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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (11570)	4/7/1999 9:42:00 AM
From: louis mason	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

It's about damn time!! (correct english?) Next Packard Bell Multimedia PCs to Be Powered by New 3dfx VOODOO3 PR Newswire - April 07, 1999 08:17 Europe's Leading Home PC Manufacturer and 3dfx Continue Partnership, Delivering to Home Users Industry's Leading 2D and 3D Graphics Accelerator SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Packard Bell, Europe's leading Home PC manufacturer, today announced it will ship in May selected models of its MultiMedia PC line with Voodoo3(TM), the new high-performance 3D and 2D graphics accelerator from 3dfx Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq: TDFX). Targeted at family users throughout Europe, the Packard Bell MultiMedia PC line is a user-friendly and complete PC, featuring more than 30 best selling software titles and unique Internet tools for an easy, quick, cost effective and advanced Web surfing experience. The Packard Bell MultiMedia line caters for education, entertainment and productivity, addressing the needs of family users, whether adult, child or teenager. To provide its customers with an even more exciting and unique gaming experience, Packard Bell in mid-May will begin integrating 3dfx Interactive's advanced Voodoo3 2000 acceleration technology onto the motherboard of selected models in the MultiMedia line. The Voodoo3 graphics accelerator is capable of generating up to 6 million triangles and 286 Megatexels per second at resolutions of up to 2,046 by 1,536 pixels. "With Voodoo3, Packard Bell's MultiMedia PCs promise to deliver the most exciting entertainment and media-rich experiences to consumers throughout Europe," said Greg Ballard, president and CEO of 3dfx Interactive. "We are delighted to extend our relationship with Packard Bell by helping one of Europe's PC leaders add a new dimension to home computing with Voodoo3." lmason