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Microsoft® SideWinder® Precision Racing Wheel

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Primary headline: Go for a joy ride! Precision for the fast lane.

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Subhead: The Microsoft® SideWinder® Precision Racing Wheel devours the asphalt with slide resistant foot pedals, easy-to-secure clamp, and rugged base.

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Overview: The SideWinder Precision Racing Wheel allows you to feel every curve as you spin around the track. It attached easily to tabletops and has high quality slide resistant pedals.

Feature highlights:

▪ Potentiometers provide precise, accurate steering control.

▪ The wheel’s compact, sleek design provides high quality and long-lasting durability with precise performance.

▪ Devour the asphalt with slide resistant foot pedals, easy-to-secure clamp and rugged base.

▪ Eight programmable buttons including two shifters/triggers for use in a variety of game play scenarios – putting the pro-driving experience at your fingertips.

▪ SideWinder™ Game Controller Software allows you to create profiles for each game you drive. Profiles customize how you use your wheel, mapping actions or keyboard commands to the 8 buttons (including 2 trigger/shifter buttons) on the wheel. Profiles of your favourite games are included.

▪ Our powerful, stable clamp system uses a single bolt to easily attach to the your desk. Once the bolt is adjusted to your desk’s thickness, the clamp allows you to easily lock/remove the wheel

▪ Authentic, ribbed-grip steering provides cool, comfortable control no matter how white your knuckles get!

▪ Realistic race car, anti-slip pedals fitting various size feet and designed for use with one or both feet.

▪ USB compatible only, for simple set-up and getting started with easy plug-and-play.

Why to buy:

• Precision Driving Experience: Designed with potentiometers, the SideWinder Wheel offers precision handling for the performance that racing fanatics demand.

• Quality & comfort: Professional styling for the wheel and pedals means quality, comfort and control.

• Program and customize: SideWinder Game Controller software enables you to fine-tune the set up of your wheel for your own driving preferences, improving your chances of victory. And with eight programmable buttons, you can control the competition.

• USB compatible for ease of use.

Why to stock:

• The PC game device market has continued to grow by 10% from January- June 99 compared to the same period last year.

• The PC Steering Wheel market is the fastest growing category achieving 38% growth in units over the same period last year.

• Racing simulations are among the fastest-growing PC game subcategories, and the SideWinder Precision Racing Wheel will offer the same rugged styling and high quality as the SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel – for a great value price.

• Great value – the package includes a high-precision wheel, non-slip pedals, and customisable software.

• This product will be supported with high profile merchandising and PR programs.

Launch month: October ‘99

Anticipated Street Price: £69.99 including VAT.

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Logistical Info:

Part number and package information:

|Product Title |Part number |Barcode |Box Size mm (estimate) |

|Microsoft® SideWinder Precision Racing Wheel |C22-00003 |659556135348 |362 x 405 x 302 |

System Requirements:

• Multimedia PC with a Pentium 166 or higher microprocessor

• Microsoft® Windows® Windows 98 operating system or later.

• 16 MB of RAM for Windows 98

• 10 MB of uncompressed hard-disk space

• Quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive for gameplay and to install the SideWinder game controller software

• Super VGA video display supporting 800x600 high colour (16 bit) resolution

• 256 colour monitor

• Windows 98 compatible sound card and speakers or headphones to hear audio

• USB port (USB requires Windows 98)

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0a or later, Netscape navigator 3.0 or later, or other frames compatible browser for use of the on-line tutorial

© 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Microsoft, Sidewinder, Windows and Windows logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and /or other countries.

All information is correct at the time of going to press. Information and data can change without notice. Errors and Omissions excepted.

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