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Flame – BBS and MUD

54 points by shakna

by 01100011

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This is obviously a MUD and not really the same thing, but I can't help think of Citadel BBSes after reading the description.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_(software)
Funny this is maintained by folks at UW. The PNW had quite a robust BBS scene back in the 80s. Not exactly surprising that tech flourished with such inclement weather.

by JKCalhoun

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Maybe obvious to others, but on MacOS I had to `brew install telnet` since it was not installed by default and then `telnet flame.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au 4242`.
In the 90's I thought it would make for a wild scene in a (cyberpunk?) story where the protagonist agrees to meet up with a possible informant in a MUD bar. The two apparently idly chatting possibly state secrets while fights between fighters and magic users break out around them.

by khimaros

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thinking about MUDs always makes me miss the days when GhostMOO was full of players. any others among this crowd? https://mudstats.com/World/Ghostwheel

by upghost

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Wow what a great idea. I wish this were a more common online social space format!

by captaincrunch

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half the things I am asking........ what? what?

by curtisszmania

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by kaiyuanzg

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Flame looks promising for those needing an easy-to-use cluster management tool. I like the simplicity and focus on common tasks like managing users and software. The web UI is a nice touch. Curious to see how it evolves and compares to solutions like Cloudify and OpenStack in production.