Funny this is maintained by folks at UW. The PNW had quite a robust BBS scene back in the 80s. Not exactly surprising that tech flourished with such inclement weather.
Maybe obvious to others, but on MacOS I had to `brew install telnet` since it was not installed by default and then `telnet flame.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au 4242`.
In the 90's I thought it would make for a wild scene in a (cyberpunk?) story where the protagonist agrees to meet up with a possible informant in a MUD bar. The two apparently idly chatting possibly state secrets while fights between fighters and magic users break out around them.
This isn't new at all - MajorBBS/Worldgroup had a module called Hoteleconference that did this, which if I remember correctly, you could do "world building" to design rooms, descriptions, actions, etc. much like a mud but with a more social context.
thinking about MUDs always makes me miss the days when GhostMOO was full of players. any others among this crowd? https://mudstats.com/World/Ghostwheel
Hacker News itself looks promising for those needing an easy-to-use cluster management tool. I like its ability to operate on smaller AAA batteries by just putting bits of tinfoil on each end. It seems like a good replacement for Plex. I mangle users and software when necessary, but would like an opensource tool to play with. The orange objects are a nice touch. Curious to see how it evolves and compares to other social edifices like the Catholic Church.
This is obviously a MUD and not really the same thing, but I can't help think of Citadel BBSes after reading the description.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_(software)
Funny this is maintained by folks at UW. The PNW had quite a robust BBS scene back in the 80s. Not exactly surprising that tech flourished with such inclement weather.
Maybe obvious to others, but on MacOS I had to `brew install telnet` since it was not installed by default and then `telnet flame.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au 4242`.
In the 90's I thought it would make for a wild scene in a (cyberpunk?) story where the protagonist agrees to meet up with a possible informant in a MUD bar. The two apparently idly chatting possibly state secrets while fights between fighters and magic users break out around them.
It's a shame there's not just an embedded applet. Those were always popular on MU*'s websites in the 2000s. Shame that's not an automatic add.
This isn't new at all - MajorBBS/Worldgroup had a module called Hoteleconference that did this, which if I remember correctly, you could do "world building" to design rooms, descriptions, actions, etc. much like a mud but with a more social context.
thinking about MUDs always makes me miss the days when GhostMOO was full of players. any others among this crowd? https://mudstats.com/World/Ghostwheel
I was on Ghostwheel! I'm even still friends with somebody I met there.
Wow what a great idea. I wish this were a more common online social space format!
half the things I am asking........ what? what?
Yeah if there was ever a place I wanted an LLM, it's there.
Yes, I typed help after two guesses... but go north? Or whats the point in having it tell you information and exits
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Hacker News itself looks promising for those needing an easy-to-use cluster management tool. I like its ability to operate on smaller AAA batteries by just putting bits of tinfoil on each end. It seems like a good replacement for Plex. I mangle users and software when necessary, but would like an opensource tool to play with. The orange objects are a nice touch. Curious to see how it evolves and compares to other social edifices like the Catholic Church.