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| Issue: | Issue 11, August 2001 |
| Section: | Articles |
| Author: | Turrican |
Front End Clients available for MUD2
| Name |
Clio v1.4 |
| Author |
I. Peattie (Tabitha) |
| Url |
http://www.wabe.org.uk/clio/ |
| Filesize |
628k (sounds +1373k) |
| Special requirements |
- |
| Logging |
Yes, colour |
| Sounds |
Yes |
| Snoop windows |
No |
| Status info |
Yes (stats, disabilities, dream word, reset, weather) |
| Compass |
No |
| Who window |
No |
| Inventory window |
No |
| Colours configurable |
No |
| Font configurable |
Yes, partial |
| Copy & paste |
Yes |
| Scroll back |
Max unlimited |
| Input line |
Yes |
| Input line history |
Yes |
| Extra features |
Dream word shortcut, auto login, partial control key emulation |
| Cost |
Free |
| Comments |
Large scrollback can slow scrolling, also available for unix |
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| Name |
CRT v3.3.1 |
| Author |
Van Dyke Technologies |
| Url |
http://www.vandyke.com/products/crt/index.html |
| Filesize |
1745k |
| Special requirements |
- |
| Logging |
Yes |
| Sounds |
No |
| Snoop windows |
No |
| Status info |
No |
| Compass |
No |
| Who window |
No |
| Inventory window |
No |
| Colours configurable |
Yes |
| Font configurable |
Yes |
| Copy & paste |
Yes |
| Scroll back |
Max 32000 |
| Input line |
No |
| Input line history |
- |
| Extra features |
Full screen, scripting, key mapping |
| Cost |
$35, 30 day free trial |
| Comments |
Complicated, of little use to the average MUD2 mortal player
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| Name |
Gameplay's MUD2 Client v1.8 |
| author |
IO Productions |
| Url |
http://files.gameplay.com/fm/Free_Wireplay_Games/MUD_2/ |
| Filesize |
1375k (sounds +5811k) |
| Special requirements |
3d card |
| Logging |
Yes, colour |
| Sounds |
Yes |
| Snoop windows |
No |
| Status info |
Yes (stats, time, reset, weather) |
| Compass |
Yes |
| Who window |
Yes |
| Inventory window |
Yes |
| Colours configurable |
Yes, edit script file |
| Font configurable |
Yes, no windows fonts |
| Copy & paste |
No |
| Scroll back |
Unlimited |
| Input line |
No |
| Input line history |
- |
| Extra features |
Fkeys, graphical font, fullscreen, configurable display style>/td>
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| Cost |
Free |
| Comments |
Fonts hard to read, cpu intensive, doesn't work on NT, probably soon to become obsolete |
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| Name |
NetTerm v4.2a |
| Author |
InterSoft International |
| Url |
http://www.5star.nsm.co.uk/Internet/TelnetApplications/netterm-download.html |
| Filesize |
1390k |
| Special requirements |
- |
| Logging |
Yes |
| Sounds |
No |
| Snoop windows |
No |
| Status info |
No |
| Compass |
No |
| Who window |
No |
| Inventory window |
No |
| Colours configurable |
Yes |
| Font configurable |
Yes |
| Copy & paste |
Yes |
| Scroll back |
Max 32700 |
| Input line |
Yes |
| Input line history |
No |
| Extra features |
Scripts, quick buttoms |
| Cost |
$20, 30 day trial (not enforced) |
| Comments |
Complicated, of little use to the average MUD2 mortal player |
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| Name |
Tera Term v2.3 |
| Author |
T. Teranishi |
| Url |
http://www.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html/a> |
| Filesize |
921k |
| Special requirements |
- |
| Logging |
Yes |
| Sounds |
No |
| Snoop windows |
No |
| Status info |
No |
| Compass |
No |
| Who window |
No |
| Inventory window |
No |
| Colours configurable |
No |
| Font configurable |
Yes |
| Copy & paste |
Yes |
| Scroll back |
Max 10000 |
| Input line |
No |
| Input line history |
- |
| Extra features |
Macros, scripts |
| Cost |
Free |
| Comments |
Can't change odd colours, of little use to the average MUD2 mortal player |
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| Name |
Twpmud2 v1.05 |
| Author |
A. Keylock (Turrican) |
| Url |
http://twpmud2.mudii.co.uk/ |
| Filesize |
18k |
| Special requirements |
Winsock 2 |
| Logging |
Yes |
| Sounds |
No |
| Snoop windows |
No |
| Status info |
No |
| Compass |
No |
| Who window |
No |
| Inventory window |
No |
| Colours configurable |
No |
| Font configurable |
Yes, partial |
| Copy & paste |
Yes |
| Scroll back |
Max 10000 |
| Input line |
Yes, in F2/F4 |
| Input line history |
Yes |
| Extra features |
Control key emulation |
| Cost |
Free |
| Comments |
Looks like the old Wireplay client |
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| Name |
Zmud v6.16 |
| Author |
M. Potter |
| Url |
http://www.zuggsoft.com/ |
| Filesize |
4836k |
| Special requirements |
- |
| Logging |
Yes, colour |
| Sounds |
Yes, with triggers |
| Snoop windows |
No |
| Status info |
Yes, with triggers |
| Compass |
No |
| Who window |
No |
| Inventory window |
No |
| Colours configurable |
Yes |
| Font configurable |
Yes |
| Copy & paste |
Yes |
| Scroll back |
Max 65000 |
| Input line |
Yes |
| Input line history |
Yes |
| speed test |
4.7 |
| Extra features |
Buttons, macros, scripts, variables, aliases, triggers, functions, tab completion, timers, auto login, auto reconnect |
| Cost |
$25, 30 day trial |
| Comments |
Complicated, buggy |
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