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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------ 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?? +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | George Kirikos Internet: gkirikos@epas.utoronto.ca | | Toronto, Canada Telephone: (416) 537-1756 | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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!!! +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | George Kirikos Internet: gkirikos@epas.utoronto.ca | | Toronto, Canada Telephone: (416) 537-1756 | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ 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. 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 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 12:16:32 EST From: Jerry 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 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 16:47:11 HST From: David Komatsu Subject: CD-ROM offer Message-ID: 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... ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Editor of The Sound Newsletter | | davek@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu | Spreading the word about the | | -----> Dave | latest in sound technology | ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------cut---------here-------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------ 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? ;-) ------------------------------ 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? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 14:02:47 -0500 From: John Dillenburg 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 ------------------------------ 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 ) ------------ 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 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 15:11:17 -0500 (CDT) From: Ren Hoek 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 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 15:26:43 EDT From: Phat H Tran Subject: Ultramid Patch Load Errors Message-ID: <9306251926.AA21102@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca> > From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" > 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 > 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. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 18:25:27 -0400 From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" 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 ------------------------------ End of Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #25 *************************************