"Tom?
``
Tom
?
Are you in bed yet?"
Are
you
in
bed
yet
?
''
called Mrs White.
called
Mrs
White
.
There was no answer.
There
was
no
answer
.
Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room.
Mrs
White
put
down
her
book
and
went
to
her
14-year-old
son
's
room
.
Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.
Tom
was
sitting
in
front
of
a
bright
computer
screen
on
which
a
colourful
dragon
jumped
and
shouted
.
"Oh, Tom!
``
Oh
,
Tom
!
You're still playing on that computer.
You
're
still
playing
on
that
computer
.
You must stop now.
You
must
stop
now
.
It's half past eleven.
It
's
half
past
eleven
.
If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.
If
you
do
n't
go
to
bed
soon
,
you
'll
be
very
tired
tomorrow
,
''
said
Mrs
White
.
"But I've nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom.
``
But
I
've
nearly
beaten
the
dragon
,
''
said
Tom
.
Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face.
Mrs
White
could
see
the
excitement
on
her
son
's
face
.
She sat down beside him.
She
sat
down
beside
him
.
"You are always playing on that computer.
``
You
are
always
playing
on
that
computer
.
You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile.
You
spend
more
time
with
this
machine
than
with
your
family
,
''
she
said
with
a
smile
.
"What's special about it?
``
What
's
special
about
it
?
Show me what it can do!"
Show
me
what
it
can
do
!
''
"I think this is a great computer, Mum!"
``
I
think
this
is
a
great
computer
,
Mum
!
''
he said happily.
he
said
happily
.
"The hardware is good.
``
The
hardware
is
good
.
There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs.
There
's
so
much
memory
and
it
has
some
wonderful
software
programs
.
This game, 'Dragon Player', is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends.
This
game
,
'Dragon
Player
'
,
is
my
favourite
,
but
I
sometimes
borrow
games
from
Daniel
and
other
friends
.
I don't have to worry about any infected disks because I have a virus detector which can go over any disk and check it for viruses.
I
do
n't
have
to
worry
about
any
infected
disks
because
I
have
a
virus
detector
which
can
go
over
any
disk
and
check
it
for
viruses
.
Let me show you!"
Let
me
show
you
!
''
Tom began tapping.
Tom
began
tapping
.
The screen changed in answer to his orders.
The
screen
changed
in
answer
to
his
orders
.
"Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White.
``
Oh
,
Tom
,
''
laughed
Mrs
White
.
"I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about."
``
I
'm
sure
it
's
a
wonderful
computer
,
but
I
'm
afraid
I
do
n't
know
what
you
're
talking
about
.
''
"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.  "Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.  "But I've nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him.  "You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What's special about it? Show me what it can do!"  "I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, 'Dragon Player', is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected disks because I have a virus detector which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders.  "Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about."