Jo22 wrote:(Creative was rater 286-fiendly with their 16-Bit Sound Blasters; they required VXDs for Windows 3.1; the 1.x drives always work.)
Not sure what you're trying to say here. Creative's earlier, non-VxD SB16 drivers are fully-functional in Standard Mode Windows 3.1.
Hm. Not sure what you're trying to say either, I'm afraid. 😊
Which ealier release of the SB16 drivers are you refering to ?
The earliest ones that I was able to track down were a part of OS/2's WIN-OS/2 package, but they refused to work on my 286. 😢
The bigger was my surprise when I saw that the Tandy version of Windows 3-0 MME shipped with a working 286 driver (hence the tip for the OP).
Technically, it could be possible to use that Tandy driver on 3.1, too. Like after an upgrade, for example.
Providing that Windows 3.1's built-in MCI support doesn't get in the way (3.0 MME implemented MCI differently ?)
Furthermore, and given an ability to leverage the ASP/CSP to play compressed WAV files comparable in size and quality to MP3, I find the SB16 to be very usable in my own 286-class system.
Agreed, seems plausible. I didn't say any otherwiise. btw. As I said previously. I used a 16-Bit audio card myself in a 286. 😀
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