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Mainstream (good) article on LAN game parties

Games · Games · 1999-05-09 00:44 · posted by Hemos · from the under-stand-us dept. · 0 comments

Mr. Slurpee writes "The San Jose Mercury News has a good article on LAN parties (bunch of gamers get together with their computers, and frag away on LAN games - Quake, Starcraft, etc.). Puts gamers in a positive light, disputes that gaming causes violence, and talks about the growing international gaming leages. Well written, clear, and unbiased. "
Salon Switches to Linux

Linux · Linux · 1999-04-05 10:14 · posted by CmdrTaco · from the aint-that-nifty dept. · 59 comments

Smasher writes "The redesigned, more ambitious incarnation of Salon is now "completely rebuilt" around Linux and Apache. This is a great boost--Salon is a very popular site, and this gives Linux even more exposure to the mainstream. " We see Salon articles regularly on these pages. Glad to see them take the plunge. Update: 04/05 10:17 by CT : here's a news.com story on the same thing.