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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not always. The IRQ and DMA could be different.

I mean, it usually wasn't, but it was possible.

[–] lightnegative@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If it was different, I just played with no sound. 6 year old me hadn't actually grasped how expansion cards for x86 microcontrollers were implemented

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

I don't know how they expected anyone to keep track of that stuff who didn't hold a bachelor's in computer science.