Re: Ultima V doesn't like my Phasor

[skeleton@geko.com.au (David Greenland)]

> A short time ago, I picked up a used AE Phasor sound card.  After a bit of
> hassle finding the right adaptors to connect the card's RCA outputs to a
> standard stereo input, I had it up and running on my ][+.  Worked fine.
> 
> Then, I tried using it for the REAL reason I bought it: to finally listen
> to the music on Ultima V.  The closest thing I have to a 128K ][e is my
> GS, so I installed it there.  Two problems arose.  1) With the stereo
> wires attached, the card doesn't fit inside a GS case.  2) There's no
> opening in the GS case large enough to accomodate any of the connectors
> from the card to the speaker.
> 
> So, I had to run Ultima with the case sitting about an inch forward, off
> its mounts.  It all turned out to be futile, though, since Ultima hung
> when I told it there was a Phasor card in slot 2.  I was puzzled, and
> ran the AE Phasor software on the GS; it worked perfectly.


I had the same problem with my Mockingboard and the GS.  Some things (like
the sound utilities that came with the card) worked fine, while others
just died.  I couldn't wait to try out the old Ultima III (My ][+ died
about a year ago) on it, but the program wouldn't even boot.  Apparently
the version of copy protection used checked for the computers ID codes... 
The GS didn't exist back then tho.  Skyfox worked fine without the
Mockingboard, but with it plugged in it crashed.  Music Construction set
worked from memory.  

Regs,
Dave