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<H1>Re: [MUD-Dev]  Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</H1>
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<LI><em>From</em>: Ling &lt;<A HREF="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</A>&gt;</LI>
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<PRE>
Here's another pro with regards to multi-threading:

Sometimes, a builder/creator/god(!), whilst coding, will make a program
which loops forever.  In a single threaded environment, the entire mud
grinds to a halt for 5 minutes until the program reaches its eval limit
and terminates.  Not so in a multi-threaded mud.

Anyway, I'm going to try and find some game design issues...


  |    Ling				"Mental slavery,
_O_O_  Freshwater fish since 1976	 set my spirit free"



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<LI><strong><A NAME="00312" HREF="msg00312.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, 
Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Sat 03 May 1997, 10:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00313" HREF="msg00313.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, 
coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Sat 03 May 1997, 11:38 GMT
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Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#srce,hr">silovic#srce,hr</a>, Sat 03 May 1997, 14:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00323" HREF="msg00323.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, 
Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</a>, Mon 05 May 1997, 18:02 GMT
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Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sat 03 May 1997, 12:15 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00322" HREF="msg00322.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, 
Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#srce,hr">silovic#srce,hr</a>, Sun 04 May 1997, 12:45 GMT
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Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Sun 04 May 1997, 11:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00320" HREF="msg00320.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]  Re: Multi-threaded mudding (was a flamefest)</A></strong>, 
Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Sun 04 May 1997, 11:30 GMT
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