Cool Star Wars Movie In Your DOS Window
This one is an oldy but a goody. Sometime ago someone decided to recreate the ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope’ that you can watch in a DOS environment. I don’t want to speculate how long it took them to recreate it, but they deserve some sort of award for effort alone. There is no sound associated with this animated version of Star Wars, instead the words are displayed on the screen.
Here’s how you can watch it:
- Click -> Start -> Run
- Type -> cmd into the run box and press Enter to load the DOS prompt
- At the flashing cursor Type -> telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl -> press Enter
- Sit Back and enjoy!
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Hi Antiques,
We are big fans too… Glad you enjoyed the movie….
That’s cool. But please don’t refer to this a DOS window. It has nothing to do with DOS. You can telnet to the same address from a UNIX, Linux, Mac, Solaris, Beos, or about any other system that uses telnet to see the movie.
Hi Stone,
You are of course, correct, I’ve simply worded it that way to reach out to all levels of Windows users. Most Linux, Unix etc. users wouldn’t need an explanation.
It is easier to state that it is something that you can see in your DOS window than stating that it is a movie you’ll need to telnet into. We at ebcak.com want things to seem as simple as possible, there are enough sites out there that complicate things enough.
Thanks for your comment.
FYI-
By default, Vista doesn’t install the Telnet client. The client is for text-based communication with remote systems. You can install it by following these steps:
1. Click Start then select Control Panel.
2. Select Programs and Features.
3. Select Turn Windows features on or off.
4. Select the Telnet Client option.
5. Click OK.
6. A dialog box will appear to confirm installation. The telnet command should now be available.
Then go to start > type cmd > press enter
when command pops up type in
telnet
then
o towel.blinkenlights.nl
enjoy.
Thanks for that update Anthony,
Cheers
Hey table1, cialis and wedding updos,
table1 thanks for your input with MAC.
Cialis this works on any computer as long as you can access a telnet client.
wedding updos, thanks for your comment and compliment