<s>
The	O
Forte	O
VFX1	B-Device
was	O
a	O
consumer-level	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
marketed	O
during	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comprised	O
a	O
helmet	O
,	O
a	O
handheld	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
ISA	B-Architecture
interface	O
board	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
head	O
tracking	O
,	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
,	O
and	O
stereo	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VFX1	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
by	O
Forte	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Incorporated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
with	O
an	O
MSRP	B-Protocol
of	O
US$695	O
and	O
an	O
average	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$599	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
retail	O
stores	O
including	O
CompUSA	O
and	O
Babbage	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
emulate	O
a	O
mouse	O
and	O
was	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
helmet	O
by	O
an	O
ACCESS.bus	B-Architecture
interface	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interface	O
:	O
Audio	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
tracking	O
information	O
was	O
transmitted	O
through	O
the	O
VIP	O
Board	O
,	O
a	O
16-bit	O
ISA	B-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
that	O
received	O
video	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
card	O
's	O
26-pin	O
VESA	B-Architecture
feature	I-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
and	O
routed	O
audio	O
signals	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
card	O
's	O
line	O
in/out	O
through	O
external	O
1/8	O
"	O
audio	O
jacks	O
.	O
</s>
