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> p.p.s. if you want to keep the CPU unloaded, make sure that you get the
> smartest peripherals possible. No WinPrinters, WinModems, AGP graphics
> cards, or software MIDI synths like an AWE64.
>
> On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Darryl Vance wrote:
>
> > I am currently using the Awe 64 ISA with Naturally Speaking on a 166 MHz
> > Pentium. I've been reading about the new PCI sound cards that are supposed
> > to be much faster because they are mounted on the faster PCI bus, and
> > because the processing is done by the DSP on the card, freeing up the CPU.
Is the AWE64 so much of a tax on the processor that it would be better
to replace it with a SoundBlaster Basic 16? Thanks.
