The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days ago"Soundblaster" was such an 80s/90s name for a computer part.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up11.27Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.26Karrow-down1image"Soundblaster" was such an 80s/90s name for a computer part.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square231fedilink
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days agoForgive me if I’m wrong, but I think the PC speaker was literally a 1-bit speaker. Anything that sounded more detailed was PWM on that one bit
minus-squarekhannie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoThat’s correct. Jesus they were awful yokes but they were really mostly intended for letting you know that your hardware was bollixed at boot time. PC’s had mostly been business machines really until the 90s if my memory is correct. If you wanted gaming you got a more gaming focused machine like an Amiga or console.
Forgive me if I’m wrong, but I think the PC speaker was literally a 1-bit speaker. Anything that sounded more detailed was PWM on that one bit
That’s correct. Jesus they were awful yokes but they were really mostly intended for letting you know that your hardware was bollixed at boot time.
PC’s had mostly been business machines really until the 90s if my memory is correct.
If you wanted gaming you got a more gaming focused machine like an Amiga or console.