daw <ndd2@columbia.edu>
From: Hardwarez Man <dapplege@moccasun.utc.edu>
List: port-i386
Date: 07/15/1996 17:31:32
Yes the SB16 is full duplexable I have the driverz installed
in one of my WFW3.11 machines...



On Mon, 15 Jul 1996, Nathaniel D. Daw wrote:

> 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?
> 
> 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?
> 
> 3) Anyone know the difference between the Asus P55T2P4 and the XP55T2P4?
> Do I care?
> 
> 4) I'm sick of the NCR driver. Going to try an Adaptec. I see Adaptec
> 2940 is supported. Does that include the 2940U and the 2940W? (SCSI-II
> and SCSI-III respectively.) What about the 3940 models?
> 
> 5) SMC EtherPower PCI 10Base-T/100Base-T. Do we only support the older,
> 10Base-T version of the card? What about the 3C595TX 10/100 model?
> 
> 
> -- 
> ..nathaniel daw......................................ndd2@columbia.edu..
>  .ok soda may be the preferred drink of other people, such as yourself.
>