Word: gamers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...laptop's, but I barely noticed them. There was still plenty of room left to browse websites and use the included word-processing software. What's more, when I had trouble getting online, I got through to tech support in just 3 min. And since I'm not a gamer, I wasn't worried that my new PC lacked a 3-D graphics accelerator or top-of-the-line processor. Compared with my poky, four- year-old 75-MHz Pentium home PC, even this low-end model (by today's standards) is a screamer...
MIGHTY MOUSE It's a dirty little secret any gamer worth his or her salt knew all along: nobody really needs all those fancy joysticks, steering wheels and game pads. Most players blast bad guys and dodge fighter planes with the humble little mouse that came with their computer. Now Logitech's Wingman Gaming Mouse ($40)--the first mouse designed for fun--offers improved control and a five-fold jump in response rate to let you navigate mazes and target enemies with deadly precision...
...played lots of video games, at times obsessively. Invariably, though, the obsession gives way to boredom. Even the best games run their course. As a gamer, I always find it sort of sad when a favorite title just doesn't evoke that old spark anymore. But as parents, we may find that this is the best thing we have working...
...Katie's a gamer," Delaney-Smith said. "She does that in practice too. She's very athletic, and she has a great shot. Katie's a great player; I loved the way she played [last] night...
...typical stereotype of the gamer is some guy who has spectacles and a bad case of acne who sits in a computer lab...with a bunch of friends who are similarly acned geeks," said Niedzwiecki, himself a towering 6'4" student without a hint of acne...