Hi all,
I just thought since so much discussion has been about mud clients for
Windows, Mac OS, etc I thought I'd pipe up here and give blind users an
idea of how I play muds on Linux. For this example I'll use Alter Aeon
simply because its the most accessible.
I'm currently running Ubuntu Linux 12.04, and Orca 3.4.2 and I can say
using the default Linux telnet client most muds are accessible. Orca
does a fair job of keeping up with messages and I have no problems
playing Alter Aeon etc.
You need to start by opening a terminal window. Usually if you are using
Unity or the Gnome desktop alt+control+t will launch a terminal. If not
press alt+f2, type gnome-terminal into the run dialog, and press enter.
Now, you have a command prompt. Simply type a command like
"telnet alteraeon.com 3000"
into the terminal window and press enter. Voila, it will bring up the
Alter Aeon login screen.
To review the text use numpad+7 to read the prior line, numpad+9 to read
the next line, or numpad+8 to read the current line, etc. Basically, all
the normal Orca screen review commands work here so its easy to go back
and reread something if you missed it for some reason.
Anyway, type your character name, press enter, type your password, press
enter, and you are ready to play. As I said earlier latest Orca, version
3.4.2, is very good about reading the text prompts as they appear and if
you don't mind playing without sound effects I find the Linux telnet
client to be the most accessible and user friendly way to play muds on
Linux.
Cheers!
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