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/ Adam Richardson

QSound 3D Sound Card Announced

QSound Labs, today announced that Aztech Systems unveiled its new PCI-based sound card and VLSI Technology, Inc. and Trident Microsystems launched new PCI-based chipsets, further strengthening QSound's position as the 3D audio leader in the PC/multimedia marketplace.

QSound 3D Sound Card Announced is the story on November 16, 1998, and it is one of those late-1998 PC gaming updates that says exactly where the scene is right now. QSound Labs, today announced that Aztech Systems unveiled its new PCI-based sound card and VLSI Technology, Inc. and Trident Microsystems launched new PCI-based chipsets, further strengthening QSound's position as the 3D audio leader in the PC/multimedia marketplace. Aztech Systems, a global leader in the multimedia industry, takes gaming entertainment to new heights with the release of its PCI 368DSP sound card incorporated with Q3D 2.0, QSound Multi-Speaker System, and QXpander.

For players keeping track of patches, demos, hardware drivers, online events, and retail releases, this is the sort of news that can change what gets installed tonight. Drivers and hardware updates are not glamorous, but when they fix a game or unlock a card you already paid for, they matter.