Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.duke.edu!duke!rfloyd From: rfloyd@cs.duke.edu (Rick Floyd) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: Audio Cable for NEC3XI problems Message-ID: Date: 24 May 94 14:59:15 GMT References: Sender: news@duke.cs.duke.edu Organization: Duke University CS Dept., Durham, NC Lines: 17 Nntp-Posting-Host: romeo.cs.duke.edu In-reply-to: nash@dutllu4.gmd.de's message of 24 May 94 13:45:55 GMT NEC doesn't supply the cable because they don't know what you'll be using for a sound card, sound cards typically have custom connectors, and they don't seem to expect that their customers will have the level of technical competence required to push three wires into a connector. However, that doesn't excuse NEC's customer service, which I will agree is among the worst in the business. You might try calling the manufacturer of the sound card instead. I called MediaVision when I got my 3Xi, spent just a minute or two on the phone with them (after being on hold for half an hour on the NEC customer service line before giving up) and had a cable to connect it to my PAS-16 2 days later. If you're using your sound card's SCSI support you'll need a driver from the sound card manufacturer anyway... rick floyd rfloyd@cs.duke.edu