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Article: New Sony VAIO Slimtops Include Yamaha 3D PCI Audio With XG Wavetable Sound; Yamaha YMF724 3D PCI Audio With XG Wavetable Synthesis.
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- March 10, 1999
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999--Sony (NYSE:SNE) has selected a Yamaha high-end sound chip, the YMF724, for their new Pentium III class Slimtop computers.
The Yamaha YMF724 3D PCI digital audio controller chip features XG wavetable sound in hardware, with 64 notes of polyphony. The Sony VAIO(R) computers emphasize multimedia and boast "convergence -- an empowering blend of audio, video and information technologies."
"We are delighted to be a part of Sony's next generation VAIO Slimtop computers," said Randy Roscoe, Audio Products manager, Yamaha Systems Technology, Inc.
"Yamaha's YMF724 DirectMusic accelerator chip adds a ...