from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Netrek
<games> A 16-player graphical {real-time} battle simulation
with a Star Trek theme. The game is divided into two teams of
eight (or less), who dogfight each other and attempt to
conquer each other's planets. There are several different
types of ships, from fast, fragile scouts up to big, slow
battleships; this allows a great deal of variance in play
styles. Netrek is played using a {client} to connect to one
of several Netrek {servers} on the {Internet}. There is a
metaserver which distributes details of games in progress on
other servers.
See also {ogg}.
[Dates? Versions? Authors? Addresses?]
(1998-02-01)