Games, Chat Barred at Honolulu
14th Sep 2005, 14:25 GMT
The Hawai'i State Public Library system has decided to prohibit patrons from playing games or using chat applications on all public access terminals, because Online interactive games, chat rooms, and MP3 music downloads were using huge amounts of bandwidth, causing computers to slow down systemwide, according to Vernon Tam, manager for electronic support service for the state's library system. More here from the Honolulu Advertiser.
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