In retrospect, it is hard to see much good for anyone at all inthe activities of March 1. Perhaps the Jackson case has servedas a warning light for trouble in our legal system; but that'snot much recompense for Jackson himself. His own unsought famemay be helpful, but it doesn't do much for his unemployedco-workers. In the meantime, "hackers" have been vilified anddemonized as a national threat. "Cyberpunk," a literary term,has become a synonym for computer criminal. The cyber-policehave leapt where angels fear to tread. And the phone companieshave badly overstated their case and deeply embarrassed theirprotectors.

But sixteen months later, Steve Jackson suspects he may yet pullthrough. Illuminati is still on-line. GURPS Cyberpunk, whileit failed to match Satanic Verses, sold fairly briskly. AndSJG headquarters, the site of the raid, will soon be the site ofCyberspace Weenie Roast to start an Austin chapter of theElectronic Frontier Foundation. Bring your own beer.