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The lost worlds of telnet

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  1. cyaniventer
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    I discovered telnet last month and it is amazing (idk what telnet actually is). Try telnet mapscii.me -> This displays actual open street map data and you can navigate too!

    I discovered telnet last month and it is amazing (idk what telnet actually is). Try telnet mapscii.me -> This displays actual open street map data and you can navigate too!

    2 votes
  2. [2]
    sqew
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    So I followed some links through from the article OP posted and found this gem of an audio file (backstory here). I can't stop laughing.

    So I followed some links through from the article OP posted and found this gem of an audio file (backstory here).

    I can't stop laughing.

    1 vote
    1. Adam_Black_Arts
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      "Your CALL is VERY important TO................................us"

      "Your CALL is VERY important TO................................us"

      1 vote
  3. masochist
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    I don't think this article really gives MUDs and similar games fair coverage. There's still a lot of work and innovation in this area, and some MUDs give some good reasoning for why they're able...

    I don't think this article really gives MUDs and similar games fair coverage. There's still a lot of work and innovation in this area, and some MUDs give some good reasoning for why they're able to do things that graphical MMOs can't. If you're interested, there's a whole world (many, actually) to explore. Sure, it takes some investment to learn the new mechanics and such, but that's true of any game. It's just that MUDs tend to be a lot deeper than most!