Two forms of telnet exist, one is telnet and the other rlogin. The latter is somewhat hardened for security.
On Sun, 10 Apr 2022, Travis Siegel wrote: > Seriously? > > You can type in a text editor can't you? > > Then you can use a telnet client. > > Yes, it's that simple. > > > On 4/10/2022 9:05 PM, Heather Seaman wrote: > > If you understand a telnet's serminology, that's fine. I couldn't make heads > > or tails of the telnet descriptions on the Play Store because I'm not > > familiar with the Android-Linux command-line and I don't want to brick my > > notetaker which is easier for me to use than a traditional computer, > > Windows, Mac or Linux, with a qwerty-style keyboard. On Apr 10, 2022 8:58 > > PM, Travis Siegel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bah, any telnet client will do the job. It doesn't have the fancy audio > >> effects the clients sometimes have, but if your goal is to play > >> regardless of os, a simple telnet client is all you need. > >> > >> The other clients folks always discuss are simply glorified telnet > >> clients, ones that play sounds, have aliases, triggers, and various > >> other features to make playing the mud easier, but when it comes right > >> down to it, telnet is all that's needed. I've logged into many muds > >> with nothing but a telnet client, and had no issues playing the game. > >> > >> Of course, I'm a no frills kind of person, and to be honest, most of the > >> features of so-called mud clients just irritate me, though I do use > >> triggers and aliases regularly, though often times, there are ways to do > >> such things with the muds themselves, independent of the client, so even > >> there, plain telnet isn't a handicap. > >> > >> > >> On 4/10/2022 8:06 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > >> On Linux the tintin-alteraeon github package made by lilmike is the > >> accessible way to go. > >> > >> > >> On Sun, 10 Apr 2022, Heather Seaman wrote: > >> > >> Thanks for the info. What you've said doesn't surprize me. I'm still a > >> newbie to the gaming sceen and thought I'd toss the idea out there, > >> knowing it most likely wouldn't stick. I ce dream for a > >> while, whough. LOL!! > >> > >> On Apr 10, 2022 6:07 PM, john <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> From time to time I'll see someone trying to play the game on > >> Android, IOS, or OSX. While it is apparently "possible", most often > >> people seem to spend as much time struggling with > >> their client as they do actually playing the game. > >> > >> > >> Also, it's worth noting here that while several recent changes > >> have been mentioning the dclient, that software has never been, nor will > >> it ever be, accessible. The accessible package > >> is Mush-z, and that receives ongoing development. > >> > >> > >> While I know this isn't exactly the answer you were looking for, > >> it's also worth noting that MushClient, the software that Mush-z is > >> built on, will run acceptably on pretty much any > >> hardware made in the last 20 years. You do not need a modern > >> computer to play Alter Aeon. Just remember not to use your ancient > >> laptop or desktop for other things on the internet. > >> > >> > >> On 4/10/2022 14:55, Heather Seaman wrote: > >> > >> I really enjoy reading these updates and I would love to play the game. > >> However, I use an Android tablet with a physical keyboard, braille > >> display and speech output, in other words a screen > >> reader, and haven't found a MUD client that really seems to support > >> these very well, especially the prysical keyboard. Have you ever > >> considered making a version of the dclient available for > >> those using Android or IOS? Even if we couldn't get the ambient music > >> and sound effects, if we could write and read sext I THINK owe could > >> enjoy the game. > >> > >> Heather > >> > >> On Apr 10, 2022 1:07 AM, Alter Aeon <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Happy spring, everybody! Last month we held Alter Aeon?s annual > >> Spring Festival event. Our next event will be the Mayday event, which > >> will begin on Friday, April 29th and end on > >> Monday, May 2nd. This event will be like the previous two years? > >> events, with players experiencing a different style of quest as they > >> explore a crashed spaceship while piloting a > >> robot. It can be completed by players of any level, even brand > >> new ones. If you haven?t done it out yet, I would strongly suggest that > >> you try out this year?s Mayday event area! > >> > >> Here are some recent updates to the game: > >> * There is a new forged metal: wind steel, an iron-mithril alloy > >> that gives dexterity. > >> * There is also a new wickercraft item: cornucopia, which can cast > >> the ?fruitage? spell. > >> * The opals in the mines beneath Ubar have been divided into potch > >> opal, hyalite, black opal and white opal and added to the mining and > >> lapidary tables where appropriate. > >> * Some shopkeepers may now be able to cut gemstones from raw > >> materials... for a price. > >> * You can add gemstones to crafted jewelry as long as you know > >> lapidary. > >> * Wetlands terrain (mire, marsh, swamp) now has a dclient ambient > >> track. > >> * ?Landslide? now knocks over unbalanced opponents instead of > >> stunned ones. > >> * Called electric eels now have mild damage reflection and chance to > >> stun opponents, and the damage reflection for porcupines has been made > >> more aggressive. > >> * You can no longer doubly mutilate the remains of creatures with > >> ?flesh beast? and ?bone guardian?. > >> * You can now call animals while resting, as nature intended! > >> * Reagent lore information should now show up on ?shortid?. > >> * Adding an arrowhead adds +1 hitroll and adding fletching adds +1 > >> damroll to ammunition, even if nothing else transfers. > >> * The ground cleaner now targets food, ores, spell components and > >> herbs outside of clan areas. > >> Work continues on Primordial Chaos, an upcoming high-level procedurally > >> generated area. Primordial Chaos is a shadowy, malleable realm riddled > >> with pockets of raw material that mimics > >> other planes. Distinct populations of creatures will be found in the > >> different pockets depending on the terrain. Inhabitants will range from > >> corrupted elementals to demons and more. > >> There will also be distinct features within Chaos that will serve as > >> landmarks, and places to collect unique resources. > >> > >> Two other building projects will soon be coming to fruition. One is the > >> city of Port Crimsonia, a level 42-43 zone on the eastern shore of the > >> continent of Ramanek when finished. The > >> level 34 zones of Dreahul and Thuoduhr should also be available soon. > >> > >> For more information regarding Alter Aeon latest developments, please > >> refer to our April 2022 Youtube update here: https://youtu.be/Ue99PMXpCDw > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#124882): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/124882 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/90369427/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
