Connectix Corp. Announces Connectix Virtual Game Station; G3 Macintosh Computers Can Now Play Many Popular PlayStation Games.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--Connectix(R) Corp. today announced the release of Connectix Virtual Game Station The Virtual Game Station (VGS) was an emulator by Connectix that allows Sony PlayStation games to be played on a computer. It was first released for the Macintosh, in 1999. VGS was created by Aaron Giles. (TM), a software program that enables many popular PlayStation(R) games to run on G3 Macintosh(R) computers. Connectix Virtual Game Station comes with ready-to-use support for your keyboard and mouse. It also supports input devices such as game pads and joysticks(a). Regardless of the device used for game play -- keyboard, joystick, game pad or other game controller -- the user has the ability to define the functions associated with the various buttons and keys. Says Roy McDonald, president and 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 Connectix, "Connectix Virtual Game Station is designed to enable users to run some of the world's most popular games right on their Macintosh and should significantly expand the gaming possibilities for the Macintosh platform. While the product is not a perfect substitute for Sony PlayStation Sony Playstation - Playstation consoles, we believe that our customers will be pleased with the experience of using games with Connectix Virtual Game Station on their Macs." "The PowerPC G3 processor and Connectix Virtual Game Station allow our Macintosh customers access to a broad range of games never before playable on any personal computer," said Clent Richardson, vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations of Apple Computer. "Apple's great new Macintosh products have inspired software developers to produce a huge number of innovative new applications as they recognize the business opportunities out there on the Macintosh platform." Connectix Virtual Game Station is compatible with G3 Macintoshes, including desktops, PowerBooks and iMacs (not recommended for Macs with G3 upgrade cards). The list of PlayStation games List of Playstation games can refer to:
Connectix Corp. Founded in 1988 and based in San Mateo, Connectix Corp. develops innovative, award-winning products around the philosophy that computers should enhance people's lives. The company's flagship products include Connectix Virtual PC, Surf Express Deluxe, RAM Doubler A software technique that compresses the contents of memory, thereby doubling (more or less) its available capacity. , and Speed Doubler Refers to hardware or software that doubles the speed of its predecessor. For example, Intel's earlier Speed Doubler was the name given to the technology that allowed the clock speed to be doubled on its 486 DX2 chips. . For more information, contact Connectix at 650/571-5100, 800/950-5880 or at www.connectix.com. (a) Compatible with most USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) A low-speed serial bus for connecting keyboards, mice and other input devices on Apple IIgs and Macintosh computers. Starting with the iMac in 1998, the ADB was superseded by USB. game controllers that support Apple's input sprockets. Note to Editors: This product is not affiliated with, nor authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way by Sony Corp., its affiliates or subsidiaries. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corp. Apple and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., Macintosh is a trademark of Macintosh Laboratories, Inc. licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. Connectix and the Connectix logo are trademarks of Connectix Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. |
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