Re: mockingboard on a GS

[Jon Co <jon@tridel.net>]

Edhel Iaur, Esq. wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:49:50 +0800, Jon Co <jon@tridel.net> wrote:
>
> >I detached my mockingboard from my //e last night and plugged it in my
> >GS.  It disabled the function of my reset key and I don't think it
> >works.
>
> Which slot in your IIgs?  Is that slot set to "Your Card"?  Does the
> card (especially near the gold "fingers") look physically OK?

in slot 4, and I did set the slot to "your card" in the control panel.

>
>
> You say "detach" instead of "remove"--does this mean you've got the
> external Mockingboard, the Mockingboard D?  The IIgs has slightly
> different serial ports, so it may need a Super Serial Card for a
> Mockingboard D to work.

It's an internal type (card) with 2 RCA connectors connected to a stereo
system.

>
>
> Mockingboards won't output the IIgs's standard sounds, only the sounds
> that a few programs send directly to the card will be played.
> --
>

I tried skyfox and pitfall II, both worked on the //e.  I guess there was
no point in making a GS version of the mockingboard because of its superior
built-in sounds, I just wanted to play the old (pre GS) games that did use
the mockingboard