I'm thinking of getting one of these cards since I remember the superb sound quality it had, quality and good support in games.
It has a wavetable header but my question is...does it have SB compatability in pure DOS too like the Diamond Monster MX300?
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No it does not. I have one.
I use it as a "host" for my Roland daughterboard in Windows XP so I can play midi music, but it does not have DOS or SB compatibility. Your best bet for that is the Aureal boards.
wrote:No it does not. I have one.
I use it as a "host" for my Roland daughterboard in Windows XP so I can play midi music, but it does not have DOS or SB compatibility. Your best bet for that is the Aureal boards.
oh, bummer...
Thanks for the info
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It was my sound card of choice for my XP box for years. I don't play games much; I just needed good sound and something to hold my Roland SCD-15. AFAIK, it was the last "modern" card to have a waveblaster header. No newer card has one, and since Vista doesn't support an MPU-401, it might as well be the last. Use XP for as long as you can.
wrote:It was my sound card of choice for my XP box for years. I don't play games much; I just needed good sound and something to hold my Roland SCD-15. AFAIK, it was the last "modern" card to have a waveblaster header. No newer card has one, and since Vista doesn't support an MPU-401, it might as well be the last. Use XP for as long as you can.
Me too....it was installed in a DELL PC I used alot, loved the card...it was perfect for the games back then in the early 2000
For me the wavetable is useless in Windows 😒
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I believe you are another candidate for ye olde retro gaming machine.
😀 😀 😀
wrote:It was my sound card of choice for my XP box for years. I don't play games much; I just needed good sound and something to hold my Roland SCD-15. AFAIK, it was the last "modern" card to have a waveblaster header. No newer card has one, and since Vista doesn't support an MPU-401, it might as well be the last. Use XP for as long as you can.
*buzzer*
Wrong! Best buy has sold a Via Envy card since then that has a wavetable header. No gameport or SB, but it does have optical out.
wrote:I believe you are another candidate for ye olde retro gaming machine.
😀 😀 😀
Yep, that's me 😁
For "later" stuff I use my K6-3+ box
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wrote:wrote:It was my sound card of choice for my XP box for years. I don't play games much; I just needed good sound and something to hold my Roland SCD-15. AFAIK, it was the last "modern" card to have a waveblaster header. No newer card has one, and since Vista doesn't support an MPU-401, it might as well be the last. Use XP for as long as you can.
*buzzer*
Wrong! Best buy has sold a Via Envy card since then that has a wavetable header. No gameport or SB, but it does have optical out.
That Dynex? Oh, I missed one. Feel smart now, huh?
Santa Cruz program folder contains driver for pure DOS named tbcdos.exe
I didn't test it work since all time use my santa cruz along with real isa SB card in one system.
wrote:wrote:wrote:It was my sound card of choice for my XP box for years. I don't play games much; I just needed good sound and something to hold my Roland SCD-15. AFAIK, it was the last "modern" card to have a waveblaster header. No newer card has one, and since Vista doesn't support an MPU-401, it might as well be the last. Use XP for as long as you can.
*buzzer*
Wrong! Best buy has sold a Via Envy card since then that has a wavetable header. No gameport or SB, but it does have optical out.
That Dynex? Oh, I missed one. Feel smart now, huh?
😁 I feel greatly superior to you in ever manner now. :p
It seems to me there was one other PCI card with wavetable, though.
wrote:Santa Cruz program folder contains driver for pure DOS named tbcdos.exe
I didn't test it work since all time use my santa cruz along with real isa SB card in one system.
I am actually typing this from a machine with a TB SAnta Cruz I got recently..same machine I use to love back then which came standard with the Santa Cruz...a Dell Dimension 8200...rambus memory and all...Intel 850E chipset..ahhh those were the days hehe
btw.. cannot find the file you mention..look here:
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Aureal Vortex 2 / TB Santa Cruz aka Videologic Sonic Fury unter DOS
Think that trail contains the file.
