From:	bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject:	Re: Maul the Decker
Date:	Mon, 30 Sep 1996 12:35:38 -0500 (EST)

>SPOILER FOR BULL (cuz his GM might actually use this idea)
>BULL DON'T EVEN THINK OF LOOKING AT THIS!!!!!
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>Can you put four hosts in a triangle configuration (one at
>each point of the triangle, and one in the center) each
>linked to the other? Based on what I've seen so far I
>don't think it should be a problem.

Don't see why not . . .

>After doing that (or something similar), can you set up
>each host in the configuration help defend the others
>against intrusion by deckers? I.e., if a decker is on host
>A, can hosts B, C, and D launch Killer IC at the decker?

This should work!
Basically add some sort of hardwired screamer that sends an alarm to the
other hosts.
I say hardwired, since if it's just IC, Bull would probably crush it too
quickly.
If it's a seperate part of the actual hardware though, he can't stop it! :-)

>I'm thinking of doing this for very special systems
>(military, very secure megacorp, etc.). And, I'm thinking
>of limiting the system, like putting a point on the
>security sheaf where a host asks for help from the other
>hosts, and adding some sort of modifier to the helping
>programs because they're being run from a distance. I also
>want to do this to suprise the hell out of the decker in my
>game when he reaches that point where IC doesn't seem to be
>a problem any more.

This idea has a lot of potential!
I agree that it would only be on very special systems.
Fuchi and Renraku would certainly have something like this, as would the govts.
Thanks for the plan!
I'll let you know how Bull handles it! :-)



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