I had such a magical experience with the Realms of Despair MUD from the age of 16 up to around 24. That's where I learned most of my programming, and made frien

I had such a magical experience with the Realms of Despair MUD from the age of 16 up to around 24. That's where I learned most of my programming, and made friends I talk to every day even now, twenty years later. MUDs take some getting into, but they really are fantastic.