-> So far, the sound/softsynth combination on my brother's HP has
-> far superior MIDI reproduction to anything I can get to work on
-> my machine. I wish I had one that sounded as good. Maybe I'll
-> find one someday. 

Sorry to hear you say that. I removed a Combo Win Modem/Sound Card from
a HP a while back and threw it away. Apparently I should have played
with the sound card side a bit.  :-)  :-)
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