Talk:AdLib
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[edit] Most unscrupulous competitor?
Creative Labs may well be unscrupulous, but the statement as written isn't backed up and doesn't sound very NPOV.
[edit] Homebrewing
A fair amount of musical creation programs, such as trackers, were created to utilize the AdLib. Would it be out of place to mention this? Perhaps in a separate paragraph.
[edit] Name
If I remember correctly, the AdLib was actually named Ad Lib. I'll check the old Ad( )Lib user manuals I have lying around at home... JAL 82.92.15.150 06:08, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
- Ok, checked (yeah, needed that 1.5 year :)), and it is indeed Ad Lib, with the space. I'll change the text on the page, but I have no idea how to change the actual page title. Jalwikip (talk) 09:21, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Why they went bankrupt
Ad Lib went bankrupt mostly because they couldn't secure enough private investment in their R&D efforts. Even worse, the company had trouble with their R&D claim (the government was very slow processing claims at the time). They made several appeals to the provincial government for financial help. At the time, they were one of the very few high-tech companies in Quebec City, so they hoped that someone would care -- in vain. In the end, their product (the unfinished AdLib Gold specs and prototypes) was purchased by a German company, which released it almost immediatly (without proper debugging). Hugo Dufort 20:31, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Additional reference: [1] Excerpt: "Before Ad Lib went bankrupt they had already sent prototypes of the Gold and development software to several software companies." -- Hugo Dufort 20:31, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] University of Quebec
There is no such thing as "University of Quebec". Either Prevel was teaching at Université Laval (in Quebec City) or he was teaching at an undisclosed campus of the Université du Québec network (province-wide). Somebody should correct the information. -- Hugo Dufort 07:12, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Adlib Gold
I think Dune was one of the half dozen games that came out supporting the Gold. I remember it on the setup screen, as an option. Timharwoodx 21:30, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Assessment
I have classified this as a Start Class article because it is thorough, but entirely unreferenced. If references were added, it would likely be a B class. I have assessed this as low importance, because the article is not required knowledge for a broad understanding of Canada, but covers a topic directly related to Canada. Cheers, CP 23:49, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Game Support
How about listing and linking a few of the major games with AdLib support? Of interest is "Duke Nukem II", the only game I know of that supports simultaneous use of Soundblaster and AdLib sound effects. (Of course this requires a soundcard that has AdLib support!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.100.251.134 (talk) 11:15, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
