In message <321A49CB.546@neis.com.au>, Mike Prior <mike.prior@neis.com.au> writes > > > This has totally eluded me....how can I run this under Win95, or does > > > anyone suggest another platform? > Get Linux - it's free! Some of us just don't wanna learn Unix/Linux and also don't wanna use up part of our machines or buy a >new machine for running the MUD if we can use stuff we already have. >You're just wasting your time and everyone elses >with posts like this. As a Windows man, please stop them... Hear here. I tried setting up Linux a while back, and gave up in the end 'cos it wouldn't play ball with my SCSI devices. And, yes, I've used Unix before in a commercial environment under various platforms. So I got MSVC++, and it's excellent for my requirements, AND I can compile/run the MUD at home in between using other things like MS-Word without having to switch O/S. However, if I wanted others to have internet access to my MUD, I wouldn't use Win95. I can't comment on WinNT, 'cos I don't know it, but as the guys who designed VMS have designed NT, the security side of things should be pretty good given a decent setup. Saying that, if I had the time and resources to set up a newly designed MUD, on a newly configured dedicated Linux box, I would probably have a bash. I don't, so I won't. Regards, Ian Stephenson +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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