ABSTRACT
My first experience with multiplayer gaming on the PC was a disaster. Over three hours, I struggled and failed to dial into a friend’s computer for a round of deathmatch in Doom II. From our separate zip codes, we followed the game’s command-line-driven instructions, crossed our fingers as our modems screeched at each other. and then dropped out, leaving us blinking at blank monitors instead of racing down corridors and firing rockets.
