Don't forget Sopwith:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_%28computer_game%29
It had it's own network protocol as well.
Andrew K. Bressen wrote:
Hi all--
I'm doing some work on promoting Netrek, and it's gotton
me interested in the following qualities:
graphical (incl. ascii graphics)
action (real-time-ish)
multiplayer, by which I mean 3 or more
wide area
on the internet
teams
leagues and guilds
--
Jim Leonard (trixter at
oldskool.org)
http://www.oldskool.org/
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