R.I.P. Sim Wong Hoo

[WhitehawkEQ]

Remember Sim Wong Hoo

 

[EarthDog]

I see he worked for Creative... but no clue who he is.

 

[Janus67]

I think he was one of the original creators of sound blaster

 

[EarthDog]

Sure would be awesome if the first post had some info!

 

[BugFreak]

Oh come on guys, no one remembers him?! He took that stuff and made a thing during that one time.

 

[RollingThunder]

Never heard of him.

 

[Janus67]

Sim Wong Hoo - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Sim Wong Hoo (Chinese: 沈望傅; 1955 – 4 January 2023)[1][2][3] was a Singaporean inventor and billionaire entrepreneur known for founding Creative Technology, a designer and manufacturer of products for personal computers and personal digital entertainment devices. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Creative Technology from 1981 until his death in 2023. Creative Technology is notable for its products such as the Sound Blaster audio card and the Creative ZEN range of audio and media products.

Hadn't heard of his name, but needless to say the work he did likely affected all of us in one way or another.

 

[Nebulous]

Back in the day I thought Turtle Beach was a whole lot better than Creative. I think I may still have a Turtle Beach sound card somewhere. Then of course Turtle Beach fell off.

RIP Mr. Sim Wong Hoo. Thank you for your contributions.