The first soundblaster was an 8-Bit PC-XT slot card
and could be used in a PC/XT !
(Still got one around here somewhere)
Same goes for propriety CD-ROM drives like
Sony, Mitshumi an Panasonic (Non ATAPI))
Sipke de Wal
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad Fernandez" <fernande_at_internet1.net>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: Free stuff
> Tillman, Edward wrote:
> > Note: If there are any serious cc history buffs out there, I'm curious when
> > the first CDs and or sound cards were installed in marketed XT/AT systems.
>
> Do you mean PC (generically), instead of XT/AT? Sound cards and cd-roms
> came after the XT and AT. Sound cards and cd-roms would have been more
> 386/486.
>
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>
Received on Thu Jan 23 2003 - 15:09:00 GMT