hardware issue -- update

[Chong Yu Meng]

Joel Hammer wrote:

>My son, home for a week from school and recovering from
>minor surgery, has been playing "first person shooter
>games" for about 5 days straight.
>
>He especially likes American Army.  Odd, that, since he
>is a lieutenant in ROTC. But, it reminds him of advance
>camp. He just likes shooting people, I guess. This will get
>him in the right frame of mind for his medicine rotation
>next month. Baltimore is a real shooting gallery.
>
>  
>
I used to love playing military board games when I was *much* younger! 
The appeal of that genre quickly evaporated once I got drafted into the 
Army. Nothing cures the urge to be an "armchair general" than lying in a 
jungle in the middle of a monsoon, waiting to spring an ambush while 
swarms of mosquitos feast on your butt and thighs (no, I don't know why 
they prefer those parts of the anatomy, and yes, I was wearing pants). 
Still, I loved Doom when it came out -- not least because you could keep 
running at a rapid pace and not get tired or sweaty, shoot monsters 
without your shoulder hurting from the recoil, or your arms getting 
really tired.

Happy New Year !

pascal chong