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3D PCMCIA Sound Card - Product Overview

Applicable to: AP-N, AP-S, Canada, LA, United States


General Information
You can upgrade multimedia- and non-multimedia-enabled ISA bus personal computers and PCMCIA-equipped portable computers for applications including entertainment, games, education, training, business presentations, and pro audio. Select from four new multimedia products. The 3D PCMCIA Sound Card, also based on the Mwave DSP, is the only product of its kind that supports many applications written to the Sound Blaster interface while also providing superior sound quality through wavetable synthesis. An optional accessory, the 3D PCMCIA Sound Card Attach Module, provides a built-in microphone and connections for MIDI devices or a joystick. Features include:

Warranty: 1 year limited Customer Carry-In Exchange

This product replaces:
87G9748 - PCMCIA 16-bit Audio Adapter

This product was replaced by:
*

Packaging:
One box containing...


Marketing and FRU Part Numbers
Asia Pacific, Canada, Latin America, United States...
Marketing part number -> 08H4188
FRU part number -> 08H3841

Additional Part Numbers
Part number(s) for ordering multiple quantities:
None

Associated FRU Part Number(s):
World Wide: Audio Cable FRU part number-> 08H4206. Sound Blaster Compatible
World Wide: Earphones FRU part number-> 08H3711. Sound Blaster Compatible
World Wide: Attach Module FRU part number-> 08H3842. The FRU Part Number is also the Marketing Part Number for this module. Also, this module is sold seperately from the Sound Card.

Product Dates
Asia Pacific, Canada, Latin America, United States...
Announce Date-> 8/22/1995
Planned Availability Date-> 8/22/1995
Withdrawal Date-> 11/26/1996
Effective Withdrawal Date-> 12/03/1996

Technical Specifications
Performance Specifications as known at time of announcement:
Bus Interface: PCMCIA Type II slot

Sampling rates: 11.025, 22.060, and 44.1KHz. Digital stereo or mono sampling at 8-bit and 16-bit resolution.

Sound quality: 16-bit, CD-quality stereo record and playback

Stereo: Yes

Synthesizer: 16-voice, 128-instrument wavetable synthesizer

Physical, Environmental, and Compatibility Specifications as known at time of announcement:
Weight: 1.0 lbs (0.47 kg)
Height: 2.4 inches (6.0 cm)
Width: 6.1 inches (15.5 cm)
Depth: 9.7 inches (24.6 cm)

Operating Temperature:


Relative Operating Humidity: low of 8% to a high of 80%

Agency Approvals:


Minimum hardware requirements:
IBM or non-IBM portable PC system unit equipped with a PCMCIA Type II slot (release 2.01) and a 386SX 25MHz microprocessor, or higher, with 4MB of RAM.

Recommended hardware requirements:
IBM or non-IBM portable PC or system unit equipped with a PCMCIA Type II slot (release 2.01) and a 486 33MHz microprocessor, or higher, with 4MB of RAM

Hardware Requirements for IBM systems:


Hardware Requirements for Non-IBM systems:
This product has been verified to operate on a variety of non-IBM PCMCIA-bus systems that are known to adhere to industry standards.

Supported Operating Systems:
Windows 3.1, or 3.11 (in 386 enhanced mode) and PCMCIA Card and Socket Services version 2.0, or later

Compatibility:


Limitations: Some configurations may not be supported.

Document Note(s):

  1. The symbol * is used to denote that the information is currently unavailable for this product.
  2. All dates are represented in the US English format of mm/dd/yyyy (where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year).
  3. FRU stands for Field Replacement Unit. It is the part number used for ordering service/replacement parts.
  4. Effective Withdrawal means that on the given date IBM will have withdrawn the products from marketing. After that date, the product can not be obtained directly from IBM.

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Date Created

17-06-98

Last Updated

18-03-99

Revision Date

18-03-2000

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Multimedia

Machine Type

Audio

Model

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