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The Mud Connector

Field	Value
name	The Mud Connector
logo	[[File:TMC Logo.png	The Mud Connector's logo]]
url	http://www.mudconnect.com/
type	Computer gaming website
registration	Optional and free
owner	Andrew Cowan
author	Andrew Cowan
launch_date	January 8, 1995

The Mud Connector, abbreviated TMC, is a computer gaming website that provides articles, discussions, reviews, resource links and game listings about MUDs. The site lets MUD owners, administrators and enthusiasts submit information and reviews about specific MUDs. The site contains over 1000 MUD listings and designates a subset of virtual communities suitable for children. Mud Companion magazine praised the site.

History

The Mud Connector website was founded on January 8, 1995, by Andrew Cowan and was hosted on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro mathematics department graduate assistants' Linux server. Shortly after the website was created it was believed lost due to a fatal hard disk crash and poor backup preparations, but within a few months the webpage was found in a Netscape cache file and restored. Initial MUD data was gathered via frequent requests made on Usenet newsgroups such as rec.games.mud.admin inviting MUD administrators to submit their muds to the TMC database. Over time the Usenet postings were phased out and TMC outgrew the capabilities of its host, eventually moving to a dedicated server.

References

John Bellone. (March 2002). "So you want to be a coder, eh?". The Mud Companion.
Michael Tresca. (Winter 2001). "An interface only a mother could love". The Mud Companion.

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