Hmm.  I would have guessed that all computers now have multichannel
cards.  Maybe some of the no-name ultracheaps may not.  Certainly my IBM
Thinkpad and several of its predecessors have had multichannel sound cards.

John

At 10:13 AM 4/11/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I have not found a laptop with multi channel capability.  Any of you who have
>found such a card please let me know.
>
>At 08:53 PM 4/6/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >any multi channel sound card will do this but it will out both audio
> >devices through both speakers.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "JENNISON ASUNCION" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 8:20 PM
> >Subject: using applications with JAWS while running real audio
> >
> >
> >Hello...Is it possible to have real Audio running in the background and,
> >for example, work on a Word document using JAWS? I would assme if this
> >is
> >possible, JFW would output through one speaker, and real audio through
> >the
> >other.
> >
> >I know it is probably not possible on my current laptop, so suggestions
> >as
> >to the optimal tech specs needed if this is possible would be
> >appreciated
> >since I will be upgrading shortly.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Jennison
>
>
>
>Franklin Johnson:
>National Assistive Technology Consultant for the Blind
>Rehabilitation Research & training Center on Blindness
>Mississippi State University
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>662-3123720 cellular

John Gardner
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Department of Physics
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