On 27 Mar 98, concerning _State Of The N64_, Dave Morrow said to Troy H. 
Cheek in VID_GAME:
 DM> Why can't they make a console that allows for local calls
 DM> beetween friends to play games? That would be the best!
 DM> But, Noooo it's all got to be on the NET. Wouldn't it be
 DM> cool if I could like (just an example) call you up and
 DM> just play!
That would be cool.  It would be even cooler if I had somebody withing local 
dialing distance who had the same console and same game.  I don't know about 
you, but I live out in the boonies.  The Internet, now that I finally have 
local access, is the only chance I've had to go head-to-head.
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