<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately --> <!--X-From-R13: X Q Znjerapr <pynjNhaqre.rate.ftv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 12:17:09 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199805131916.MAA00032#under,engr.sgi.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: c=US%a=_%p=EA%l=MOLACH-980508162149Z-104926#molach,origin.ea.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com"> </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="msg00546.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00548.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00471.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00548.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00547">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00547">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00547">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately</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></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 13 May 1998 12:16:54 -0700</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 -- Kanga.Nu version" <<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 Fri, 8 May 1998 11:21:49 -0500 Koster, Raph<rkoster#origin,ea.com> wrote: > A Story About A Tree - <A HREF="http://update.owo.com/essay1.shtml">http://update.owo.com/essay1.shtml</A> In reference to our telephone conversation, a work-mate visiting from out of state asked me what the "MUD" entry in my browser bookmarks was. In explanation we ran headfirst into the chasm of the definition of a MUD as purely game, or as a social reality. I did the usual handwaving and story telling bit to illuminate, and didn't get farther than a grudging, "Oh yeah, I guess." I then passed over a hardcopy of the above. "Oh! I get it now..." You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it think. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net (Contractor) Internet: coder#ibm,net ---------(*) Internet: claw#under,engr.sgi.com ...Honourary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... -- 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--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00471" HREF="msg00471.html">[MUD-Dev] Some essays I've written lately</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Koster, Raph" <rkoster#origin,ea.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00546.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PK and my "Mobless MUD" idea</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00548.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00471.html">[MUD-Dev] Some essays I've written lately</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00548.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00547"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00547"><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: Some essays I've written lately</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00550" HREF="msg00550.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 19:44 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00555" HREF="msg00555.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 21:12 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00472" HREF="msg00472.html">[MUD-Dev] Frandel 3D (fwd)</A></strong>, Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Fri 08 May 1998, 16:28 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00471" HREF="msg00471.html">[MUD-Dev] Some essays I've written lately</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Fri 08 May 1998, 16:23 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00547" HREF="msg00547.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 19:17 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00548" HREF="msg00548.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Some essays I've written lately</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 19:33 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00465" HREF="msg00465.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Character maintinence - expenditure of resources</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Thu 07 May 1998, 23:14 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00466" HREF="msg00466.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Character maintinence - expenditure of resources</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 07 May 1998, 23:42 GMT </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00467" HREF="msg00467.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Character maintinence - expenditure of resources</A></strong>, John Bertoglio <a href="mailto:alexb#internetcds,com">alexb#internetcds,com</a>, Fri 08 May 1998, 04:09 GMT </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>