Crystal Computer Announces New Crystalizer TidalWave128 Voice-Over-the-Internet Telephonic and Philharmonic Wavetable Sound Card.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1997--Crystal Computer Corporation(R), the distinguished leader in Plug and Play (PnP) technology, announced today their new Crystalizer TidalWave128 Internet wavetable sound card offering users full-duplex Voice-Over-the-Internet telephonic support for the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95, Windows 3.1, Windows NT and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) OS/2 operating systems. "The Crystalizer TidalWave128 card with Voice-Over-the-Internet capability means that PC users equipped with appropriate software like the Intel(R) Internet Phone can actually talk long distance over the Internet but avoid paying long distance rates when calling a local Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP)," said Jim Melin, Crystal Computer's president and C.E.O. Moreover, the Crystalizer TidalWave128 card offers users an unparalleled audiophile listening experience featuring the philharmonic Crystal Semiconductor CS9236 Wavetable Stereo Synthesizer, Sound Retrieval System The Sound Retrieval System (or SRS) is a patented psychoacoustic 3D audio processing technology originally invented by Arnold Klayman in the early 1980s. (The original SRS patents are US patents 4,866,774, 4,748,669, and 4,841,572, which expire in 2006 and 2008 depending on the (R) 3-D stereo, chorus and reverb, 47 melodic percussion sounds and all 128 General MIDI instrumental sounds providing The Purest Sound on Earth(TM). The Crystalizer TidalWave128 is Microsoft DirectSound(TM), DirectSound 3D(TM), MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. (R), Windows Sound System A sound card from Microsoft for Windows PCs. The card was not widely used, but certain characteristics of the card are built into Sound Blaster and other sound cards for compatibility with the Windows 3.1 drivers that were created at that time. , Roland MPU-401, Sound Blaster(R) and Sound Blaster Pro(R) compatible. The card provides users further versatility by including CD Audio, Internal Modem Telephone Answering Device and Digital Video Disk MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). input connectors to the IBM PC/AT See AT. ISA-bus. Pricing and Availability The meritorious Crystalizer TidalWave128 is Made Only in the USA(TM) -- over 85% USA source of origin -- and has a suggested retail price of only $99.99. The card comes bundled with the AT&T(R) WorldNet(SM) ISP software and Multimedia software from Voyetra Technologies and a CD audio cable. Backed by toll-free technical support and a 3-year product warranty, the Crystalizer TidalWave128 will be available shortly at leading computer retailers that include all Fry's Electronics, Elek-Tek, the Nebraska Mega Mart and the U.S. Army and Air Force Exchange Services stores. Prospective dealers and value added resellers should contact Ingram Micro at 800/456-8000 or 714/566-1000 in Santa Ana, California Santa Ana is the most populous city in Orange County, California and is the county seat. It lies approximately 10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely seasonal Santa Ana River. . Further information on the new Crystalizer TidalWave128 card is available by calling Crystal Computer Corporation directly at 408/383-2100 or fax, 408/383-2110. -0- Crystal Computer Corporation, the Crystalizer and the Crystal Computer Corporation logo are registered trademarks and The Purest Sound on Earth, The Crystal Clear Sound Card and Made Only in the USA are trademarks of Crystal Computer Corporation. All other trade names referenced herein may be or are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or holders. Crystal Computer Corporation pioneered and introduced the world's first genuine Plug and Play sound cards in February 1995. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is headquartered in San Jose. CONTACT: Crystal Computer Jim Melin, 408/467-0525 jimmelin@crystalcomputer.com |
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