Flame – BBS and MUD

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.

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.

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

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

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

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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.