pouët.net

Also, could somebody shed some light on this nugget:

I'd love to know more about these unheard sources of confirmation. Especially since there's no credible base for it outside of this post.

prolly its just the voices of reason telling to asm orgas that they need to accept gus? ;)

anyone have an extra gus extreme btw? i think i have all the other gusses in my collection already...

also, perhaps some people had some test versions of the card back in 1991?

I guess I could lose one, but honestly... why would you want one? :)

Prototypes were definitely around at that time, but all things considered:

I can't for the hell of me remember being able to buy a prototype GUS in stores back then and don't give me that "it's just a soundcard in an allowed computer platform" bullshit either. Plenty of platforms in the compos have hardware buses and expansions that would render the whole idea of that compo more moot than Mooty mcMootson.

bah. let's just be happy that gus is allowed. yes?

They should probably allow Amiga 4000 too, as I'm sure it was also prototyped as early as '91.

So Cray machines are fair game too? Cool. ;)

If you can bring one to the partyplace, I guess so ;)

There is not much detail when first commercian GUS was sold. Big marketing campaing started at summer 1992 but it was rev 2.1 aldready. Atleast some earlier versions was commercially available because 1.7 has been spotted here in Finland.

http://www.crossfire-designs.de
1991, therefore exactly as Creative Labs brought their Sound Blaster Pro on the market, a common development of Advanced Gravis and Forte Technologies came on the market: the Gravis Ultrasound (GUS).

Soud Blaster Pro was launched May 1991.

Also please note that 1991 is printed to all GUS boards. :)

Xernobyl: e.g. on the assembly website, but anyway, it is (surprise! =)) abyss@assembly.org

Will there be an assembly
invitation this year?

Magic: not to sound harsh, but you will find out if/when it gets released, wont you? ;)

Puryx: sure.. but in the previous years they were released ages before asm was held. time is ticking.. but ofcoz we all find out in the end..
:)

Bera: but can you find one single demo from '91 that has GUS-support? :)

Oh, and there's 1991 printed on the A600 board too, doesn't mean it was released that year though

Hell, can you find one single demo from 1992 that has GUS support?

All that I can think of is Jungly Kitchen from Twilight Zone, but it was only started in '92, and wasn't officially released until 1993.

Rather than argue that the GUS was a theoretical concept or whatever, you should just ask that allowing it be a gracious little exception to the rule.

In case someone out there has been inspired by all this GUS-talk: I have a 1993 Gravis Ultrasound Rev. 3.4 lying around. I will send it to anyone paying the cost of shipping, otherwise it is getting tossed within the next couple of days.

Yes here! Are you going to Assembly?

Sadly no but I could probably get the card to solskogen. You can reach me via hornet "at' loopit "dot' dk

Okkie should come and pick it up in Århus in October ;)

what, no stream this year?

there is stream, it is in september in the same location as last year!!!

Assembly summer 2009 invitation coming soon .

I'm buying airplane ticket to asm2009 and wonder if party schedule is already available somewhere. Or at least what's the time estimate when it will be available?