<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD --> <!--X-From-R13: "Xnl Enk" <pvzev1Ntgr.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:43:12 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199804300142.UAA10152#smtp1,mailsrvcs.net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:cimri1#gte,net"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00252.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00256.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00747.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00353.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00255">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00255">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00255">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: "<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Jay Sax" <<A HREF="mailto:cimri1#gte,net">cimri1#gte,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:43:39 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Delivery-date</em>: Wed Apr 29 18:43:13 1998</LI> <LI><em>Delivery-date</em>: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:43:13 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Envelope-to</em>: claw#kanga,nu</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: "Petidomo List Agent,,,," <<A HREF="mailto:petidomo#kanga,nu">petidomo#kanga,nu</A>></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:51:10 -0700, J C Lawrence wrote: >On Sat, 25 Apr 1998 14:03:48 -0500 (CDT) >Cat <cat#bga,com> wrote: > >> Consider my alternative tool, Microsoft Visual C++ - which I did, in >> fact, choose. Had I even considered the alternative of doing a >> non-web based Java app, as Crossfire did, rather than a Windows-only >> .exe file, I'd be looking at a simple tradeoff. The majority of my >> potential Windows users, the ones who do not happen to already have >> the Java runtime environment installed, would have to go through >> extra download time, and extra setup time. Some of them would still >> try the game anyway, others would decide it's too much hassle to >> bother with. So I lose that number of potential users. In >> exchange, I gain some percentage of the users of other platforms >> that Java runs on - most (but not all) of the non-Windows-based >> computers out there. It's a simple question of numbers. Is the >> number gained larger than the number lost, or smaller? > >I should probably note up front that your choice lost me as a >potential customer. I have only one system out of the half dozen plus >at home that is physically capable of running Windows (Windows doesn't >run on Alpha's, PA RISC's etc), plus the minor fact that I refuse to >own or use any MS products of any flavour. <shrug> Then again, my >computing habits don't fall into any of the more commercially >desirable mass-market demographics. Tiny aside: Windows runs just fine on Alphas. +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ Jay Sax cimri#technologist,com +- Partner, Alternate Reality Net -----------------------------------+ -- MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00252.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PK's: A solution?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00256.html">[MUD-Dev] atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00747.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00353.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00255"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00255"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00311" HREF="msg00311.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Sat 02 May 1998, 00:31 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00267" HREF="msg00267.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org">matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Thu 30 Apr 1998, 11:58 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00328" HREF="msg00328.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfi</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sat 02 May 1998, 17:11 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00747" HREF="msg00747.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 26 Apr 1998, 16:00 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00255" HREF="msg00255.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</A></strong>, Jay Sax <a href="mailto:cimri1#gte,net">cimri1#gte,net</a>, Thu 30 Apr 1998, 01:43 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00353" HREF="msg00353.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Mon 04 May 1998, 07:53 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00372" HREF="msg00372.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: (fwd) AD: [custom graphical] whitestar Crossfire MUD</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Mon 04 May 1998, 14:47 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00401" HREF="msg00401.html">[MUD-Dev] Motivations (was something else...)</A></strong>, s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 15:55 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00403" HREF="msg00403.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Motivations (was something else...)</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 16:39 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>