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ACK!MUD 4.1 Win32 Port Notes

Lordrom's historical notes for an updated ACK!MUD 4.1 Win32 port, preserved as a reference document rather than a game package.

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About this resource

Original Readme.w32 describing Lordrom's updated ACK!MUD 4.1 Win32 port. It discusses inclusion of source code, GNU-Win32 b18 and historical installation and compilation steps. This resource is a reference document, not a codebase or executable distribution. The exact corresponding Win32 package has not been established; these are not presented as the Unix archive's own installation instructions.

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The document is signed Lordrom. Preserve its attribution and the ACK!MUD, Merc and DikuMUD notices associated with the relevant software. No independent redistribution grant was established in this document. Historical availability is not licensing approval.

Compatibility and safety warnings
Windows 95, Windows NT4 and GNU-Win32 b18 instructions are obsolete. Advice to copy a DLL into operating-system directories is historical, not recommended modern deployment guidance. Contact details and links may no longer work. Original text and line endings are preserved; embedded addresses are not endorsed download destinations.

Compatibility

Historical Windows 95/NT4 and GNU-Win32 b18; exact corresponding port package unconfirmed.

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Attribution stays with the work.

License

Historical reference; redistribution permission unresolved

Original Author

Lordrom

Credits

Lordrom, the named port-note author. Retain all ACK!MUD, Merc and DikuMUD contributor notices and any applicable package licenses.

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