Ultrasound Daily Digest     Sat Jun 26 00:42     Volume 4: Issue  25  

Today's Topics:
                      [GUS] Xwing sounds AWESOME
         Advanced Gravis 1Q earnings coming out soon (3 msgs)
                      AIL .97/DMA probs with 7G!
                       AIL drivers and U7-2 SI
                             CD-ROM offer
                       GUS DISK MAILOUT, GUS DI
                       GUS vendor distribution?
                           Memory problems
                           OS/2, AIL and NT
                           sbos, ail, etc.
                      Ultramid Patch Load Errors
                        WC2 Install Problems 

Standard Info:
	- Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest.
	- Before you ask a question, please READ THE FAQ.

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Date: 25 Jun 1993 01:54:56 GMT
From: swask@unixg.ubc.ca (Shane Waskiewich)
Subject: [GUS] Xwing sounds AWESOME
Message-ID: <20dltgINN9fr@skeena.ucs.ubc.ca>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

I download the new SBOS (2.0B9) the other day, with the hopes that XWing would
finally sound awesome.  After some fiddling, it did.  I had to run sbos like:
     sbos -o13 -x123
Don't ask me why.  It works.  The sound is rich and full.  The intro was truely
incredible.

BTW, don't use the -p option.  It dulls the sound.

PS. This is the first problem I have ever had with SBOS or the GUS.  I have 
been thoroughly impressed so far.

Happy GUSing!

Shane Waskiewich
swask@unixg.ubc.ca

#include <disclaimer.h>

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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1993 20:43:03 GMT
From: gkirikos@epas.utoronto.ca (George Kirikos)
Subject: Advanced Gravis 1Q earnings coming out soon
Message-ID: <1993Jun24.204303.29553@epas.toronto.edu>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

Hello,

I called Gravis this afternoon to see what was new (I usually call
around once every 6 weeks or so), and learned that the annual report
(year ending Jan.31/93) has been mailed out (I still haven't got it!),
and that first quarter earnings should be released next week.

I got the impression that earnings might be disappointing, as Investor
Relations seemed to go out of its way to explain that the late
shipping of the 2.06 disks should be kept in mind as one reads the 1Q
financial statements. The only other "news" was that the private
placement by Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon sold out very quickly.

After pondering the situation for half an hour, I decided to dump my
entire position in Gravis. The stock is near its 52-week high, and is
up over 80% from what I've bought it at. I still like the company (I
have one of the first Gravis Ultrasounds, with a serial number under
300), and its future prospects, but am worried that next weeks results
might spook investors. The technical picture is good (last week had
huge volume, and a good gain), but I feel that the old adage "buy on rumour,
sell on news" might come true even if decent results are released. So,
the upside looks limited, whereas the downside is quite large
(technical support in the $2.40 range, I'd say). I'll still keep an
eye on the stock, and might repurchase it if the news is ok, but I've
decided to be cautious going into next week.

Any other opinions??

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| George Kirikos                   Internet: gkirikos@epas.utoronto.ca      |
| Toronto, Canada                 Telephone: (416) 537-1756                 |
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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 16:16:00 GMT
From: monty@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov (Montgomery, Noel D.)
Subject: Re: Advanced Gravis 1Q earnings coming out soon
Message-ID: <25JUN199309163947@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

In article <1993Jun24.204303.29553@epas.toronto.edu>, gkirikos@epas.utoronto.ca (George Kirikos) writes...
>Hello,
> 
>I called Gravis this afternoon to see what was new (I usually call
>around once every 6 weeks or so), and learned that the annual report
>(year ending Jan.31/93) has been mailed out (I still haven't got it!),
>and that first quarter earnings should be released next week.
> 
>I got the impression that earnings might be disappointing, as Investor
>Relations seemed to go out of its way to explain that the late
>shipping of the 2.06 disks should be kept in mind as one reads the 1Q
>financial statements. The only other "news" was that the private
>placement by Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon sold out very quickly.
> 
>After pondering the situation for half an hour, I decided to dump my
>entire position in Gravis. The stock is near its 52-week high, and is
>up over 80% from what I've bought it at. I still like the company (I
>have one of the first Gravis Ultrasounds, with a serial number under
>300), and its future prospects, but am worried that next weeks results
>might spook investors. The technical picture is good (last week had
>huge volume, and a good gain), but I feel that the old adage "buy on rumour,
>sell on news" might come true even if decent results are released. So,
>the upside looks limited, whereas the downside is quite large
>(technical support in the $2.40 range, I'd say). I'll still keep an
>eye on the stock, and might repurchase it if the news is ok, but I've
>decided to be cautious going into next week.
> 
>Any other opinions??
> 
>+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>| George Kirikos                   Internet: gkirikos@epas.utoronto.ca      |
>| Toronto, Canada                 Telephone: (416) 537-1756                 |
>+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

The FAQ says Advance Gravis is GRVSF on the NASDAQ, but I can't find
it in my local paper (San Antonio Express-News).  Is GRVSF still
the correct symbol?  Is the local paper just too small time to have
Gravis?

Noel Montgomery

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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 16:44:38 GMT
From: gkirikos@epas.utoronto.ca (George Kirikos)
Subject: Re: Advanced Gravis 1Q earnings coming out soon
Message-ID: <1993Jun25.164438.14781@epas.toronto.edu>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

In article <25JUN199309163947@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov> monty@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov (Montgomery, Noel D.) writes:

>The FAQ says Advance Gravis is GRVSF on the NASDAQ, but I can't find
>it in my local paper (San Antonio Express-News).  Is GRVSF still
>the correct symbol?  Is the local paper just too small time to have
>Gravis?

GRVSF is on the "pink sheets" i.e. really over the counter. It's
better to buy/sell Gravis on Toronto or Vancouver (symbol AED).

It's UP today ($3.50). Argh!!!

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| George Kirikos                   Internet: gkirikos@epas.utoronto.ca      |
| Toronto, Canada                 Telephone: (416) 537-1756                 |
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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 10:11:21 PDT
From: aktang@sdcc13.UCSD.EDU (I should be studying)
Subject: AIL .97/DMA probs with 7G!
Message-ID: <9306251711.AA26692@sdcc13.UCSD.EDU>

This is probably just my stupid setup, bumaybe someone can help me.
I'm running with QEMM (Only way to get enough memory after UltraMID
is loaded), and when I run 7th guest, it either locks up hard in the
game in the first scene, right before any digitized speech, or it'll
exit at the opening Sphinx screen after you hear "Ba" from "Back for
more?" with the message "DMA overflow" or something like that.

I already finished the game, so it isn't a BIG problem, but it'd be
nice to hear what it sounds like.  :-)  It works fine with SBOS (any
version) and my Roland (which sounds very good anyway (MT-32)) w/o
any DMA problems under the same setup.  Weird.

<sigh>  I just hope I haven't found a problem with my system...

Oh, yeh.  I have a 486/50 w/ a Diamond Speedstar 24x, Texel hooked
up to a Trantor, and 16MBs of memory.  My set ultrasnd variable
reads:

220,7,7,11,7

I've had absolutely NO problems with the GUS until this.  (Except
for the occasional SBOS prob :-)
-- 
Anthony Tang				Real exciting sig, eh?
AANT
aktang@sdcc13.ucsd.edu

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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 12:16:32 EST
From: Jerry <QAAA@vm1.si.USherb.ca>
Subject: AIL drivers and U7-2 SI
Message-ID: <9306251622.AA18077@orca.es.com>

I waited for v0.97 of the AIL before sending this letter, but I only got
partial success using the Miles Drivers with Origin's Ultima 7-II: The Serpent
Isle.

The intro plays just fine (Awesome with Midi and Digitized voices), but when
the program goes to the main menu, it exits with the following messages:

SETUP: MT32 alone or MT32 + SB digi
MESSAGE: Unable to initialize sound driver.

SETUP: SB midi + SB digi
MESSAGE: Speech card initialisation failed.

Seems that Origin tries to initialize the card directly without using the
drivers, but I'm not sure. Has anybody found a way to play U7-2???



                                                   Jerry Gamache
                                                   QAAA @ UDESVM
                                                   QAAA @ VM1.SI.USHERB.CA

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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 16:47:11 HST
From: David Komatsu <davek@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Subject: CD-ROM offer
Message-ID: <CMM.0.90.2.741062831.davek@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>

	The Sound Newsletter and Sound Site in conjunction with Island CD
Creations have combined to make the archives of Saffron plus thousands of
additional sound files available on a CD-ROM.  I figured since this is a GUS
list there might be many people interested in collecting sound files so I
include the announcement.  Also be watching for the announcement of two sound
sites in the near future...

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  |                               | Editor of The Sound Newsletter  |
  | davek@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu  | Spreading the word about the    |
  | -----> Dave                   | latest in sound technology      |
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As printed in the Sound Newsletter #13
(reprinted with permission)

The Sound Site CD-ROM 
----------------------

Island CD Creations is pleased to announce The Sound Site CD-ROM.  This 
disk contains a large collection of music files taken from the Saffron
archives including over 1350 MOD files and nearly 500 MIDI files.  This
disk also contains 669, STM, OCTAMED and OKTAMOD files.  All sound files
are stored on the CD-ROM uncompressed allowing playback directory from
the CD-ROM.  Included are players for IBM PC & Compatibles, Mac, Amiga
and various Unix platforms.  Also included are the complete back issues
of the Sound Site Newsletters as well as Frequently Asked Questions Lists
for various sound related topics.  The disc is formatted ISO-9660 and is
readable by any platform supporting this standard.  The disc contains
ASCII formatted index files for the music files and program utilities 
which are readable by any ASCII file viewer.  The disc is being offered
at $19.95 plus $5 S+H (US) $7.50 (Foreign).  Send check or money order 
in US Funds to:

Island CD Creations
1960 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 113-592
Honolulu, HI  96826
Attn: Sound Site CD-ROM offer

GUS DIGEST readers please write "GUS DIGEST" on your check.

Make check payable to Island CD Creations.  Hawaii residents please add 4%
sales tax.  Include with your check your name and shipping address.
Special discounts available for music composers and music utility
programmers, contact us for more information.

For more information write to the above or contact us at:

duane@shell.portal.com (Duane Takamine)

Please specify: CD-ROM in the message header.

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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1993 14:04:00 -0800
From: john.smith@gravis.com (John Smith)
Subject: GUS DISK MAILOUT, GUS DI
Message-ID: <741005410.AA04302@ship.net>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

GWSSV>Well I broke down and called gravis tech support yesterday and asked
     >them about the mailout and they said: The disks for B.C. haven't even
     >been sent off yet. Wait about a week....

Don't know who you talked to Gord but ALL the disks were sent off a long
time ago.  True, a lot of people in Western Canada still haven't seen
the disks but they are in the mail system.

John
 ~ QMPro 1.02 05-8925 ~ By the way, what does BTW mean? ;-)

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Date: 25 Jun 1993 06:09:37 GMT
From: jkrump@maximo.enet.dec.com (John Krumpotick)
Subject: GUS vendor distribution?
Message-ID: <20e4r1INNcos@lemans.det.dec.com>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

Looking through adds in the Computer Shopper I noticed that there
were only two vendors that specificaly mentinioned the GUS.

It seems odd that so many vendors would list PAS16, Turtle Beach and
of course Sound blaster stuff but not the GUS.  Anyone know why?

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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 14:02:47 -0500
From: John Dillenburg <dillenbu@bert.eecs.uic.edu>
Subject: Memory problems
Message-ID: <199306251902.AA21317@bert.eecs.uic.edu>

  I recently purchased 8 256K x 4 80ns DRAM chips from Maxx Memory
Products so I could upgrade my GUS to 1MB.  After carefully installing
the chips (using wrist scrap, etc.) and running the DRAM.EXE program
included with the new disk set, all the new chips failed the test!
These chips are made by Sanyo not TI, but are supposedly compatible.
Could this be my problem?  I have a 486DX2/66MHz, do I need faster
chips for a fast computer?  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
John

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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 93 22:59:42 GMT
From: thomasvk@blackhl.hacktic.nl (Thomas van Kuipers)
Subject: OS/2, AIL and NT
Message-ID: <8XN46B3w165w@blackhl.hacktic.nl>

I send John Smith a message (hope he would reply):

I Have read the dicussion on AIL drivers. A few mentioned that it worked 
under Os/2, but no one mentioned when REAL OS/2 driver come out (no VxD
for WinOs/2, unless is extra). 

 wI have heard somewhere that a realease date could be 22 june but that 
it 
 wasn't sure it was that day.
I also want to know if YOU send new files only to the list of bbs-en you 
gave or also on FTP (preferable wuarchive by you, I don't mind which Ftp,
 as long as it ftp). If it's only the bbs-en you gave with note number, 
how can you access from ftp to that bbs?  

Also are there any plans on NT-drivers yet (or dus MS make them)? I would
mention that os/2 drivers must have higher priority.  

Thanks,  

I find the GUS a GREAT device, so don't take the message to heard, but i 
only want to know WHEN the mentioned features are out (i can wait a bit, 
but not for years ofcourse <grin>)   

------------
I would add to that:

In the Beta release of Nt (v1.404 March BETA ADVANCED SERVER VERSION)
the Gus drivers aren't included (he didn't install gus software 
automaticly)

SBOS works in a Box in OS/2 2.1 (dos). In Nt i haven't tried. (if anyone 
gets messages like:'Nmi interupt disable'. which was explained by someone 
earlier, then you should try to start up the box (or os/2) again and load 
sbos again. I got the message after a i load sbos a second time in the 
same dos-box, so i assume that he can't get irq 0 twice on os/2)

Oh yah, someone say earlier that you had to get VxD drivers for winos/2 
3.1 and i know in theory that's right, but i could install for my DIamond 
Speedstar 24X the NORMAL windows 3.1 drivers in WINOS/2 3.1 and they 
weren't VxD. (oke i got some problems, but that was due to resolution 
differences on os/2 WPS/PM and Winos/2 3.1. Winos/2 800x600 and OS/2 
640x480). 
Further some windows drivers in OS/2 2.0 winos/2 3.0 weren't VxD because 
you could install normaal SB drivers (i had the stupid SB PRO then) in 
winos/2 3.0 without problems. I haven't checked if that the case in OS/2 
2.1 Winos/2 3.1 ...........

Is the Daughterboard for Gus already released? What Price?

Thanks,

Thomas

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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 15:11:17 -0500 (CDT)
From: Ren Hoek <ren@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
Subject: sbos, ail, etc.
Message-ID: <199306252011.AA03726@daisy.cc.utexas.edu>

Few basic questions:

Has anyone gotten AIL drivers to work in X-Wing?

I'm having problems when I run any version of SBOS. My mouse stops working.
Any ideas?  It's a BUS logitech mouse.

Is it a bad or good idea to use QEMM 7.0's loadhi to load ultramid.exe high?
I've found it appears to work with all 50+k loaded high with QEMM.  I've
tried battlechess 4000 and it seems to work just fine.  Although I'm sure
there are reasons not to do this.  Any comments welcome.
-- 
ren@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 15:26:43 EDT
From: Phat H Tran <ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Ultramid Patch Load Errors
Message-ID: <9306251926.AA21102@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca>

> From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" <dantonio@magick.tay2.dec.com>
> Subject: OS/2 drivers...not anytime soon
>
[...] 
> FLAME ON!
> 
> Ok, what's the deal here? Has all of Advanced Gravis been hypnotized by
> Bill Gates? Do they walk around going, "Windows rules, Windows rules"??
> It's not enough that their competition has drivers that shipped WITH OS/2.
> It's not enough that we've been asking for this since the card shipped
> (before, actually). They SAID they would write drivers. They sent someone
> to OS/2 Driver School. IBM sent them copies of OS/2 2.1. What's it take to
> actually GET the bloody drivers?? Money? Guns? Lawyers??
>

They need time and manpower more than anything.  

> From: Paul Kokis <scratcher@cix.compulink.co.uk>
> Subject: patch probs with t7g/AIL
> 
> OK, I've got GUSAIL96.ZIP and installed everything, but if I run 
> ULTRAMID with the -C option, it says 'error loading patch'. I have the 
> patches from the V1.21 disks. I also ran pupdate.exe, which took ages 
> to go through all the pats - I still get the same message. I also 
> noticed that ULTRINIT is 'terminating early' or some such message. I 
> *have* had t7g running, for a while, and heard some of the music - much 
> better, but then I get a 'memory error' crash. I'm loading ULTRAMID 
> high *without* -C, coz I can't get it to work *with*. Help!
> 

The patches from the v1.21 disks are not complete.  As I recall, my 1.21
disks had only 80 of the 192 GM patches.  Pupdate will revise the patch 
headers to reflect the latest patch revisions, but will not create 
patches that are not already there.  Starting ultramid with the -c option
will cause it to load a subset of the GM patch, and so it will barf when
it can't find the ones it's looking for.  The reason ultramid works
without the -c option is probably because the game hasn't requested any
of the missing patches.

Phat.

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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 18:25:27 -0400
From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" <dantonio@magick.tay2.dec.com>
Subject: Re: WC2 Install Problems 
Message-ID: <9306252225.AA06973@magick.tay2.dec.com>

> Yes, it's probably the GUS's fault.  I ran into exactly the same
> problems, and the WC2 install program ran fine after I removed my GUS.
> 
> > I have the GUS set to: 220,1,1,5,3

Did you run ULTRINIT.SYS so that WC2 would notice the soundcard properly?

DDA

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