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There.com Launches Beta

Posted Jan 8, 2003

I've been under an NDA for the last couple of months, so I couldn't reveal anything about There.com, the mysterious startup that I started investigating back in May. Well, There.com launched its public beta.

In short, I pegged it with my original prediction: "like Habbo Hotel meets Everquest." It's a 3D chat environment, where people can interact with one another, explore the game universe, and spend real-world money on character upgrades and in-world items. Thanks to David Weekly for getting me involved with the project.

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Jan 8, 2003
5:22 PM

M.Kelley wrote:

It looks good, but it's only for Windows.....

Jan 9, 2003
12:55 AM

Andy wrote:

Maybe it'll run under Virtual PC for OS X... Wanna give it a shot?

Jan 10, 2003
10:31 AM

M.Kelley wrote:

I'd have to really think about that, since my little iBook 700 runs VirtualPC NT 4 a lot faster than 98.

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There.com Launches Beta

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