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Nyan cat and Star Wars via Telnet

Nyan cat and Star Wars via Telnet

Surely most have seen, if not, at least heard of CMD (command prompt). Yes, it's that black window where you type commands. But, few people know that you can watch the whole movie in that "black window".

More precisely, you can watch the IV episode of Star Wars!

To watch the movie, you must have Telnet enabled on your computer. If you don't have one, see How to enable Telnet on your computer.

In addition to the Star Wars IV episode, you can also watch Nyan Cat, a popular video clip, only without sound.

To watch Star Wars, type in CMD telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

To look at Nyan cat, type telnet miku.acm.uiuc.edu

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