yes one of the names was Demonstenes I think?

Card did indeed describe the internet way back then when all they had were maybe some email networks. It was the first thick novel I read besides White Fang. My mom just got it for me one day and I read it in a weekend. Awesome read. Children of the Mind is pretty good too. Speaker was long and not quite as action packed.

Valentine and Peter Wiggin the future Hegemon who loved to torture squirrels. What vivid pictures Card could describe, and who can forget Bean!