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Re: UK PC Gamers wanted to test Wireplay - new national games network.

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From: rob dunlop
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 00:00
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Come on cable telephone companies - hurry up and cable every town in 
Britain. Then we can have free internet time, and we can all play kali 
instead of this British Telecom conglomerate shit.
If you live in the middle of nowhere with no chance at getting the 
internet for £0 per hour, then I gotta admit Wireplay is your best 
option. Shame. It'll cost yer.
Rob  (Picasso on kali)


wire...@ogilvy.co.uk (Wireplay) wrote:
>Just what computer games need - a little extra flesh and blood.
>
>The Wireplay multi-player games network is being developed to allow gamers to 
>play against human opponents nationwide. Anyone with a modem & 486 (or higher) 
>PC will be able to access the service. The software is free, and there is no 
>monthly charge: all you pay is a special new national rate   2.5p a minute 
>(i.e. ukp1.50 an hour) at evenings and weekends and 8.32p a minute (i.e. 
>ukp5.87 an hour) during the day on weekdays. 
>
>Wireplay allows you to play against friends, or to challenge complete 
>strangers nationwide. There's also a paging service built in, so you can go 
>off-line and wait for a challenger to come along. The service will soon allow 
>the creation of on-line ladders, leagues and knock-out tournaments. 
>
>Games available for the preliminary trials include Doom, Descent and Bridge - 
>plans are also afoot to add a wide range of other games within the next few 
>months. Keen gamers are now needed to help shape the whole service. 
>
>To register for the trials (places are limited to only 1,500), see the 
>wireplay home page: http://www.bt.com/home/wireplay
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Date: 1996/01/27
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