You can unlock an old hidden trick on your Windows 8 computer. Fans of hidden secrets in Windows operating systems will doubtlessly be aware of this trick of being able to watch Star Wars movie in ASCII using the Telnet service. Despite the trick being well documented in previous versions of Windows, if you’ve been trying to find it in Windows Vista and later versions, you may have ended up a little lost. The reason is that by default Telnet is turned off.
The Telnet Client is used to connect to remote machine by using the Telnet protocol. It allows a computer to connect to a remote Telnet server and run applications on that server.
To enable Telnet, go to
Control Panel>
Programs >
Turn Windows Features on or off, then select both
Telnet Clientand
Telnet Servercheck-boxes and click
OK.
Switching them on takes a little time, so be patient. Once its switched on, you will see a message
Windows completed the requested changes. Close the window.
ASCII Star Wars on Telnet in Windows
Now from Start Search type
Telnet and hit
Enter for the telnet.exe result.
In the window which opens, type
o (small O) and hit
Enter. Next type
towel.blinkenlights.nland hit
Enter.
Sit back and enjoy your own personal rendition of an ASCII version of Star Wars.
Do remember to turn off, Telnet again, if you don’t need it.twc
