03-01-2004, 05:36 PM
http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news
Quote:Steam Release This Wednesday
March 1, 2004, 10:33 am · Erik Johnson
There will be an update to Steam this Wednesday beginning at approxamately 6:00am PST. Steam will be unavailable for the duration of the update, which is expected to last three hours.
This update will include the changes previously mentioned:
Offline Play
Account validation (via e-mail)
A new Half-Life 2 hardware survey
Support for purchasing games through Steam
The Steampowered.com website will be avilable during the downtime window, and will be updated as status changes.