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Aztech Washington 16

In late 1995, Aztech released the second of their 3rd-generation cards, the Washington 16.

Released 1995
Bus ISA 16-bit
FM Synth Yamaha YMF262 (OPL3) or LS-212
Audio Codec Crystal CS-4231A-KL, Crystal CS-4248-KL, or Analog Devices AD1845
Chipset AZT-2316/A/R Wavefront ICS (3rd gen chip)
Standards Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro 2, Windows Sound System, General MIDI
Ports Speaker-Out, Mic-In, Line-In (stereo), Line-Out (stereo)
Game port
CD-ROM IDE
Wavetable Yes, WaveTide-compatible
Plug & Play No (but does use Auto-Init for DMA)
FCC ID(s) I38-MMSN824 (the manual has this incorrect as MMSN822), I38-MMSN830
Price $159, £113 (Sep '95)
See Also Waverider 32+

This board has an EEPROM on-board with a jumper that can be set to use either EEPROM or software. The jumper is set to use EEPROM.

The wavetable header is for Aztech WaveTide only. This card was OEM'd by Packard Bell with model number 030056.

SoftMPU is known to work with the AZT-2316 chipset.


Board Revisions

V2.0B (MMSN824)

Competition

 

In the Media

 

Setting it Up

The Washington 16 uses the drivers for the Pro 16 AB.


Downloads

Operation Manual
(missing)

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Windows 95 Driver
For Washington 16

Windows NT Driver v1.00
For Waverider 32+ & Washington 16

OS/2 Warp 3.0 Driver v1.03
For Waverider 32+ & Washington 16

 

 

 

More Pictures


A Washington 16 (I38-MMSN824) with the Analog Devices AD1845 codec


A Washington 16 (I38-MMSN824) with the Crystal CS4248KL codec


A Washington 16 card, model I38-MMSN830