Atari to expand Jaguar peripherals.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1995--New peripherals in 1995 are a key part of the system expansion plans for the 64-bit Jaguar Interactive Multimedia system, Atari Corporation today announced. "Since Jaguar has already made the leap to 64-bit technology, we can focus on providing even more value to consumers by expanding the system with new and innovative peripherals," said Sam Tramiel, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Atari Corporation. "By the end of the year, players will link multiple systems, play each other over the phone and venture into new virtual reality environments with their Jaguar systems." Networking Jaguar systems through use of the Jag Link cable enables the playing of network compatible Jaguar games on different systems up to 100 feet away from each other. The Jag Link cable system can support at least two simultaneous game players at once, depending on the software. The system uses standard RJ11 phone line cable to link two Jaguar interactive game systems and implements reliable differential pair Differential pair is a pair of conductors with special characteristics, used for differential signaling. Examples of the differential pair include:
The Jaguar Voice/Data Communicator allows players to link to each other over the phone. The new technology, developed with Phylon Communications, Inc., leaders in the fax/modem/voice technology field, not only permits two players to play against each other using the phone connection, but to speak with each other by using a headset Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. . By utilizing a "call waiting" feature, users can also pause a game to answer a phone call. The Jaguar Voice/Data Communicator comes complete with a stereo See stereophonic. headset and is expected to be available by the third quarter 1995 at a suggested retail price of less than $150. Also planned for 1995 delivery is Atari's virtual reality headset, now under development with Virtuality Group plc, the leader in virtual reality technology and arcade games You can also check the Killer List of Videogames. This is a list of arcade games organized alphabetically by name. It does not include computer or console games unless they were also released in video arcades. See Lists of video games for related lists. . The two companies officially joined forces in October to create the world's first immersive virtual reality Immersive virtual reality is a hypothetical future technology. It consists of a virtual reality/artificial environment in which the user is as immersed as they usually are in consensus reality. games for the home market. The virtual reality headset should be available to consumers by Christmas 1995 with a targeted price of less than $200. Atari Corporation markets interactive multimedia entertainment systems, including Jaguar, the world's first and only 64-bit game system, and the only video game system manufactured in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Atari is headquartered at 1196 Borregas Avenue, Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. 94089. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Jaguar is a trademark of Atari Corporation. Atari is a registered trademark of Atari Corporation. Other products named may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their owning companies. CONTACT: Atari
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