This week's c|net digital dispatch had the following top ten list. For number 8, did they mean DES or is the EDS something I'm not aware of. I figure it has to be because what does DES have to do with chat rooms?

9. TOP TEN REASONS WHY THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES WON'T TAKE PLACE ON THE WEB

10. Kemp would fight with Dole over who gets to "quarterback" the keyboard. 9. Oops: Gore plugged information superhighway cable into White House central vacuum system. 8. Perot's crack team of EDS hackers would get him in somehow. 7. Hotwired editors say presidential candidates not hip enough. 6. Hillary doesn't let the President in ANY chat rooms. 5. Debate commission insists: event must be on Prodigy. 4. Bill Gates owns the rights to online debates. 3. Dole's Selectric won't connect to the Net. 2. Chelsea is using the White House PC to write a book report. 1. In cyberspace, no one can feel your pain.

____________________________________________________________ Rick Osborne osborne@gateway.grumman.com "The universe doesn't give you any points for doing things that are easy."