July 1997 · Peripheral
Aureal Vortex AU8820 (1997)
Aureal's first PCI chip, introducing the A3D positional audio API.
Announced 14 July 1997. A3D used HRTFs to give 3D sound over two or four speakers.
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Facts
- Date
- July 1997
- Kind
- Peripheral: Sound card
- Maker or publisher
- Aureal Semiconductor
- Platforms
- Windows
- API
- A3D 1.0
- Bus
- PCI
- Connection
- PCI
- Works with
- Windows
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