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From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
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Get a GUS PnP. They are cheap and the sound driver supports the PnP
aspect for the GUS PnP so you don't have to worry about it.

Get a GUS PnP and either install 1 meg or get the GUS PnP Pro which
comes with 1 Meg.

	Cheers,
	Amancio

>From The Desk Of dkelly@HiWAAY.net :
> Watching comments by others on this list suggests the Gravis UltraSound is 
> the Prefered FreeBSD Sound Card. Or at least the one that is best supported.
> 
> Unlike Seagate and others, the Gravis web site does a poor job describing 
> non-current models. Used GUS's appear occasionally. What do I need to know 
> to pick a good one? Are there any *bad* models/revisions?
> 
> Notice PnP is still Plug-aNd-Pray. So I can assume its best to stay away 
> from PnP if I can handle jumpers? Or do the PnP cards offer features that 
> make the PnP hassle worth the effort?
> 
> --
> David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net
> =====================================================================
> The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its
> capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.
> 
>