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Re: LUGNet Chat
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 8 Oct 1998 02:17:43 GMT
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cjc@AVOIDSPAMnewsguy.com
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Perhaps a Princess.... <sarah@eskimo.com> wrote:
> What about using a telnet socket-based talker? Telnetting to
> > lugnet.com:4000 or whatever is simpler for most people than finding and
> > setting up an irc cliet. I tend to find that telnet chat rooms are more
> > personal and friendly than irc - because you have more of a presence -
> > you can emote and wander about etc :)
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> This is what I meant about MUSHes. IF I go somewhere to talk, it's
> going to be a MUSH 98 times out of a 100 (Maybe more)
Never heard of these. What are they? And what is the draw for them
over standard IRC?
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| (...) A MUSH is a game that you telnet to. Usually, they are centered around a specific theme (most of those I played were Pern, though I started on a Star Trek theme one) There is more than one background code base that people use to create these (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) You know the old text-adventure games? It's like that, except many people are connected at once and you can all talk to each other. The MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) variety usually involves some pseudo-D&D personal statistics and a hack&slash (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) What about using a telnet socket-based talker? Telnetting to lugnet.com:4000 or whatever is simpler for most people than finding and setting up an irc cliet. I tend to find that telnet chat rooms are more personal and friendly than irc - (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
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