GIF News Issue 16
September/October 1991
- GN9109.TXT
GIF News Sept/October 1991 Issue #16 (C)1991 Hsiao & Hunter, Inc. Release date: Sept. 9, 1991 Dear GIF News reader, Sorry for the week and a half delay of the release of this issue. Things got really tied up around here. Files in this archive: GN9109-1.GIF --- Page 1 GN9109-2.GIF --- Page 2 GN9109-3.GIF --- Page 3 GN9109V4.GIF --- Page 4 (VGA page) GN9107.TXT --- This file GN-DISKS.TXT --- How to get .MOD files for Sound Blaster GIFNEWS.ADS --- How to advertise in GIF News SNDCARDS.TXT --- Adlib Gold Vs. Sound Blaster Pro detailed comparison Thanks for taking the time to download this issue of GIF News. I really hope you like it. In this issue, you will find articles on: SoundBlaster Pro Vs. AdLib Gold, Communication news, rising prices of computer games, winners of the first GIF News contest, and more. Again, GIF News can be freely copied and shared just as long as no modifications what-so-ever are made to this archive. If you enjoyed reading the past 6 or so issues of GIF News, please consider a small donation of $5 to cover my cost of uploading GIF News long distance to BBS's across the country. Or instead, please upload GIF News to a couple of your favorite boards. Any bit of distribution helps. Free advertising continues...read GIFNEWS.ADS for more details. Also, interested in megs of TrakBlaster .MOD files without the cost of downloading them long distance? Read the file GN-DISKS.TXT for an offer you can't refuse. Special note to Internet readers: If you would like to be a GIF News subscriber, just send me E-mail and I'll add you to the mailing list. GIF News will be uuencoded and sent to you via E-mail. Many uudecoders exist for both unix and ms-dos platforms. If you can't unzip on your machine, let me know and I'll send up the file in an LZH archive or a ZOO archive. Also, if you're anonymously FTP'ing, and come across some files you think might be GIF News. You can easily tell which issue is up by looking at the filename. For example, you see: gn91-09.zip <-- The gn stands for GIF News, the 91 re- presents the year, and the 09 is the month (September in this case). So be sure to look for gn91-11.zip come November. I am happy to receive any comments or suggestions. Please send them to any of the addresses below. Thanks for your support, Eric Hsiao Editor-in-chief of GIF News How to reach me: US Mailing Address #1 Eric Hsiao 7 Fair Way Poughkeepsie, New York 12603-5014 ************* Please send to this address between 9/1/91 to 5/1/92) ******** US Mailing Address #2 (reach me quicker between dates Sept. 1, 1991 to May 1, 1992) Eric Hsiao 406-A BARH Mailroom, RPI Troy, New York 12180-3590 **************************************************************************** E-mail Internet: sunyat@rpi.edu hsiaoe@rpi.edu (Note: sunyat@rpi.edu will go away in a few weeks, so please use hsiaoe@rpi.edu instead. Thanks.) Bitnet: usergj8l@rpitsmts.bitnet Compuserve: ADDRESS:>INTERNET:hsiaoe@rpi.edu MCI Mail: TO: Eric Hsiao (EMS) EMS: Internet MBX: hsiaoe@rpi.edu MBX: [press ENTER key] Prodigy: XPJD96B Bulletin Boards: PC Pitstop (914) 298-1914 USR HST v.42bis Channel 1 (617) 354-8873 (See BBS Ad - GN9109-3.GIF)
- SNDCARDS.TXT
SNDCARDS.TXT - Comparison between Adlib Gold & Sound Blaster Pro -------------- GIF News --- Sept/Oct 1991 -------------- AdLib Sound Blaster Gold Pro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FM Synthesizer Chip 1 Stereo YM262 2 Mono YM3812 # FM voices used in Stereo 20 11 # FM voices used in Mono 20 22 Two Operator FM Synthesis Yes Yes Four Operator FM Synthesis Yes No # FM Waveforms 8 4 Negligible Wait Between Chip Writes Yes (0.28fs) No (23.0fs) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sampling Resolution 12 bits 8 bits Sampling Dynamic Range 72 dB 48 dB Accepts 16 bit PCM Data Yes No Sampling Input & Playback Channels 2 2 Maximum Stereo Sampling Rate 44.1 KHz 22.05 KHz Digitized Sound Data Format 5.5125 KHz 2 KHz Hardware Comp/Decompression 3 to 1 4 to 1 Simultaneous use of 2 DMA Channels Yes No Sampling FIFO Buffer 2 x 128 Bytes unspecified Programmable Interrupts Yes Jumpers only Interrupt Conditions(s) 8 Choices On Completion Variable Anti-aliasing Filter Yes No Double Oversampling Digital Filters Yes No Double Undersampling Digital Filters Yes No ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On-board Analog Stereo Mixer Yes Yes Accepts CD-Audio (RedBook) Input Yes Yes Volume Control on Each Source 128 levels 8 levels Stereo Output Power Amplifier 1.2 W in 8j 0.75 W in 8j ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MIDI Interface (IN, OUT, THRU) Yes Yes Simultaneous MIDI IN & OUT Yes No MIDI FIFO Buffer Yes Yes Joystick Port Yes Yes SCSI CD-ROM Interface 153 kB/sec 153 kB/sec ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Programmable Output Volume Control Yes Yes Programmable Output Tone Control Yes No Programmable Gain for Mic & Aux Input Yes Automatic Programmable Card Localization Yes No Programmable DMA Channel Selection Yes Jumpers only Programmable Interrupt Selection Yes Jumpers only Programmable On-Board Chip Select Yes No ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ID Code Available Yes No Directly Accessible Control Registers Yes No Readable Control Registers Yes No Registers Stored in Non-Volitile Memory Yes No ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Price With On-Board SCSI Interface $399.95 $299.95 Price Without SCSI Interface $299.95 n/a
- GN-DISKS.TXT
GN-DISKS.TXT .MOD files at your service Can't seem to find any boards in your area with alot of TrakBlaster .MOD files? Wish you had more, but don't want to spend the lengthy time to download them from long distance boards? If you're like me, after listening to the TrakBlaster program play music, you swore you would never go back to .ROL or .CMF files again. Well, I have a solution to those people who want more, but can't find more. I have amassed about 10 megs of .MOD files, and would like to share them with you. Introducing the GIF News .MOD file server Files available on both 5.25" & 3.5" format If you order 1-2 disks, the following rates apply: Disk Type Price 5.25" 360K disk = $1.00 ea 3.5" 720K disk = $1.75 ea 5.25" 1.2Meg disk = $2.25 ea 3.5" 1.44Meg disk = $2.75 ea If you order 3 or more, the following rates apply: Disk Type Price 5.25" 360K disk = $.75 ea 3.5" 720K disk = $1.50 ea 5.25" 1.2Meg disk = $2.00 ea 3.5" 1.44Meg disk = $2.50 ea Please print out the following order form to help you out. Name: ___________________________ Date: ___/___/___ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Phone: ( ) - Disk Type Qty Price Total ___________________ _____ x _______ _______ ___________________ _____ x _______ _______ ___________________ _____ x _______ _______ ___________________ _____ x _______ _______ See above for information on US Shipping _$.75__ Disk Type & Price Total _______ Shipping to Canada is $1.50, not $.75 (funds in US Dollars please) Checks & Money Order accepted as payment Please make check out to Eric Hsiao Mail this order form to: Eric Hsiao 406-A BARH Mailroom, RPI Troy, New York 12180-3590 All sales are final. To make sure I don't send you .MOD files you already have, it may be helpful for you mail your list of .MOD files along with the order form.
- GIFNEWS.ADS
* FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * That's right! Advertise for free in GIF News today! Anything under 1/5 of a page is absolutely free! Advertise your BBS, advertise your business, advertise anything of interest to the computer world. All you have to do is mail your ad to me 10 days before the next issue is due out (i.e. Oct 21st for the Nov/Dec 1991 issue). Also, please consider a small donation or contribution if you enjoy reading GIF News. You will help offset the cost of long distance calls to upload GIF News to a BBS near you, plus you'll get a bigger ad space. I make no profit, and I create GIF News as a hobby and to provide a service to the BBS community. -> If you want to advertise a BBS, all I ask is that you add me to your user roster, giving me a normal user account and password (which you can mail to me along with your ad). <- In order to help me keep track of which bulletin boards are still up and which ones have gone down, I request that sysops who advertise their BBS in GIF News to let me know before each & every issue comes out that they want an ad to be in it. In other words, if I don't hear from you before the next issue comes out, your ad most likely will not go in. Sorry, but I cannot grant requests that say "please put my BBS ad in the next 10 issues." - you must notify me each time before an issue comes out that you want your ad in it. This makes it easier for me to keep track of ads, as well as give you the chance to update the information in it. Thanks for your cooperation. Thank you, Eric Hsiao Editor of GIF News * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * Note: GIF News has the right to refuse any advertisement, and complaints arising from any advertisements should be directed toward the advertiser, not GIF News. GIF News is a free publication which may be freely copied and distributed, so long as no modifications what- so-ever are made.