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Pragma · 01-23-2004, 05:47 PM

I can't agree more with the comment about knowing your house's circuits. Figure that everyone will have a monitor and a tower, and possibly speakers (though headphones are preferred). If you've got 15 people, you've got about 30 devices to plug in, all of which are gonna be sucking down a lot of power.

As for monitors - yea, we normally bring our own, which makes lugging CRTs not fun, but there's nothing you can do. Unless you run "professional" lan parties, and charge people a lot, it's not even remotely practical for the host to supply monitors.

The way we do LAN parties: The host supplies the house, the guests bring themselves, their computers, food, and alcohol.

01-23-2004, 05:47 PM	#57 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	I can't agree more with the comment about knowing your house's circuits. Figure that everyone will have a monitor and a tower, and possibly speakers (though headphones are preferred). If you've got 15 people, you've got about 30 devices to plug in, all of which are gonna be sucking down a lot of power. As for monitors - yea, we normally bring our own, which makes lugging CRTs not fun, but there's nothing you can do. Unless you run "professional" lan parties, and charge people a lot, it's not even remotely practical for the host to supply monitors. The way we do LAN parties: The host supplies the house, the guests bring themselves, their computers, food, and alcohol. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!