Aztech Sound Galaxy Orion 16
In 1995, Aztech released the third of their 2nd-generation cards, the Sound Galaxy Orion 16. It was the first Aztech card to feature a SCSI interface.
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Released | 1995 |
| Bus | ISA 16-bit | |
| FM Synth | Yamaha YMF262 (OPL3) or LS-212 | |
| Audio Codec | Crystal CS-4231-KL | |
| Chipset | AZT-1605-U05 (2nd generation chip) | |
| Standards | Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro 2, Windows Sound System | |
| Ports | Speaker-Out, Mic-In, Line-In (stereo), thumbwheel volume control Game port |
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| CD-ROM | Sony, Mitsumi and Panasonic | |
| Wavetable | Yes, WaveTide-compatible | |
| Plug & Play | No (but does use Auto-Init for DMA) | |
| FCC ID(s) | I38-MMSN816 | |
| Price | - | |
| See Also | Sound Galaxy Pro 16 II |
The Orion 16 is a Sound Blaster Pro 2.0-compatible card with a SCSI interface. The unique thing about the Orion 16 is its ability to attach an FM tuner to the expansion connector (same as the SCSI connector), and an aerial to the white connector in the top-right corner, near the backplate. Its wavetable header is WaveBlaster-compatible.
SoftMPU apparently locks up when used with cards that have the AZT-1605 chipset.
Board Revisions
I have no information on the various board revisions for the Orion 16.
Competition
In the Media
Setting it Up
Downloads
Operation Manual Get in touch if you can provide this missing item! |
Orion 16 Disks v1.00
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Windows 95 Driver |
Windows NT 3.51 Driver
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OS/2 2.x and 3.x Driver
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