PRNewswire: Creative's Branded Products to Support Linux | Linux Today

PRNewswire: Creative’s Branded Products to Support Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 16, 1999

“Creative…the leading provider of multimedia solutions for
personal entertainment and productivity, today announced expanded
support for the Linux OS. Creative plans to include support in
its popular line of Sound Blaster Live! audio cards and Personal
Digital Entertainment (PDE) Solutions.

“Creative’s PDE Internet Solutions include the NOMAD line of
portable audio devices and the WebCam Go line or portable PC
cameras. The award-winning Sound Blaster Live! audio solutions are
designed to provide the ultimate in digital audio quality for and
enhanced entertainment experience with music, games, MP3 downloads
and other Internet audio solutions.”

“Creative’s announcement of support is a very positive step for
the Linux community,” said Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux.
“Creative is helping to further entrench Linux as a commercial
success by providing support for its branded products to the
growing number of Linux users interested in high- quality PC audio
and entertainment.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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