Subj : Re: Fw: Favourite sound chip?
To   : opicron
From : dflorey
Date : Thu Apr 03 2025 10:07 pm

 op> I bought a Nixsys Socket 7 computer for my nostalgia stuff. Dos games,
 op> Tape driver etc etc.
 op> 
 op> Because I wanted the authentic experience I bought a Sound Blaster Pro
 op> and Sound Blaster 16 card on eBay. Had to sell an arm and liver for it.
 op> The packaging is a nice add for my hobby room :).
 op> 
 op> Just finished this setup last weekend. The Sound Blaster Pro would play
 op> FM music but I couldnt make Digital Audio work.
 op> 
 op> Then I digged deep into the BIOS and disabled a lot of options and my oh
 op> my it actually worked.
 op> 
 op> Playing MMDEMO.EXE from the SBPRO directory brought back some fond
 op> memories indeed. Same as the DOOM music and effects, damn!
 op> 
 op> oP!

Yeah, Socket 7 was an awesome lineup.. I have a couple of them still, need to
do something with them... Years ago I had a couple of AT boards with socket
7, SiS chipset, but ALL of the IO was onboard like an ATX, including LAN,
sound, GPU, etc... they were pretty decent, just wish I held onto them...

I still occasionally rock out on Wolf3D - I have all the editors (I bought
the CD back at release with all episodes, mapedit, wolf edit, etc). I have a
few custom maps.

Also loved Commander Keen 4 (my fav out of all the Keens).

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