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The first was written in [[BCPL]] on the University of Essex [[PDP-10]] in 1978. | The first was written in [[BCPL]] on the University of Essex [[PDP-10]] in 1978. | ||
| − | Other influential implementations were AberMUD and LPmud. The former was written in [[B programming language|B]] for a Honeywell [[mainframe]] at the University of Aberystwyth. [[Programmer]]s include Alan Cox of later [[Linux]] fame. LPmud was written in [[C programming language|C]] by Lars Pensjö at Chalmers Technical Institute. It features a built-in C-like [[object-oriented]] extension language, LPC. | + | Other influential implementations were AberMUD and LPmud. The former was written in [[B programming language|B]] for a [[Honeywell]] [[mainframe]] at the University of Aberystwyth. [[Programmer]]s include Alan Cox of later [[Linux]] fame. LPmud was written in [[C programming language|C]] by Lars Pensjö at Chalmers Technical Institute. It features a built-in C-like [[object-oriented]] extension language, LPC. |
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* [https://github.com/PDP-10/MUD1 Source code for the original Essex MUD.] | * [https://github.com/PDP-10/MUD1 Source code for the original Essex MUD.] | ||
* [https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/abermud Source code for some AberMUD versions.] | * [https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/abermud Source code for some AberMUD versions.] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 16 December 2024
A Multi-User Dungeon (usually MUD) is a text adventure game where multiple users can interact with each other.
The first was written in BCPL on the University of Essex PDP-10 in 1978.
Other influential implementations were AberMUD and LPmud. The former was written in B for a Honeywell mainframe at the University of Aberystwyth. Programmers include Alan Cox of later Linux fame. LPmud was written in C by Lars Pensjö at Chalmers Technical Institute. It features a built-in C-like object-oriented extension language, LPC.
