This old SimCity readme is rather amusing to read

[BoringSupreez]

SimCity for Windows Version 1.1
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Thanks for playing SimCity!

Try out the way-cool new sounds on any Windows 3.1-compatible
sound card! You can even use a combo sound card setup (a
Sound Blaster for digital sounds teamed with a Roland for music
sounds really nifty!)

Be ABSOLUTELY SURE you have the sound stuff set up properly
for Windows. This can be a tad tricky, so be sure to read
your Windows manual, and any docs that came with the card.

If you don't have a sound card, you will still hear the
regular beepy sounds through your PC's built-in speaker.
(Come on, buy a sound card.) This way you can still hear
sound without having to fork out the cash for a sound card
(They're pretty cheap.) Stand up and say "I love my beepy
little PC Speaker and I'm gonna stick with it!" (Everybody
else has a sound card.) If you really want to hear what a
sound card kinda sounds like, try to get a hold of the
Microsoft PC-Speaker driver for Windows. It will play the
digital sounds through your good old PC Speaker (a sound
card sounds MUCH better), but it will make the SimCity music
play a little funny (unlike a sound card.)

We appreciate your patience while we worked on this new
version. We've tackled a couple of little bugs, and we don't
think you'll find any new ones. BUT, if you do find a
wascally wittle bug, please call us (or write or FAX) and
we'll send you some free stuff! Our numbers and address are
both on and in the SimCity package.

Can you say outdated?

[Dylan]

Sound Cards. Good old sound cards. I don't think I've seen one of those since CyberMax stopped making computers (I actually still own one of those dinosaurs).

[BoringSupreez]

Sound Cards. Good old sound cards. I don't think I've seen one of those since CyberMax stopped making computers (I actually still own one of those dinosaurs).

I bought an old Soundblaster 16 souncard off ebay several years ago so that I could play Commander Keen and Duke Nukem 2 with sound. That was back before DosBox, of course. Now that I have that, the soundcard sits around in case I decide to fix up an old Windows 98 machine.

[SpaceBooger]

I remember how excited I was to buy my first SoundBlaster... My first PC back in 1993 didn't have a CD drive or a sound card.

Wow... memories. I remember games like this and Quest For Glory where you had "hundreds" of floppies to keep putting in and out to install a game.

[Limewater]

I remember playing Doom with just the PC speaker. I honestly think it made the game creepier, since it was pretty much silent except for gunfire and creaky growls. I recall very slowly creeping through the levels, scared of what might be around every corner. It really made the game seem a lot more stealthy and desperate.

[Pulsar_t]

O' IRQ/DMA conflicts, how I do not miss thee!

[MrPopo]

Can you say outdated?

Heh, yeah, they talk about faxing them.

[BoringSupreez]

Can you say outdated?

Heh, yeah, they talk about faxing them.

And they don't mention e-mail as an option.