Comment on The Forgotten Art of the LAN Party (2023)parentComments−Chaosvex3moBut LAN parties were probably more common during the CRT era.I wonder how much of an impact harder to crack games has had, as well as many titles removing LAN play as a form of DRM. PC LANs were basically driven by piracy.−arnoooooo3moI have fond memories of carrying my computer and CRT monitor to LAN parties in a homemade bicycle trailer !It was at the time of 10BASE2 ethernet... I also had a huge coaxial cable I used to hang from my window to the neighbors window over the street :P
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But LAN parties were probably more common during the CRT era.
I wonder how much of an impact harder to crack games has had, as well as many titles removing LAN play as a form of DRM. PC LANs were basically driven by piracy.
I have fond memories of carrying my computer and CRT monitor to LAN parties in a homemade bicycle trailer !
It was at the time of 10BASE2 ethernet... I also had a huge coaxial cable I used to hang from my window to the neighbors window over the street :P