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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (98614)	2/9/2000 3:35:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Brian, <Didn't Intel immediately put out a software fix for the PSN "issue"?> There are two ways to disable the PSN. The first way is to use a software driver which disables it and ensures that the only way to re-enable it is through a reboot. The second way is even stronger. It has the hardware BIOS disable the PSN from the start. Of course, 1984 Billy and the rest of the "Big Brother Conspiracy Junkies" would argue that neither method is hacker-proof. But they'd be raising a non-argument, since PCs are not hacker-proof in general, and any virus that can mess with the PSN can also mess with non-PSN computers like those based around AMD.