I have to say, the one thing from the old days that was a little better was the fact that connecting at 2400 made it MUCH easier to do action combat... it'd say hit B and then scroll one letter at a time giving ample time to tap the spacebar! Of course it may be that my reflexes are also getting worse as I get older <G>.
Still, I'm very glad to see such a great game live on, this site and the work being done here are a true testiment to how good games can continue to be popular based on gameplay alone.