OT: various off topic items

[Randal]

I like the usb sound cards, but in Windows you need at least second edition 
of 98 to use them.  I have also seen some recently as low as $50.

On Thursday 26 June 2003 07:10 am, you wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 17:32, Tim Reid wrote:
> > Hey guys,
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> > Are there any audiophiles out there in LUG-land?  I'm looking for a
> > mid-line soundcard that is going to sound sweet, and work with MS and
> > Linux both.  Does anyone have any opinions on this as well.  (I think
> > that my second NIC is causing a lot of EM noise, and that is the main
> > problem with my integrated C-Media chipset)
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> I would agree with some of the people on the SB Live!, I have an SB
> PCI512 which has the same chipset as the live! (linux finds it as a
> live!)  The linux driver for it is emu10k1 and is a kernel module and
> found automatically by most dists.  It also works well in windows.  And
> as for the comment on the jacks, this card is now about 2 years old and
> I have not had any problems with the card what so ever.