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Re: (ASCEND) Quake/QW and Pipeline 75 and NAT
On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, James Fischer wrote:
> My point is that there are LOTS of brain-damaged, non
> RFC-compliant, quirky piles of very poorly written
> software out there. Most can be ignored as "broken".
true
> There are SOME that qualify as "killer apps", and
> Quake is a good example.
Does this mean quake is written well or poorly?
> Quake (and other net games) are good for business. They
> clearly differentiate the garage operations from the mil-spec
> operations, so gaming is where a well-equipped ISP shines.
I disagree. I think quake (and other net games) are bad for business. This
is, of course, my opinion, and comes from personal experience.
> Quake (all by itself) likely "sells" quite a few ISDN modems.
> Ascend sells such devices.
Perhaps. It would be great is if someone had a source for this sort of
information so that manufacturers and ISP's could make intelligent
decisions as to who/what to support and request.
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