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Free if you run XP
nannis
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Hi this is great...some computer geek must have added this to XP while it was being made.
Basically you go into RUN and type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
You then get starwars in text!!! all the ships and characters are made from letters numbers and symbols!
it does work, I didnt think it would but does!
Basically you go into RUN and type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
You then get starwars in text!!! all the ships and characters are made from letters numbers and symbols!
it does work, I didnt think it would but does!
Mrs Storey 
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That is Ace!!!
At first it came up saying "Thanks for the fish" then the whole star wars think came on - Excellent !:D0 -
Cool !!!!!Never buy a stupid dwarf -
Its not big and its not clever.0 -
It isnt added to XP telnet if my memory serves me right is a old way for pcs to connect to one another. I seen it before, but still good to see. EDIT thought is came before internet
More info on telnet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telnet
TELNET (TELetype NETwork) is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area network LAN connections. It was developed in 1969. It is considered unsecure due to various inherent limitations. IETF document ST0 -
but not insecure to watch the star wars thing?Mrs Storey xx
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Poppycat wrote:It isnt added to XP telnet if my memory serves me right is a old way for pcs to connect to one another. I seen it before, but still good to see. EDIT thought is came before internet /
Yes you're right I was just told that by a couple of people I said to do it to over MSN0 -
LOL wonder if you can get p0rn on telnet
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I am amazed with thisIf I had words to make a day for you,
I'd sing you a morning golden and new.
I would make this day last for all time,
Give you a night deep with moonshine.0 -
dalumsden1 wrote:I am amazed with this
I know, think of the amount of time this would have taken...Mrs Storey xx
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I thought it was good!I Believe in saving money!!!:T
A Bargain is only a bargain if you need it!0 -
Thats amazing is it built into windows?0
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