GUS Daily Digest            Thu, 24 Nov 94  9:37 PST     Volume 16: Issue  24 

Today's Topics:
				   16 bit digital recording on GUS?
					 16 bit recording on the GUS
				 A.Fist question and GUS back issues
					 Any Action on the GUS front?
							 buying a GUS
						Buying a GUS soundcard
						 GUS 16 bit recording
				  GUS Daily Digest V16 #23 (5 msgs)
						 GusMax upgrade offer
						  Holiday Greetings
							   mitsumi
				Phone nos. to order CD Rom from Gravis
				  Problem with Groliers encyclopedia
							 RE : WinDoom
						 trouble with GusMax
					   voice recognition for Gus
							   WinDoom
						Wing commander Armada
				   Wing Commander III demo CD?????

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: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 09:51:49 GMT
From: Clarke Brunt <CLARKE@lsl.co.uk>
Subject: Re: 16 bit digital recording on GUS?

>If you disconnect the adc from the gus and give it a direct
>digital input from for example a cd-player (you'll need a
>chip to convert the signal, but that is not too difficult)
>it might be possible to record 16 bit with very high quality!

If you have a CD that allows audio tracks to be read digitally
via the PC bus, then you wouldn't need the GUS - just record the
data direct to disk.

I believe that some CD drives allow this with special software -
I don't know which. Are you talking perhaps of CD players which
have a Digital output, but via some sort of cable rather than
via the PC bus?

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 94 08:59 MET
From: hst@mh.nl (Klaas Hemstra)
Subject: Re: 16 bit recording on the GUS

From: <martinus@morra.et.tudelft.nl> (Martijn de Jong):
>I was thinking:
>If you disconnect the adc from the gus and give it a direct
>digital input from for example a cd-player (you'll need a
>chip to convert the signal, but that is not too difficult)
>it might be possible to record 16 bit with very high quality!
>So you won't need the daughterboard, you'll just need some
>other chips (this will be cheaper than the daughterboard!)
>and the quality is better!
>The problem in here is: Where are the 16 bit lines in the
>gus?
>any comments on this?
Well i think it is possible. But a lot of trouble.
If you want to record high quality from CD, it is possible NOW, in
SOFTWARE, working on a number of CD-ROM drives.
I wrote a program called READCDA, which is available on a number of FTP
sites, which makes it possible to record directly (digital) from an
audio CD. It works for Panasonic and a number of Sony CD-ROM drives, but
NOT with Mitsumi drives (the Mitsumi driver does not support the used
READ long driver call).
There are other program's that do the same trick for a few SCSI drives
and other CD-ROM drives.
You record exactly what's on the CD, so the quality is perfect (well,
just as perfect as the CD was).

Klaas

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 15:15:12 -0800 (PST)
From: YOUR WORSE NIGHTMARE!!! <gmontem@mercury.sfsu.edu>
Subject: A.Fist question and GUS back issues



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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 11:40:46 +0500
From: iclnl!pvh@relay.NL.net (Pieter van Horssen)
Subject: Any Action on the GUS front?

Hi all,

It looks like there is not much action on the GUS front.
I have been missing out the SDK for a very very very long time,
is it not produced any more?
Any GUSSER still trying 3D sounds production?

A worried Gusser
Pieter J. van Horssen

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 10:32:06 +0000
From: ndanylcz@Socrates.health.gov.sk.ca (Neil Danylczuk)
Subject: buying a GUS

George Valaitis squealed...

>I am trying to decide if I should buy a GUS soundcard or go with
>the "wave" Soundblaster.  I have been reading about incompatability
>problems, and frankly they worry be as unfixable.

>I would like "game" compatability, but I'm willing to sacrifice this
>for good MIDI performance.

I'm pretty happy with the GUS board I've had for over 2 years now.

The MIDI music sounds on a par with the Roland SCC-1, and with use
of custom patches, can actually sound better.

As for game compatibility, I'd say the GUS can be made to work with
95% of games (or more).  Now, that isn't always easy.  Sometimes you
need to find a patch, or do kooky things like load an older version
of EMM or stuff like that.  If someone is used to tinkering with their
computer, as I am, this is not such a problem.

My priorities are 1) sound quality
				  2) value

With the GUS, you get amazing value.  It is clearly the best
sounding personal sound board.  You get General MIDI and Digital
in one card.  The only comparable setup would be an SB-16 with
a Roland GM card in tandem.  The competitive wavetable cards
that are out now (orchid, ensonic) do not have nearly the 
instrument quality of the Gravis.  The SB-Waveblaster AWE32
products have a different sound that some people prefer, other
people hate, but the bottom line is the Creative Labs setup
costs at least _double_ the Gravis.

The main GUS weaknesses:
- Its sound blaster compatibility requires a lot of tinkering to
get working.
- You should (must?) expand the memory to the full 1 MB for best results.
- Some old games don't work properly with it (only a handful and who
wants to play that 80's junk anyway)
- Some new games don't work until a patch or workaround is released.
This usually takes about a month after games are released.

The main GUS strengths:
- There is a large and dedicated community of users will help you
use and exploit the card as you can tell by the FTP sites, this list, etc.
- The card has become an unquestioned favorite of the leading edge
game developers and programmers.  They love it and continue to create
software that supports the GUS for one reason - it makes them look
and sound good.  Doom might be one example.
- Probably the best sound of any <$600 sound board.
- No dip switches to set, everything is done in software.
- You can buy the fully maxxed out GUSMax or save a bundle if you
don't need or want the 16-bit recording & CD-rom interface features.

Boards like the ensonic that are coming on the scene now probably
will not make it.  They require similar effort to gain compatibility,
but they don't have the built-in support network that has been
established for the GUS.

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::::::::::::::::::::    Neil D    ::::::::::::::::::::
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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 11:47 +0000 (WET)
From: "Fran the Man..." <FCROSSEN@ccvax.ucd.ie>
Subject: Re: Buying a GUS soundcard

>I am trying to decide if I should buy a GUS soundcard or go with
>the "wave" Soundblaster.  I have been reading about incompatability

Well the first thing is the _large_ price difference between these two 
products, which may help your decision somewhat...  8-)

>I would like "game" compatability, but I'm willing to sacrifice this
>for good MIDI performance.

As far as compatability goes, most new games these days are coming out
with native support for both cards.  However, for older products you'll
have to use some form of emulation for the GUS.  To tell you the truth,
I've had little problems getting emulation with the GUS using MEGAEM, 
Miles/AIL, or SBOS (as a last resort).  You will have the same problems
with the AWE.  It will give you SB support, but that's not what you want
a wavetable card for.  The TSR emulation programs for the AWE aren't as 
sophisticated as the GUS, and give less general MIDI compatibility.

Both cards will give you excellent sound quality when used natively.

>1.  If I get a gravis, will all the adaptors come with the card.
>I had to buy a joystick port to MIDI adaptor from Turtle, and it
>still isn't here yet.

There is a MIDI/Joystick port on the card.  You'll need a MIDI adapter
if you want to use a MIDI device with your card.  This is a simple device
with MIDI in, out and through connections.  Cheap...

>2.  Exactly how compatible is the GUS?

As far as games are concerned, you can get all the latest information from
the G-List via finger::/cmdrdata@fx.net

>3.  Is their software relatively bug free?

Yes.  Software is continiously updated and available from
ftp::/archive.epas.utoronto.ca.  At this stage it's all been well tested.

>4.  How is their help - really?

They have an internet help address which they actually respond to...! A
nice change from normal vendor services.  Having said that, you can get
plenty of advice and help from this mailing list and from the Usenet
soundcard groups.  People with GUSs are fanatic about them and always 
willing to help out.

>5.  What is a good "street" price of a GUS?  With MIDI, sample
>memory, and the appropriate driving software.

I think a 1Mb GUS will set you back about US$140 now, but I'm a bit out 
of touch with current prices.  Computer Shopper will be able to help you
there.

>6.  Has anybody expeienced similar problems with "other" soundcards
>and how does problem resolution compare with Gravis?

I have had a GUS since the very early days and have had my share of 
problems with it at first.  Most of them were not associated with the
card itself.  People on the 'net are a great sourch of help and advice
with any problem, as you'll find out.

>Thanks,

You're welcome... Good luck!

Fran...

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 08:51:49 +0100 (MET)
From: Martin Olsson <marols@ulmo.stud.slu.se>
Subject: GUS 16 bit recording

Martijn de Jong writes:

> Hi Gussers,
> 
> I was thinking:
> If you disconnect the adc from the gus and give it a direct
> digital input from for example a cd-player (you'll need a
> chip to convert the signal, but that is not too difficult)
> it might be possible to record 16 bit with very high quality!
> So you won't need the daughterboard, you'll just need some
> other chips (this will be cheaper than the daughterboard!)
> and the quality is better!
> The problem in here is: Where are the 16 bit lines in the
> gus?
> any comments on this?

You don't even need to go through that trouble. There are PD programs
out there that grab sound data straight from a CD in your CD ROM drive and
store it on your hard disk. I imagine you can use your basic GUS to 
play that 16bit data after converting it to some common sample file format.
I have a Panasonic 562 CD ROM, and for this drive I use a program called
cdgrab available via anonymous FTP to 
	ftp.netcom.com//pub/hughem/
	get these files:    562b
				cdgrab.zip
				cd-to-hd.zip

Martin of "Sindy's Dreamroom"

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 16:23:38 -0500
From: GravisTech@aol.com
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V16 #23

This brings me to my questions:

1.  If I get a gravis, will all the adaptors come with the card.
I had to buy a joystick port to MIDI adaptor from Turtle, and it
still isn't here yet.
>>The midi adapter does not come with it.. you would need to 
>>purchase it seperatly... price I believe is $49.95

2.  Exactly how compatible is the GUS?
>> We have two emulations plus native mode.. we can emulate
>>sound blaster and roland and of course the games that run in
>>native mode you cannot touch.

3.  Is their software relatively bug free?
>> Our software is relatively bug free.. there are alway minor 
>>problems or things that are overlooked but it is pretty good
>>software.

4.  How is their help - really?
>> I think it is excellent (insider opinion).. if oyu ever talked to
>>one of the other help desks (Competition) you will find we
>>are really very good.

5.  What is a good "street" price of a GUS?  With MIDI, sample
memory, and the appropriate driving software.
>> Don't know...

6.  Has anybody expeienced similar problems with "other" soundcardsand how
does problem resolution compare with Gravis?
>> No comment, I will le tother people answer this...

Thanks,
George

>>gravistech@aol.com
>>Advanced Gravis Technology

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 16:56:39 -0500
From: AdvGravis@aol.com
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V16 #23

Warcraft uses the AIL 3.0 drivers. We will release a patch in the next day or
so that lets you add in the GUS drivers.

Bryan

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 17:35:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Stephen Thomas Brindle <sbrindle@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V16 #23

> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 94 14:58:01 -0500
> From: george@ll.mit.edu (George Valaitis)
> Subject: Buying a GUS soundcard
> 
> 1.  If I get a gravis, will all the adaptors come with the card.
> I had to buy a joystick port to MIDI adaptor from Turtle, and it
> still isn't here yet.

Well, the GUS has a built in joystick interface.  You can buy a little 
adaptor that works with any UART/MPU 401 MIDI interface, and that adaptor 
also has two joystick sockets.

> 2.  Exactly how compatible is the GUS?

Well, it's compatible with Roland (any), Sound Blaster, Ad Lib, general 
MIDI, and, of course, native GUS support.  It does Roland or MIDI through a 
program called Megaem, which works perfectly, but doesn't work with 
protected mode games.  The new version of Megaem will, though.  Megaem 
can also be used in a MIDI/Roland and SB DAC combination.

Then there's SBOS, which emulates a SB through SOFTWARE, not hardware.  I 
personally haven't used it very much.  It works, but from what I've heard 
it doesn't sound incredibly good.  I *think* the new Megaem will emulate 
SB, also, which should make things perfect.

And, the GUS also comes with its own AIL patches (hard to explain, read 
the FAQ)

> > 3.  Is their software relatively bug free?

Yes.

> 4.  How is their help - really?

Good.  Of course, everything you need to know can probably be answered by 
asking on this digest or reading the FAQ or manual.

> 5.  What is a good "street" price of a GUS?  With MIDI, sample
> memory, and the appropriate driving software.

First of all, if you're going to get a GUS, get a GUS MAX.  This has 
higher recording ability, and has twice as much memory as the original 
GUS.  It also has 3 CD-ROM interfaces.  I got mine for $175.

> 6.  Has anybody expeienced similar problems with "other" soundcards
> and how does problem resolution compare with Gravis?

Yes, my PAS16 had horrible hissing.  You can crank the volume all the way 
up on a GUS, and no hiss, thanks to the DSP chip.  Also, my PAS16 had 
annoying little "click"s and staticy noise.  The GUS has none of this.  I 
am overly happy with my GUS (MAX), and I could not reccomend a better 
card.

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------------------------|I lack the time to make it short."
	Ethereal Dragon     |       -Blaise Pascal
	 -==(UDIC)==-       |
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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 01:52:50 -0330
From: Aaron Cameron <acameron@europa.cs.mun.ca>
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V16 #23

> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 94 14:58:01 -0500
> From: george@ll.mit.edu (George Valaitis)
> Subject: Buying a GUS soundcard
> 
> I am trying to decide if I should buy a GUS soundcard or go with
> the "wave" Soundblaster.  I have been reading about incompatability
> problems, and frankly they worry be as unfixable.

Are you talking about the SB16 with WaveBlaster daughtercard, or the 
AWE32?  Either way i'd suggest a GUS.  I had (still have in a box 
somewhere) a SB16.  I was going to get the WB daughter, 'till i was 
quoted a price.  $305.00!!!  Not to mention the $200 or so i paid for the 
SB16 almost a year ago!!  That's 500 dollard PLUS TAX (i live in 
Newfoundland (gak!), with 20% tax!! (12% pst, 7% gst!)!  And the WB is a 
rom based unit with known bugs!  Sure the gus had known bugs (ie 
incompatibilities), but at least they can be fixed with a little software 
tinkering!  I don't know about the AWE32, save to say that it's a 16 bit 
(not 32!!!) card, and is basically just the SB16 with the ASP chip ($105 
to add that to the SB16!), and the WB daughtercard included on the card.  
To top it all off (and this is a biggie!) the SB16/AWE32 suck a ROYAL 
SHITLOAD of CPU power for mixing, whereas the GUS/GUSMAX hog a big ol' 
whopping 1% of the CPU (compare this to about 15-20% for the SB familly!!!)
This is more than just technical manual filler and customer grabbing 
info, I can HONESTLY say that I've seen a remarkable difference since I 
bought my GUSMAX.  For a die hard gammer (grin), it's almost like a 
cheap(er) way to upgrade your CPU!!
 
> I would like "game" compatability, but I'm willing to sacrifice this
> for good MIDI performance.

Got it!

> This brings me to my questions:
> 
> 1.  If I get a gravis, will all the adaptors come with the card.
> I had to buy a joystick port to MIDI adaptor from Turtle, and it
> still isn't here yet.

Sadly, no.  You can buy a midi breakout box from Gravis (or make your own 
for about 1/4 the cost).  I'd be willing to bet (though don't quote me on 
this) that the box you ordered from Turtle may work with the GUS...  but 
I'm mainly a gammer, not a MIDI expert.

> 2.  Exactly how compatible is the GUS?

Through native support, the gus is 104% compatible.  The extra 4% is just 
for it's amazing sound.  Through SBOS and MEGAEM, GUS is compatible with 
GenMIDI, MT-32 (Roland), Sound Canvas (Roland), MPU-400 or whatever that 
one is called, and (of course) the poor old SB cards.  The emulators have 
some trouble running with a few programs, but in all, I'd say it's about 
90% sucessful with non-GUS supporting software.

> 3.  Is their software relatively bug free?

Well if you encounter any bugs, they're probably not in the GUS 
software.  And if they are?  Who cares.  Live with it for a little while 
'till Gravis posts a fix for it.  You see, you won't have to look far for 
the latest GUS drivers.  Where's Creative Labs FTP site?  They don't even 
have a friggin e-mail address!

> 4.  How is their help - really?

To be blunt...  the best I've ever seen.  In my plethera of hardware, the 
GUS is the ONLY appliance that I can get FREE tech support with.  
Creative labs has no email, no ftp...  I'd have to call LD to talk to a 
tech dude!  No thanks.  I've written the gus techies a lot of email 
(sorry guys :+) ), and they always answer back in a day or 2.  In all, 
the best tech support i've ever seen.  (I won't even START about 
Panasonic's tech support...  ik!)

> 5.  What is a good "street" price of a GUS?  With MIDI, sample
> memory, and the appropriate driving software.

The GUS MAX retails for 299.00 here in NF, but I bet you could get it a 
lot cheaper anywhere else in Canada (or the states).  Gravis will send 
you one for 299 plus shipping, but if you're in college, then you can 
probably get it for about 250 or less (educational discount!).  A regular 
GUS...  not sure of the retail.  Well under 200 would be my guess, but i 
don't know.  For the RAM upgrade...  son't ask me.  Like i said, I live 
in Newfoundland.  Nobody here has even HEARD of a 256k X 16bit 40 pin 
DRAM chip!  If i lived in a real province, i wouldn't expect to pay more 
that $25 for it, though.

> 6.  Has anybody expeienced similar problems with "other" soundcards
> and how does problem resolution compare with Gravis?

Simmilar probs like those you mentioned above (snipped for space)?  
Never.  Those other cards must've been cursed!  It's unreal to have that 
many bugs!  Like I said...  if you find a bug, email Gravis.  They help!


> PS: If anybody cares, I have a Gateway 2000 4DX66 with 16 Meg of
> memory, two hard drives, and smartdrive installed.  There is no
> TSR stuff and I'm running DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1.

Tip:  get DOS 6.2x.  It's much better than 5.0.  Bitchin setup though!  
(not familiar with Gateway, but that shouldn't make a dif unless it uses 
the old OPTi chipsets!).

OVERALL-->  I'd recommend the GUS to ALMOST everyone.  If you don't know 
what an IRQ or DMA is, then maybe it would be best not to get a GUS.  I'm 
not saying the GUS is a pain to get working...  just that if you don't 
know a shit about computers and how to change settings (no jumpers) and 
the like, stil with the PC internal speaker or the AdLib or something. 
The GUS will more than likely require more tweeking than a computer 
illeterate can handle (but then again, so does Windows, Wordperfect, and 
every coundcard on the market except the AdLib).

Happy GUSing.  If you still don't want one, get ahold of the Ultrasound 
Experience demo on CD.  You can run it through any soundcard (with cdrom 
drive attached and the windows MCI-CDaudio driver loaded) or just play it 
through any audio cd player.  I tell you, everything you hear is real.  
They didn't jazz up the sound AT ALL from what it sounds like comming 
from the actual GUS card!  Seriously!!!

AC 

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 22:02:00 -0800
From: david.wei@bbs.uniserve.com (David Wei)
Subject: GUS Daily Digest V16 #23
Message-ID: <2ad.1098.47@bbs.uniserve.com>

GD> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 94 12:28:22 MET
GD> From: <martinus@morra.et.tudelft.nl> (Martijn de Jong)
GD> Subject: 16 bit digital recording on GUS?

GD> Hi Gussers,

GD> I was thinking:
GD> If you disconnect the adc from the gus and give it a direct
GD> digital input from for example a cd-player (you'll need a
GD> chip to convert the signal, but that is not too difficult)
GD> it might be possible to record 16 bit with very high
GD> quality!
GD> So you won't need the daughterboard, you'll just need some
GD> other chips (this will be cheaper than the daughterboard!)
GD> and the quality is better!
GD> The problem in here is: Where are the 16 bit lines in the
GD> gus?
I recommend you to use ANOTHER PCB or just use a serial port, incase you 
damage your beloved GUS (the lines can be fried EASILY).  I think your idea is 
pretty good thou.....

L8r




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david.wei@bbs.uniserve.com (David Wei)

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 18:30:21 -0600 (CST)
From: Siu-fung Lee <umlee182@cc.UManitoba.CA>
Subject: GusMax upgrade offer

I've been tempted to order a GusMax, but I'd also like to order one for 
a friend.  Anyways, on the bottom of the offer, it says "Limit one per 
customer."  Does this mean limit of one *order* per customer or one 
GusMax? 

Anyone have a clue?


|\  /\ |   Siu-Fung Lee                  CompSci IV, University of Manitoba
| \/  \|                                 umlee182@mira.cc.umanitoba.ca
I'm story writing... life and time-space are put on hold.  Ack!
"Like I say to everyone, the size of the Sony sign tells how big, cool and
hi-tech the city is.  In Hong-Kong, go up to Victoria Peak and look way
down... wow, it's huge!  In Winnipeg, we have a little billboard."
- From the text, My Life as a Nut in a Nutshell.

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 11:21:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Shannon Miller <miller@physics.ucla.edu>
Subject: Holiday Greetings

Hey out there, Gussers! Thanks for continuing to make this sound card fly,
and have a happy Thanksgiving!

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 13:58:25 +0100 (MET)
From: Danny Greefhorst <dgreefho@cs.ruu.nl>
Subject: mitsumi

I have a Gravis Ultrasound 3.4 and a Mitsumi FX001D. Now my problem is that
I can't get my DS cdrom working at 300 kb/s, it only works at 150 kb/s. I
tried a different cdrom drive and it gives the same problem. Anyone knows
what to do?

please e-mail!
-- 
  Danny Greefhorst(dgreefho@cs.ruu.nl)   |         Utrecht University
		As a finishing touch,            |   Department of Computer Science
	   God created the Dutch...          |           The Netherlands

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 94 08:47:45 PST
From: Rick Skalsky <skalsky@aaai.org>
Subject: Phone nos. to order CD Rom from Gravis

Does anyone have the 800 sales number for purchasing the CD rom?  If no
800 number, how about the regular sales number?  Thanks in advance.

Rick

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 11:37:11 +0100
From: piet@cs.ruu.nl (Piet van Oostrum)
Subject: Problem with Groliers encyclopedia

I bought Groliers encyclopedia this weekend (v. 6) and It looks nice, but I
have a problem with the animations. They come out distorted in both sound
and image. It looks to me as if there might be some buffering problem. The
sound hiccups and pieces are played twice in succession. The image has
stripes in it. If I go directly to the CD and play the .avi filkes through
the Media player, they are OK, although occasionally the CD can't keep up
with the playing. I have a double speed CD-ROM (Panasonic), and a Gravis
Ultrasound Max.
Any idea what I can do about this?
-- 
Piet* van Oostrum, Dept of Computer Science, Utrecht University,  (*`Pete')
Padualaan 14, P.O. Box 80.089, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Telephone: +31 30 531806 Telefax: +31 30 513791 Internet: piet@cs.ruu.nl 
PGP public key by finger or WWW http://www.cs.ruu.nl/~piet

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 94 19:47 GMT
From: tbone@cix.compulink.co.uk (Chris Totten)
Subject: RE : WinDoom

Yeah, I'd like to experience this myself. The last time I heard about it 
though it sounded like a comercial product - seemingly the guys at 
Microsoft wrote it themselves with help from Id. Don't you think it would 
be a *great* idea if the first few levels were free, a'la DOOM I (hint 
hint Id)... :)

// tbone

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 94 8:15:56 MET
From: LAUNOIS-VINCENT <launoisv@esiee.fr>
Subject: trouble with GusMax

	Hello, I've just bought a Gus Max in Paris and I can hear some parasite 
noises with midi files. I put the midi level at 0dB and there's also noises (but
less) when it plays a lot of notes at the same time. 
Is a 486DX33 too slow to run with gusmax or is it a problem of isolation of the
card. If someone has the answer, please email me at launoisv@esiee.fr

							Thanks.

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 09:37:08 +0000
From: ndanylcz@Socrates.health.gov.sk.ca (Neil Danylczuk)
Subject: voice recognition for Gus

SIMEN LOKEN HAAGENRUD squawked...

>I was wondering if anyone knew about a program for voice recognition 
>in Windows for Gravis?
>I'll be really happy if anyone knew of a shareware or freeware 
>program, but since I am not THAT blueeyed (or stupid) I would be glad 
>if it was a commercial program out too.

The best demo of voice recognition that I've tried is
Incubed (in3) for Windows.  I'm sure it is available on the GUS
ftp sites.

As a shareware/freeware version, it can be trained to recognize 12
commands.  The registered version was (as I recall) fairly expensive,
but allowed you to train almost 2 hundred words in a set, and you 
could link more than one set together (??? not sure about these
details - I tried it about 2 years ago and was very impressed.)


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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 09:27:53 +0000
From: ndanylcz@Socrates.health.gov.sk.ca (Neil Danylczuk)
Subject: WinDoom

M.Irwin babbled:

>Ok, I've seen a lot of information being said about WinG and
>and games that use it.  I for one would *love* to see WinDoom!
>I know several people have expressed interest in this and no one
>seems to be providing.  
>
>My question specifically:  WinDoom - Where is it?
>
>Is it commercial? Shareware? Vaperware? (as of today?)
>

(from the latest DOOM FAQ)
*5-7*: What is WinDOOM?
=======================

Here is the latest information on WinDOOM, direct from Microsoft.

- WinDOOM is a joint effort of id Software and Microsoft.  Microsoft is doing
  most of the porting work.
- WinDOOM is a Win32 application.  It runs under Windows NT and Windows 4.0.
- WinDOOM uses the recently announced WinG libraries.
- WinDOOM supports full music and sound and supports all Windows MIDI and
  WAVE devices.
- WinDOOM has variable resolution.  WinDOOM can render the display at
  320x200 through 640x400.  Resolutions greater than 640x400 are
  performed via "stretching" (this is a limitation of the DOOM engine)
- WinDOOM supports network play via WinSOCK (TCP/IP) and NetBIOS (NetBeui,
  IPX, etc.)
- WinDOOM supports any display with at least 256 colors.
- WinDOOM is multithreaded so if you're running under a multiprocessor
  machine you'll see a significant speed increase.
- WinDOOM will support DEC Alpha and MIPS RISC machines.
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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 02:25:00 -0500
From: arg2@po.cwru.edu (Adam Glick)
Subject: Wing commander Armada

i just got wing commander armada but i can't get it to work.
i can do general midi with megaem adn emuset but i can't get the sb
emulation to work. i got a max with 1 meg. anyone have any sudgestions?
 thanks
-Adam
arg2@po.cwru.edu
			  'The only exact science is hindsight.'

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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 13:18:17 MST
From: "Dean C. Johnson" <JOHNSODC@caedm.et.byu.edu>
Subject: Re: Wing Commander III demo CD?????

>Where or how do I obtain the Wing Commander III demo CD?????

Both CD-ROM Today issue 6 and PC Gamer issue ? (the first CD-ROM 
issue) have a CD-ROM included with the magazine with the demo on it 
among many others. They cost US$6.95 on the newstand, and are worth 
subscribing to, IMHO.

Some of the lateset demos that I have enjoyed off of these CD-ROMs 
are:
Relentless - fantastic!
BlackThorne
Hell
Dragon Lore

-Dean

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From: (null)

Does anyone know if the patch for Armoured Fist is available? Thanks.

As for the Daily Digest Back issues, these are what I have right now:

   Back issues of       |    Back issues of
  GUS Daily Digest:     | GUS Musician's Digest
------------------------+----------------------
 Volume 15 #23,24       |   Volume 10 #7-18
 Volume 16 #4,5,8-22    |


If you wish to request a back issue of the Digest or a list of back issues
I have available, e-mail to me <gmontem@mercury.sfsu.edu>  Be sure to
indicate which Digest you want (GUS Daily Digest or GUS Musician's Digest)

BTW, if you have any back issues that is not on my list, please e-mail them
to me.  If you noticed, I do not have any back issues of the sdk digest.  If
you have those, please e-mail them to me, too.  I'll start archiving them.

Thanks,
-George


<EOT>

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