Re: [Plib-users] Onboard Sound Support?

[<ha...@sl...>]

Though it allows multiple opens, there is a limited number (I forget, is 
it 4? 8? 16?)  But, realistically, the limit will never be a problem for 
most people. 

I certainly agree with what you've said here..
Gotta love those queued up "message announcements" from icq that all hit 
me when I get a pause between songs in xmms.

--
Brian

>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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