Free if you run XP

nannis

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!

catz747

That is Ace!!!

At first it came up saying "Thanks for the fish" then the whole star wars think came on - Excellent !:D

Viz_2

Cool !!!!!

Poppycat

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 ST

nannis

but not insecure to watch the star wars thing?

catz747

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 MSN

Poppycat

LOL wonder if you can get p0rn on telnet

dalumsden1

I am amazed with this

nannis

dalumsden1 wrote:

I am amazed with this

I know, think of the amount of time this would have taken...

hilstep2000

I thought it was good!

Simon_B_2

Thats amazing is it built into windows?