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First post, by dreamscape86

Posted on 2022-10-03, 11:47

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Just a quick one, what sound card is this? and is it any good?

Also, here is the video card. Good old Trio64

Are these good for MS-DOS / Windows 3.11? Or are there better options out there as i want to make this machine the best MS-DOS machine it can be.

Reply 1 of 2, by JidaiGeki

Posted on 2022-10-03, 12:06

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Sound card is an Ensoniq Soundscape Opus - has its own Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq_Soundscape_OPUS

Info on how to install it in DOS - http://dosdays.co.uk/topics/soundscape_opus_dos.php

Others will be able to tell you more about the quality of its sound, I'm no audiophile but it sounded OK to me back in the day (had one in a GW2K P5-166).

Reply 2 of 2, by dreamscape86

Posted on 2022-10-03, 12:30

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Excellent thank you. This is in a GW 2000 P5-100 so it must be a Gateway thing haha!

Sound blaster compatibility good on this? It says on the wiki that they are SB compatible which is good but are there any upgrades which don't cost an arm and a leg (in the UK) as i would like decent sound and most importantly compatibility.

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