First post, by vico
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Could someone tell me if this card is compatible with MS-DOS and Windows 9x?
Reply 1 of 4, by Namrok
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It's pretty good in Win9X, has OK SB16 emulation. A lot of games will run fine. A few will have issues. Ultima VII famously won't run. Nor will Dungeon Master or Wing Commander: Privateer. Tyrian 2000 requires a special SBLive compatible version which can be hard to find these days. Descent had peculiar speed issues for me when I tried to use OPL3 music. Those were just the issues I had. I think most games run fine, provided the sound quality of the emulation doesn't bother you. IMHO it's better than CQM but worse than genuine OPL3 or ESFM.
Win95/DOS 7.1 - P233 MMX (@2.5 x 100 FSB), Diamond Viper V330 AGP, SB16 CT2800
Win98 - K6-2+ 500, GF2 MX, SB AWE 64 CT4500, SBLive CT4780
Win98 - Pentium III 1000, GF2 GTS, SBLive CT4760
WinXP - Athlon 64 3200+, GF 7800 GS, Audigy 2 ZS
Reply 2 of 4, by vico
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Namrok wrote on 2023-12-04, 16:26:It's pretty good in Win9X, has OK SB16 emulation. A lot of games will run fine. A few will have issues. Ultima VII famously won't run. Nor will Dungeon Master or Wing Commander: Privateer. Tyrian 2000 requires a special SBLive compatible version which can be hard to find these days. Descent had peculiar speed issues for me when I tried to use OPL3 music. Those were just the issues I had. I think most games run fine, provided the sound quality of the emulation doesn't bother you. IMHO it's better than CQM but worse than genuine OPL3 or ESFM.
That special SBLive compatible version that you mention is the SB0100 model or what is it?
Reply 3 of 4, by Namrok
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vico wrote on 2023-12-04, 16:59:Namrok wrote on 2023-12-04, 16:26:It's pretty good in Win9X, has OK SB16 emulation. A lot of games will run fine. A few will have issues. Ultima VII famously won't run. Nor will Dungeon Master or Wing Commander: Privateer. Tyrian 2000 requires a special SBLive compatible version which can be hard to find these days. Descent had peculiar speed issues for me when I tried to use OPL3 music. Those were just the issues I had. I think most games run fine, provided the sound quality of the emulation doesn't bother you. IMHO it's better than CQM but worse than genuine OPL3 or ESFM.
That special SBLive compatible version that you mention is the SB0100 model or what is it?
I'm talking about an SBLive compatible Tyrian 2000 executable. Looks like the site I originally found it on a few years ago has since succumbed to internet forgetfulness.
Win95/DOS 7.1 - P233 MMX (@2.5 x 100 FSB), Diamond Viper V330 AGP, SB16 CT2800
Win98 - K6-2+ 500, GF2 MX, SB AWE 64 CT4500, SBLive CT4780
Win98 - Pentium III 1000, GF2 GTS, SBLive CT4760
WinXP - Athlon 64 3200+, GF 7800 GS, Audigy 2 ZS
Reply 4 of 4, by vico
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Namrok wrote on 2023-12-04, 17:04:I'm talking about an SBLive compatible Tyrian 2000 executable. Looks like the site I originally found it on a few years ago has since succumbed to internet forgetfulness.
Ah, now I understand. I think you can download it from here: https://web.archive.org/web/20170714165101/ht … /downloads.html
Thank you.
I hope someone else can tell me their experience using this sound card in pure MS-DOS.