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MaxTech expands peripheral line with new PCI Sound Card

Cerritos, CA (November 17, 1997): MaxTech Corporation announced the addition of a new PCI Audio Processor Sound Card to its popular Price-Performance line of computer peripherals.

To keep pace with the growing market for faster and new high performance multimedia products, Maxtech is now offering a high quality 16-bit sound card to meet the needs of the sophisticated user as well as the high-tech gamer. This new sound card is loaded with features that would be found on cards that are close to twice the cost of this $89.00 (SRP) audio card.

Features Include:

• True 16-bit 3D Stereo sound
• Sound Blaster Pro compatibility
• Microsoft DirectSound acceleration via high-speed PCI bus
• SRS 3D audio enhancement
• S3 FM compatible FM synthesis
• 32 oscillators for General MIDI wavetable synthesis
• Full-duplex operation with independent playback/record rates
• Channelized reverberation and chorus

Gary Schultz, Marketing Director noted; "We expect the XAP801 sound card to provide exciting growth to our expanding peripherals line due to it’s ability to reach the price/performance demands that we set for our products. We are confident that consumers will appreciate the quality and convenience of easy installation as it allows users to upgrade and customize their systems."

Founded in 1978, MaxTech is a recognized leading producer of data communications and IT products. MaxTech manufactures a wide range of award winning peripherals including Modems, Monitors, PCMCIA, Video Cards, Video Conferencing and networking products.

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