Text environments already do a lot more than roleplaying - although I think you're off target in saying that Iron Realms' games, or even Assault: High-Tech War, don't have RPG aspects. They do - you're playing a role of some kind, regardless of whether there's lots of posing/player interaction.
That said: There are several MU*s I know of that focus almost entirely on being social gathering spots and educational facilities. M*U*S*H, for example, serves a primary purpose of drawing folks who are interested in learning PennMUSH code. And Online Gaming Resource is a big social hub for people recruiting for their games and learning code, too. I've seen a few other programming-oriented MU*s out there too.
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