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To: Chip Anderson who wrote (4267)	6/18/1998 2:23:00 PM
From: Tunica Albuginea	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16960

Chip, I DON'T NEED TO READ YOUR LINK !!!! < GG > to learn about the importance of multiplayer!!! I see it everyday right here in my home. I have two kids who are essentially glued into the PC playing games with neighborhood kids. This is going way beyond anything I had imagined. Here is what is going on with these teenagers; - in between homework--> playing games -hooked up with their neighborhood friends. -when friend is absent he is playing with "somebody" on the web. -his friend has an ISDN line to gain advantage on speed on my son. -my son now wants an ISDN line for this. -if TDFX hadn't gotten down to 16 from 36, he WOULD have had an ISDN line by now, EVEN IF HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF. -He is working on setting up a local aerea network in my home, with his and his friend's PC with frequent trips to CompUSA or best buy to get the necessary hardware and cables. ( I put a stop to that: I am not tripping over cable wires to walk through the house; it may happen though when I am not here). -unbeknownst to me he broke into my FalconNorthwest PC (https://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=4711658 ), took the Voodoo 2 card out and put it in his Falcon PC ( paid out of his savings, 2 years worth of housechores ) to go SLI and speed up game playing. I found out about it accidentally because this new PC puts out warnings if anybody tampers with it ). -he feels I don't need my brand new computer for ( mainly ) surfing the web, that that in fact borders criminal behavior, and that the best thing to do really, is give HIM my computer, and for me to use his instead. -he is working on getting the Voodoo Ii 12MB card , in SLI, with the new INTC motherboard with a pentiumII450 MZ - spends during his vacation about ? 5 hours - 6 hours a day playing games. -only uses TDFX products. -is investing in a rewritable CDDrive to copy games for his friends. ( I suggested to him not to do that because it is illegal! GG ). Finally, the only reason I tolerate the above is because his and his brother's school work is awsome. Conclusions: -Some people might call this a national addiction. -However it may be an advantage for TDFX, ?!,and, -MONT is clueless, All IMHO back tonight, later, TA