🚀 go-pugleaf

Macky Stingray <bcan...@nyx10.cs.du.edu> wrote:
> Charlie Baum <cwb...@psu.edu> wrote:
> >je1...@xx.acs.appstate.edu (Jason Eudy) wrote:
> >
> >>I've been told that two computers connected by ethernet cards won't run
> >>multiplayer games any faster than two computers connected by a null modem
> >>cable.  Considering the much higher data transfer rate of ethernet, I don't
> >>believe it, but can anyone confirm whether or not this is true (so I won't
> >>waste my money)?
>
>   I agree with Charlie's experience; you should see Descent w/ethernet.
> blows Kali away, big time.
> 
>   However, I think if the game is not designed to take advantage of
> good hardware, you could end up wasting good ethernet cards on it.
> 
>   However, however, those games probably wouldn't be worth playing!
> 
>   Ethernet can be kind of considered a rich man's toy, I guess, but
> damn, it's nice...

Rich man's toy?  You can get a crappy ethernet card (which still blows away any 
modem on the planet) for $35 or less!

GReg
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