Displaying Fun Things in Telnet

Telnet is one of the oldest network protocols released in 1969, yet it remains enduringly popular due to its simple implementation and ability to enable various interesting applications. Some developers have created Nyancat that can be viewed in Telnet terminals, as well as Star Wars animations accessible via Telnet. To see the ASCII version of Star Wars in your terminal, enter the following command (Windows 7+ users need to enable Telnet Client first via Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off): telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl To view Nyancat, enter: telnet nyancat.dakko.us You can also set up a similar Telnet service on your own server to display custom content. We'll use CMatrix (which shows the digital rain from The Matrix) as an example:...