Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14783 invoked from network); 5 Jun 1999 14:36:21 +0100 Received: from magnet.plus.net.uk (HELO magnet.force9.net) (195.166.128.26) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 5 Jun 1999 14:36:21 +0100 Received: (qmail 3550 invoked from network); 5 Jun 1999 13:40:40 -0000 Received: from punt.unica.co.uk (194.75.183.60) by magnet.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 5 Jun 1999 13:40:40 -0000 Received: from troy.blacksheep.org ([194.75.183.50] ident=root) by punt.unica.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.00 #2) id 10qGcM-0000Z2-00; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 14:36:10 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (from root@localhost) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA23582 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 13:35:52 GMT Received: from post.thorcom.com (root@post.unica.co.uk [194.75.183.70]) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id NAA23578 for ; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 13:35:50 GMT Received: from smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net ([199.45.39.156]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10qGqK-0005FY-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 14:50:36 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from bellatlantic.net (client-151-200-121-229.bellatlantic.net [151.200.121.229]) by smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id JAA04990; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 09:34:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <37592819.C11E4EA1@bellatlantic.net> Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 09:37:29 -0400 From: "Andre' Kesteloot" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "rsgb_lf_group" Subject: LF: Waterfall Programs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org The subject of this query is waterfall programs and sound cards. a) is there any sound card that is better than the others? (Such as "Sound Blaster"?) I am told that some waterfall programs will not play on some laptops. ("Hamview", for instance, does not use standard Win95 calls) b) it would seem better to use a sound card equipped with its own DSP chip, as opposed to a sound card that makes calls to the computer's processor. (Then, it would appear, programmers could write directly to the Sound blaster compatible card and skip using the Windows 95 driver entry points). c) The newest sound cards have on board DSP and cost more. d) What is the experience of this august readership? Thanks and 73 Andre' N4ICK