From:	Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: New Stuff
Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 1997 11:30:04 GMT

Bull writes

> >What's ATM(don't worry, I'm writing this down so I don't forget it.),
Asynocronous Transfer Mode, oh multiple things with the same acronym.

> > Who
> >made the NERPS ad in Shadowbeat? Also, who likes Primus?
> >
>
> As for the Nerps Ad... Nerps are a generic wonder product that is (more or
> less) from 1st ed. Shadowrun. It never said exactly what they were, just
> gave out little ads on occasion for them. Nerps could do anything. And
> they outdate this list by a couple years, I belive... (I could be wrong
> here, but I think I'm not)...
>
> Anyways, this list was named after the SR Product, and stands for (As you
> can see in the header of mail from here) Net Enhancements for Role-PLaying
> Shadowrun.
>
As to it's use by FASA, rumor has it thats NEPRS also stands for
'Nothing Ever Really Pleases Steve/Scott', these being two FASA
employee's, though i have never seen a FASA comment on this one it
was supposedly used in the FASA offices at some point in the past,
maybe still is.

Mark