I had the first Active Matrix screen laptop that Compaq put out running
Windows 3.1. At the same time, PCMCIA sound cards were available for
similar laptops that didn't have sound (mine included). The problem
with my model was that it didn't have PCMCIA slots.
FoulDragon@aol.com wrote:
> PCMCIA? o.O
>
> I don't know of any PCMCIA sound cards, period.
>
> Do you mean PCI?
>
> Just go get the list of present support from alsa. The 2.6 kernel
> integrates alsa drivers, so it's probably accurate.
>
> A problem is when you buy those $12 Tchang Zu cards (the ones where it
> announces "4D 8.2 positional sound and makes your tea too!" on the
> box) rarely do you see the chipset listed on the box. Pray for a good
> return policy.
>
> I used a CMI8738 card for a while, decent basic card, but apparently
> some driver problems in Windows
>
> Most onboard sound's supported too. I recall SiS 735 worked fine, but
> a hard setup, a long time ago. 745 I think had detection problems,
> and apparently recent VIA stuff works too (both the old 686A
> southbridge series and the newer ones)
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