CompuServe Thread

I have been in the PC world for quite some time, and I can tell you I have NEVER heard of a board like that. Some reasons for this is: a) In a PC, you have a lot of expantion slots (6 to 8), so you don't need to get an "all in one" card. b) By building each card separately (Video, Audio, and I/O), manufactures of cards can specialize and concentrate on making higher quality cards with better perfomance. c) What if you wanted to upgrade the Video? or the SCSI controller? If you bought the components separately you could sell your old stuff when you upgrade. d) It is doubtful someone could make a card to please a large user base. PC users like to customize their PC's just like Amiga users. My ideas of what makes a PC fast are almost always different than what someone else thinks. Usually the place you will find 'all in one' stuff in the PC world is in the PC motherboards of manufactures like Dell, AST or Packard Bell. I have to deal with these PC's all day long with their built in I/O and Video on the motherboard. I'll stick to my home PC any day, with it's individual specialized cards. I get the components I want, better performance, and less headaches when something goes bad. Now that I've talked you ears off, your closest bet would be to get a SoundBlaster 16 SCSI II, and a video card of your choice. This will get you down to using only two slots. I have a Diamond Viper and the SoundBlaster with an internal NEC CDR-510 3x. It works great. Good luck, and if you find the card you are looking for, let me know. I'd be amazed if someone makes one.

Carl, The Winstorm board is the only one I know of that combines video, audio and SCSI. Rich Mataka at GMR Productions has access to them (718) 967-1509. Marion Deland CROSSINGS – Newsletter for Amiga/PC/Mac compatibility