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Technology Stocks : Thrustmaster (NASDAQ:TMSR)

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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1776)12/8/1998 7:36:00 AM
From: Ie Coan Bie  Read Replies (2) of 2443
 
Any opinion for this message :

By: Former_Insider
Date: Dec 8 1998 6:21AM EST

Seperate the pea from the pod, folks!

Thrustmaster is a HARDWARE company. NOT an INTERNET company. This is a brilliant MARKETING play by management! The company is getting a shitload of FREE press and advertisement!!!

If you read the Thrustmaster press release carefully, it states that the Talk n' Play software is NOT integrated with Thrustmaster's products. It's just BUNDLED! In other words, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY A THRUSTMASTER TO USE THE SOFTWARE which can be downloaded for FREE at talknplay.com.

Visit the site and you will find that it can be used with ANY game or hardware product - NOT JUST games bundled with the Thrustmaster product!

I REPEAT - THIS AIN'T NEW!!! AND IT AIN'T THRUSTMASTER'S!!!

Every gaming community already on the internet can (and some already have) start using this software TODAY! I've been using it with friends while playing StarCraft for weeks already! I don't even USE a Thrustmaster.

This HARDWARE company has been losing money for a L-O-N-G time. At least they can save on the advertising budget this quarter! You're all FOOLS!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

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Besides, a SOFTWARE company already has a game out that does this (with patented technology). They just haven't been smart enough to go on CNBC and get FREE ADVERTISING!!! Visit website or download demo from this link:

fireteam.com

It's a Direct X app demo (pretty slick, too!). It takes @5-7 minutes on a 56k connection.

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Got that message from Yahoo message board.

If that info is true (i think that opinion is make sense for me) then, I am curious

in that case if we can get the software for free, then what product will TMRS sell (sound card and headseat ?)
after I visited its website, here the talk n' play system requirement :

Talk n' Play Participant

Minimum Recommended
Operating System Windows* 95/98 Windows* 95/98
Internet Connection 28.8 Kbs 28.8 Kbs
Processor 133MHz Pentium* 133MHz Pentium*
Ram 16 MB 24 MB
Hard Disk 50MB of free space 50MB of free space
Audio Headset Headset
Browser Netscape Navigator* v3.0 or higher, or Internet Explorer* v3.0 or higher
Sound Card See sound card list.

Talk n' Play Host

Minimum Recommended
Operating System Windows* 95/98 Windows* 95/98
Internet Connection 56 Kbs 56 Kbs
CPU 200 MHz Pentium* with MMX* technology 233 MHz Pentium II*
Ram 32 MB 32 MB
Hard Disk 50MB of free space 50MB of free space
Audio Headset Headset
Browser Netscape Navigator* v3.0 or higher, or Internet Explorer* v3.0 or higher
Sound Card See sound card list.

Looking at that requirement, his argument is make sense for me.

Do you have any opinion on that message

talknplay.com./

Abi
PS : Is this stock still a good to be bought ?

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