PC Motherboard with a vacuum tube

I just can't believe that this is real, even though all the information is integrated into the Aopen website like it is a real product. First off, motherboards don't have built-in amplifiers beyond the normal line-level output. Is that what this tube does, amplifies to line-level? If one wanted tube aplificiation from a regular PC, they could simply hook a tube amp up to the line-level outputs of a regular motherboard. And what about the 5.1 audio? One tube isn't going to handle all those channels, right? If one was going to go to the lengths of having a tube amp, wouldn't they want it for all channels? There's a product UPC code listed. Has anyone tried to order one of these? - Bob -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Feldman, Robert Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:15 AM To: 'cctalk(a)classiccmp.org' Subject: OT: PC Motherboard with a vacuum tube Sufficiently retro to be interesting. Take a look at http://www.aopen.com/products/mb/Pax4b-533tube1.htm. The tube is used in an onboard audio preamp.