From: mbernat@gel.ulaval.ca (Marc Bernatchez)
Subject: ANNOUNCE: 3D Blaster press release abstract
Date: 13 Dec 1995 00:29:32 GMT
Organization: Dept. Genie Electrique, Universite Laval


From: mbernat@gel.ulaval.ca (Marc Bernatchez)


Hi all VR people,

	I've taken the liberty to partialy post this press release
from Creative labs web site regarding their new 3D Blaster card. It
respond to my question about the availability of this 3D card. Thought
it could be of interest to some of you.

Bye

Marc Bernatchez (disclaimer: I do not work for them, etc)

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CONTACT INFORMATION 

Theresa Pulido           Susan Breshears
Creative labs, Inc.      Copithorne & Bellows
(408) 428-6600           (415)284-5200

     CREATIVE UNVEILS 3D BLASTER FOR
                        PENTIUM PCs

 Ships 486-Based Version; Significantly Broadens Game Developer
                              Support

LAS VEGAS -- November 13, 1995 -- Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:
CREAF) today announced its game board that brings all the excitement
and visual realism of today's most advanced 3D arcade games to
Pentium-based personal computers.

Creative also announced today that it has begun shipping 3D Blaster
for 486 VL-BUS PCs as scheduled. The company also said that its
pioneering drive into 3D graphics continues to attract broad support
from the industry's leading game developers, as more than 200
developers have pledged their support to 3D Blaster. In addition to
the five titles included with 3D Blaster, more than 20 3D titles
supporting Creative's current 3D platform are expected to ship in the
coming months.

[...]

3D Blaster for PCI systems is expected to street at $349 and will be
bundled with a selected suite of 3D software titles authored
specifically to take advantage of the high-performance graphics
capabilities of 3D Blaster and the increased power of the Pentium
processor. The Verite chip from Rendition, Inc. has been selected as
the processor that best complements the Pentium processor for this 3D
Blaster.

[...]

Creative's 3D Blaster for Pentium-based PCs is expected to be
available in the Spring of 1996 through the company's worldwide
network of computer dealers, specialty retailers and mass merchants.

3D Blaster for the 486

Creative's 3D Blaster for 486-based PCs is now shipping and is
available in hundreds of outlets in the U.S. alone, including CompUSA,
Computer City and Best Buy. With an estimated street price of $349, 3D
Blaster includes a suite of five next-generation immersive 3D titles
with real-time action from some of the world's leading game
developers. If purchased separately, these titles are valued at more
than $250. The titles, specifically adapted for 3D Blaster, are
EA/Bullfrog's Hi-Octane and Magic Carpet Plus, Papyrus' NASCAR Racing,
Looking Glass Technologies' Flight Unlimited, and Fenris Wolf's Rebel
Moon.

[...]


Creative Technology Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets a family
of sound and video multimedia products for IBM-compatible PCs. The
company's Sound Blaster sound platform enables IBM-compatible PCs to
produce high-quality audio for entertainment, educational, music and
productivity applications, and has been accepted as the industry
standard sound platform for PC-based software.

Creative Technology Ltd. was incorporated in 1983 and is based in
Singapore.  Creative Technology's subsidiaries include Creative Labs,
Inc., E-mu Systems, Inc., and ShareVision Technology, Inc. Creative
also has other subsidiaries in the U.S, Europe, Japan, Singapore,
Taiwan, Malaysia and China. The Company's stock is traded on the
NASDAQ under the symbol CREAF.

                                 # # #

Sound Blaster is a registered trademark and Blaster is a trademark of
Creative Technology Ltd. E-mu is a registered trademark of E-mu
Systems, Inc. and ShareVision is a registered trademark of ShareVision
Technology, Inc. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of
their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.


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