<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call? --> <!--X-From-R13: Zvat <Y.Z.Zb-94Nfghqrag.yobeb.np.hx> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 12:47:43 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SOL.3.96.990521203736.29677C-100000@sun-cc203 --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 4.1.19990515123327.00a3cdc0#pop,darklock.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk"> </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="msg00320.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00322.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00306.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00241.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00321">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00321">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00321">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</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>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Ling <<A HREF="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 21 May 1999 20:47:13 +0100 (BST)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#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 Mon, 17 May 1999, Caliban Tiresias Darklock wrote: > On 05:29 PM 5/13/99 +0100, I personally witnessed Ling jumping up to say: > > > >Gosh, what am I doing listed amongst JC, Caliban and Yospe?!?! > > AGH! What am I doing in the middle of that?! Those people are PHYSICISTS! > Run away! Run away! ;) I thought Mr Lawrence was a mathematician with slight leanings in odd directions? Anyway, before I get walloped... > >The way I see it, I don't want to waste time working > >on the low-level tasks like multiplexing sockets. I wanna work on the > >game, not the application! [snip] > And like Ling says, I don't want to write network code! I want to write a > GAME! ;) Having admitted that, I've spent the last two/three years doing various bits of mudlib work, not going remotely near game stuff. Apparently, because of this, I'm a highly desirable coder. News to me. At the moment, I'm quite amused with DGD. So much so that I think I have a mudlib that's just below acceptable, assuming the equivalent of foundation is acceptable. If anyone wants a copy, drop me a _private_ email. I've had two happy shoppers (I think). | Ling Lo _O_O_ kllo#iee,org _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </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="00286" HREF="msg00286.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Caliban Tiresias Darklock <caliban#darklock,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00320.html">[MUD-Dev] Java & MUD servers</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00322.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Quadtrees?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00306.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00241.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00321"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00321"><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>Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00235" HREF="msg00235.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Fri 14 May 1999, 07:37 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00286" HREF="msg00286.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Mon 17 May 1999, 15:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00295" HREF="msg00295.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Jay Carlson <a href="mailto:nop#mitre,org">nop#mitre,org</a>, Tue 18 May 1999, 06:37 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00306" HREF="msg00306.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Wed 19 May 1999, 04:31 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00321" HREF="msg00321.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Fri 21 May 1999, 19:47 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00241" HREF="msg00241.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Chris Turner <a href="mailto:christ#rd,bbc.co.uk">christ#rd,bbc.co.uk</a>, Fri 14 May 1999, 08:13 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00157" HREF="msg00157.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 05 May 1999, 15:18 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00159" HREF="msg00159.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Thu 06 May 1999, 04:33 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00161" HREF="msg00161.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Custom Server Roll Call?</A></strong>, Marc Hernandez <a href="mailto:marc#ias,jb.com">marc#ias,jb.com</a>, Thu 06 May 1999, 05:50 GMT </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>