Serial Experiments Lynn

Amiga people will make and sell a €399 sound card capable of 24-bit 192kHz audio, inexplicably called AmiGUS while having nothing to do with the Gravis Ultrasound / PicoGUS

Other Amiga people will buy it so they can listen to MP3s on their 35 year old computer

Mar 16 at 12:47amWeb
Show threadSerial Experiments LynnMar 16
I would be a liar if I said I didn't also spend stupid money on upgrades for my A4000, but I wish people would instead spend effort on making/building/selling something more useful instead of audiophile grade snake oil to make their Amiga do something an iPod can do
Show threadSerial Experiments LynnMar 16
"more useful" includes but is not limited to a Re4091 i can actually buy
Show threadKyleMar 16
@lynn the amiga scene is about buying a thing and installing it and then buying another thing and installing it
Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 16

@lynn Honestly, I think the AmiGUS is a great piece of enthusiast hardware, but yes, its capabilities will be woefully underutilized by most users, and also yes, as a fan of the real Gravis Ultrasound, I'm also not a big fan of the name... But I try to think of it as a homage to the original, and nothing else.

And hey, anyone can name their hardware whatever they want.

I still hope I will have time/brain capacity in this lifetime to make an OG GUS work in an Amiga... one day...

Show threadSerial Experiments LynnMar 16
@chainq gimme a GUS and a decent bridgeboard and there's a 50% chance i can make this work in a few hours if i don't get distracted :D
Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 16

@lynn Oh, just making it work with the Bridge is easy. I made that happen years ago. Although most DOS music software badly needs a VGA card, won't play nice with the emulated CGA card of the CBM PC Bridges.

What I meant - getting it controlled directly from the Amiga side, by an Amiga-side player. It would be technically possible, but I highly doubt the kind of custom software that needs is only a few hours of work... 😉