Re: [Plib-users] Onboard Sound Support?

[<ia...@sh...>]

> ha...@sl... wrote:
> > You can get a SB Live Value for like 30 bucks these days, I'd 
> suggest that 
> > over the sound blaster pci 128 (sb pci 128) cards.  The driver 
> allows 
> > multiple opens on /dev/dsp ...
> 
> Ooohhhh!!!  Nice!
> 
> That's so much better than the solution that some window managers
> provide where there is a sound mixing deamon that hogs /dev/dsp and
> doesn't let programs that are not written for that window manager
> work.
> 
> I may just head down to Fry's and score a couple of those to replace
> the Ensoniq's in my machines.
> 
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Hmmm! Something tells me I should just go out and purchase the SB Live card -- so that's what I did! I found one for $55 Canadian. I should be all set now.

Cheers,
Iaian