For as long as I had heard of it I've searched for a working copy of the
Midnight Modeler by David Taylor.  I got the linux binary working
lastnight(14/09/2000) (on a mdk 7.0).

Here is a quick outline of the installation.
   
1. I downloaded a copy of the dos version 
(http://perso.infonie.fr/rod.gelaude/commun/mnm/mnm.zip), unpacked,
and installed it in a (DR)dos partition.

2. I copied my dos version, files and direcotries to where I wanted to install
it on my linux system.
3. I edited the mnm.ini file to correct from dos paths to the linux path where
I
installed it.  removing ^M's from the end of each line in the ini file.
4. I then went to http://www.lamertz.net/mnm.html and downloaded the binary for linux, i
used the static.
  
It runs in X, up to 1024x768 quit well.  still playing with it.