And on Friday, Google Creative Labs said it had agreed to offer technical advice and publicity.
"Maker" gatherings also offer technical help, although that is often focused on unfinished DIY projects.
The celebrity players will also discuss their careers and offer technical pointers.
These sites call the games abandonware: software for which publishers no longer offer technical support.
Spokesmen for two major auto companies say they routinely offer technical advice to mobility dealers.
Doctors who had been treating Sharon would also offer technical and medical assistance if needed.
The speakers will offer technical presentations in mathematical statistics, machine learning, econometrics, and biostatistics.
The mood at the task-force, in fact, is to offer technical assistance rather than to punish laggards.
"Typically, liberal arts colleges do not offer technical subjects or pre-professional qualifications such as business or medicine," Bock says.
India and others argued that developed countries should offer technical and financial assistance to help developing countries adapt.
* Read the chat rooms and bulletin boards; many provide advice and alerts to scams or offer technical advice.
