> I think that 110 Dollar computer is very cheaper

May be :)
Do you know that Pentium-166MMX costs less than $100 in Russia? :)
Sprinter can't take part in competition "expensive/cheap" PC because it's better than standard PC :)))
Sprinter can to be change his configuration!!!
Sprinter Altera chip is more sofisticated then z80 processor!!!!!!!!!
You can develop new super-parallel-vector processor
if you want :)
only for $110 ;)



Alexander Shabarshin (shaos@mail.ru)

Here in Italy if you want to buy a pc, you can buy only PIIII :( so pc are very expensive and computers such as Pentium 120 are sold out. You can buy it only used... so for a new computer you must spend 1500/2000 euro...

Have you ever heard of market of 2nd hand thing ? I guess it is enough to open a newspaper and find an adverts.

oh yes... second hand... it isn't new!!!

So - generally - there are people interested in general sound, connected with some interface.

And other people (like me) who is interested in PC's SoundBlaster 16bit, which is able to emulate general sound perfectly (which should be easy, I mean the emulation).

But what about connecting *and using* SoundBlaster to Sprinter?? Is it possible?

Greetz,
Yerzmyey/H-PRG

I think it is impossible. Not by an electric part, but on perfomance. The central processor will not consult with a good sound. I think that is necessary GS or its new version. Differently digital audio the processor.


С уважением ukms[z]

"I think that is necessary GS or its new version"
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Ah. So one more man vote for general sound.
So what will say designers now?
Is possible to connect SoundBlaster to Sprinter (and emulate general_sound) or - easier is to plug in real g_s?

Yerz/H-PRG

We have plan to open poll about extended sound of Sprinter. It will be done next week. We want heeding more votes.

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Another possibility would perhaps be to add support in the PLD for interrupts and possibly DMA for the sound output as well? Though it would be a far cry from GS capabilities, if possible, it would certainly reduce CPU load, compared to traditional COVOX. It would also give the built-in sound hardware similar advantages as connecting a SoundBlaster card, as far as PCM sound output is concerned. Perhaps even greater advantages, considering the built-in hardware is capable of 16 bit sound, whereas an ISA SoundBlaster card would only be capable of 8 bit wave output, due to the Sprinter ISA port being 8 bit only.

To me, this would certainly be of much greater interest, than SoundBlaster support. For potential buyers without access to old computer gear it would perhaps also be a matter of interest?

I have no idea how hard it would be to implement something like this in the PLD hardware, but being a sound freak, i do find the idea interesting. =)