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GUS Daily Digest Sun, 2 Apr 95 9:37 PST Volume 21: Issue 2
Today's Topics:
Amiga files, New mega-em
Amiga MOD files
dos4gw fix
Front Page Games W/ GUS MAX?
Getting WarCraft to work
GRAVIS CONTACT?
GUS in Windows help.
GUS OS/2 drivers...
MegaEm 3.03b
p-mode Mega-Em SB DAC problem
shut up already
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 95 23:21:17 EST
From: pbleile@chat.carleton.ca (Pierre Bleile)
Subject: Amiga files, New mega-em
To all you foolish people trying to convert Amiga files using file
converter progs here's a simple soloution: Connect the two machines
using a null modem cable and transfer with a comms prog. I've done
this and it works fin. The Amiga port runs up to 115200 baud, so it's
reasonably quick too.
Second; I'm impressed with the general midi performance of the new
megaem. Very good sounding music and it seems to work with almost
everything, but I'm having problems getting it to do digital sound fx
(the sound blaster part) while doing general midi in most of those
finicky games, ie privateer. Digital fx works fine when midi isn't
used, but I want both, dammit. Any ideas?
I have a rev 3.7 (standard Gus) with 768k of ram.
Gus irq 7, sb/midi irq 5. BA 220h, DMA 1.
PS Where are these beta test report forms everyone keeps metioning?
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 17:25:42 +0000
From: Samuel Audet <samuel@gmgate.vircom.com>
Subject: Amiga MOD files
> Assuming MOD files can be read on different machines (as a text file
> can, for example, ie. machine independant) then you need to copy the
> files to a PC compatable format. As far as I know this is not
> possible from the PC. If anyone knows of a PC program that will read
> and save to Amiga disks, let me know! You have to do it from an
> Amiga using MESSYDOS, CROSSDOS or similar. You copy the files onto a
> DOS formatted disk and then load them into your PC to use in the
> normal way.
Don't know 'bout CROSS DOS or whatever, but why bother? Just fire your
modem or null modem and transfer the data.
Bye!
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 17:30:21 +0000
From: Samuel Audet <samuel@gmgate.vircom.com>
Subject: dos4gw fix
> It was called pmode or something like that. Can I get some more info
> from any of you. It was mentioned by a few gussers in
What kind of info? What do you want to know?
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 14:52:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Colaluca <pepsi@netcom.com>
Subject: Front Page Games W/ GUS MAX?
I took one readers suggestion of using SBOSON /A and that works for Sound
FX, but I only get intro music w/ Baseball, and no music at all with
Football Pro '95. Can anyone help me get my new Max to work with any
Front Page Sports games? Right now, I have my config like this:
SET ULTRASND=220,1,1,11,5
ULTRINIT -DJ
SBOSON /A
Any clues on what to set the [Music] portion of my resource.cfg file to
in the sports games directories?
Thanks - I think I will love this card when all this setup is finally
over :)
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 16:32:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Lance Kalzus <kqy5125@is.NYU.EDU>
Subject: Getting WarCraft to work
Howdy.
On the major GUS sites, there is a file called "usail310.zip". These are
the proper 32-bit flat mode AIL drivers required for GUS sound in
protected mode games which use AIL.
Unpack the file, and the two important files are "ultra.DIG" and
"ultra.MDI". With WarCraft (v1.5), for example, you'll have to copy over
the SB16.DIg file and the SBAWE32.MDi file. THen select SB16 for sound
effects and AWE32 for music and you're set.
"Invisible airwaves crackle with life
Bright antenna, bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price that's almost free" -- Rush
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Date: Thu, 30 Mar 95 18:18:00 +0100
From: nuno.neves@skyship.alce.pt (NUNO NEVES)
Subject: GRAVIS CONTACT?
Can anyone tell me the internet address/fax number for Gravis?
Since *ALL* USA companies I contacted refused to sell to europe or
ignored my faxes, I decided to try to order one directly from Gravis or
ask them if they have any local distributor.
Got no reply from Advgravis@aol.com, it might be incorrect.
Do I have to give up and BUY A SB!?!?!? :)))
Thanks!
PS: Btw, any real facts on why the GUS is (if it is) superior to the
AWEs? (except for the $)
Nuno / PORTUGAL (the thing next to Spain)
net:nuno.neves@skyship.alce.pt fax:351-1-7166758
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Date: Sun, 2 Apr 1995 13:27:42 +0100
From: ct91@cityscape.co.uk (Damian Scully)
Subject: Re: GUS in Windows help.
When I wrote in asking about having no midi device in windows, someone
replied with:
>Have you tried the MIDI Drivers option in Recording Session and set it to
>Extended-level setup? Also, do you get a "start up" sound when you enter
>Windows? If you do, you probably just haven't set the MIDI drivers option in
>Recording session. If you DON'T get a start-up sound, try checking your Midi
>Mapper applet under the control panel, as well as the Drivers applet and make
>sure the GUS stuff is there. If not, I'd try re-installing the GUS software.
I do get startup sounds, and I can play mod, mid, wav files or whatever.
When I look at the driver list in the control panel the Ultrasound drivers
are there, and they are also there in the Sound Mapper, but when I check the
Midi mapper the old Gamewave files are there, and I can't seem to be able to
change them to the GUS. I also tried what you mentioned about the setup in
Recording session but that did'nt work either. Thanks for the advice anyway.
Maybe someone else can help me?
Damian.
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Date: Sat, 01 Apr 95 13:51:31 EST
From: bbaskin@mail.utexas.edu (Bryan K. Baskin)
Subject: GUS OS/2 drivers...
Hey Paul Lemmons,
1st. Use Manley's drivers. They work, support DOS sessions and do
emulations in DOS boxes (kinda like MegaEm for OS/2). SB Digital and
MOD and native midi synth anre in the works for the near (?) future.
But most importantly, they work great with DOS Sessions. The file is
called ULTRA06D.ZIP.
2nd. There is no 32bit Sound Blaster. The AWE32 is a 16bit SB16 with
a wavetable add on. The 32 stands for the 32channel polyphony.
Later.
Baskin
UT Austin
Team OS/2
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 17:27:50 +0000
From: Samuel Audet <samuel@gmgate.vircom.com>
Subject: MegaEm 3.03b
> Instead of whining about how bad the beta Megaem is, why don't we get
> off our arses and beta-test the sucker?
Because 'bout 50-60% of gussers does NOT have a GUS 3.xx or a Gus Max,
get it?
And I don't see any game I have where I would use MegaEm, they all have
native support.
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 19:18:29 -0800 (PST)
From: George <gmontem@mercury.sfsu.edu>
Subject: p-mode Mega-Em SB DAC problem
Anyone with a plain 1meg UltraSound got v3.03b of Mega-Em's SB DAC emulation
to work? I cannot get SB DAC emulation on this version, but I can get SB
DAC emulation on previous Mega-Em versions. What's wierd is when I run
the UltraSound setup with Mega-Em loaded, it fails the Sound Blaster
selection test and says something about SBOS vector failed.
-George
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Date: Sun, 2 Apr 95 4:51:49 METDST
From: Broderdue <iqivar@hp1.cbs.dk>
Subject: shut up already
I'm so tired of reading all these postings going "...when will we see.."
If you want a cheap card compatible with everything, buy a SB. If you want
a more expensive card with better sound (although inferior to the GUS IMHO)
buy the AWE. If you want the best card from a cost-benefite point of view,
and you don't dislike hacking sound, get the GUS.
Yes; there will always be something not working with the gus for quite some
time. Yes; that is how it's gonna be. Yes; when it works, it kicks ass. Yes;
it works to some degree to keep letting Gravis know you care, JUST DON'T
WHINE DAMMIT.
I've been with the gus in close to 3 years, and I will continue with it. For
some reason, the idea of changing to a SB just does not appeal to me; I've
grown used to this, and believe or not, I like it. Nothing is better for me
than to see a new game with wicked GUS support (Dark Forces springs to mind).
So my commented gist is: "Live with having to hack sound for the gus for some
time at least".
My uncommented gist, to tired to write more, is: "90% of every 'where is ?'
query comes from people suscribing to the digest. When a header says "New
beta-release pmode (yes, pmode) at wuarchive", just dl it from wuarchive
and check it out. Don't fill the digest with mindless questions about where
it is and how it works, the info files says so. Post if you have trouble with
it. Ok, finale.
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