<s>
Federation	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
online	O
text-based	O
game	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Federation	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
or	O
Fed2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
British	O
programmer	O
Alan	B-Protocol
Lenton	I-Protocol
and	O
developed	O
by	O
IBGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1987	O
Compunet	O
had	O
announced	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
MUD	B-Application
and	O
a	O
new	O
multi-user	O
game	O
Federation	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
many	O
delays	O
,	O
it	O
officially	O
opened	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
1988	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
MUD	B-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
non-fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Federation	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
moved	O
to	O
GEnie	B-Language
and	O
caused	O
confusion	O
as	O
'	O
II	O
 '	O
was	O
assumed	O
to	O
mean	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
when	O
in	O
reality	O
there	O
was	O
never	O
a	O
"	O
Federation	O
I	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
speaking	O
back	O
about	O
that	O
period	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
generally	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
GEnie/Aries	O
Fed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1992	O
praised	O
the	O
social	O
aspects	O
of	O
Federation	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
real	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
Federation	O
universe	O
is	O
...	O
Chez	O
Diesel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
