In a message dated 97-04-27 15:16:04 EDT, you write: << But there is a problem with the stealth cards, compared to other cards. First of all, they are programs, so you have to allocate MU's for them. Secondly, you can't use noisy icebreakers (all that much), which are generally superior to worm wallbreakers (and not susceptible to Ardvaark). Lastly (and I know this from experience... ouch) Chimera isn't the only trap that can trash daemons. Ice like Banpei can (at the corp's discression) trash the daemon and all the programs on it, as can Experimental AI. My recommendation? If you want stealth-like benefits without the hassles of stealth, I'd pick Eurocorpse(TM) Spin Chip and Cortical Cybermodem. The Spin Chip costs 6 bits, which isn't bad, and offers a 2-bit 'mini-bank' that can be used on *all* icebreakers. The downside is you have to install your breakers on it, so it does no good to have your programs out before the chip. Cortical Cybermodem is pricey (11 bits) but you get the benefits of an MRAM chip, a Zetatech Mem Chip and a 'blanket' Spin Chip in one card that can't be trashed by Power Grid Overload (which the Spin Chip can, sad to say). >> [703 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=04_1997&mid=4563613&hilit=DESIGNERS+DRUG> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 04_1997&4410402 Score: 78 Subject: The Drug War - The New Dumb [Was: The Truth about GHB]