<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah --> <!--X-From-R13: "Oqnz X. Fubeagba" <nqnzNcubravk.Bevaprgba.SRG> --> <!--X-Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 18:45:50 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 19981024214248.B18362#tucson,Princeton.EDU --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 19981024123154.A7084#divcom,slimy.com --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.SOL.3.96.981025004610.6542B-100000#licia,dtek.chalmers.se --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU"> </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="msg00466.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00468.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00464.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00473.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00467">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00467">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00467">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</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: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Adam J. Thornton" <<A HREF="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 21:42:48 -0400</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#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 Sun, Oct 25, 1998 at 01:28:23AM +0200, Niklas Elmqvist wrote: > This is the point where I believe (and hope) development may defragment, > but this is not an all-or-nothing step. Some of the modules (like network > I/O, traffic directors, etc) are likely to be usable in just about any > internet game server, while others (magic modules, on-line building, > room-based movement, etc) are specific to MUD types. [...so therefore...] > Perhaps we could introduce a "tech level" concept denoting how high or low > a concept in the DevMUD project is located. That is, the driver would be > at level zero, system modules (VM, module manager, garbage collector, etc) > at one, game modules at two, etc. Just a thought. Here's the historian of computing piping up again: Have any of y'all ever looked at Edsger Dijkstra's THE project? He published a model of a hierarchical OS that is still an incredibly pretty piece of design. Well worth thinking about before we go designing systems. I can dig up a reference in the next couple of days. Adam -- adam#princeton,edu "There's a border to somewhere waiting, and a tank full of time." - J. Steinman </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="00459" HREF="msg00459.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Jon Leonard <jleonard#divcom,slimy.com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00464" HREF="msg00464.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Niklas Elmqvist <d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00466.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: DevMUD Event Language</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00468.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: DevMUD Event Language</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00464.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00473.html">[MUD-Dev] OpenMUD: bus-based communications</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00467"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00467"><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: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00454" HREF="msg00454.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</A></strong>, Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Sat 24 Oct 1998, 05:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00459" HREF="msg00459.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</A></strong>, Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Sat 24 Oct 1998, 19:36 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00461" HREF="msg00461.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</A></strong>, Darrin Hyrup <a href="mailto:shades#mythicgames,com">shades#mythicgames,com</a>, Sat 24 Oct 1998, 21:46 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00464" HREF="msg00464.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</A></strong>, Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Sat 24 Oct 1998, 23:31 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00467" HREF="msg00467.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud, Gamora and Casbah</A></strong>, Adam J. Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Sun 25 Oct 1998, 01:45 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00473" HREF="msg00473.html">[MUD-Dev] OpenMUD: bus-based communications</A></strong>, James Wilson <a href="mailto:jwilson#rochester,rr.com">jwilson#rochester,rr.com</a>, Sun 25 Oct 1998, 02:51 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00479" HREF="msg00479.html">[MUD-Dev] OpenMUD: bus-based communications</A></strong>, Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Sun 25 Oct 1998, 08:39 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00432" HREF="msg00432.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: UO: Second Age</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 23:37 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00423" HREF="msg00423.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: OT, kinda, but yay :)</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 21:29 GMT </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>