How to Watch Star Wars on Command Prompt

On Windows

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Open Command Prompt. You can open Command Prompt by pressing ⊞ Win+ Rand entering cmd. Windows 8 and 10 users can also press ⊞ Win+ Xand select Command Prompt from the menu.

To watch the ASCII Star Wars movie, the computer needs an Internet connection.

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Install Telnet. Except for Windows Vista, 7 and 8, most new Windows versions no longer support Telnet - the client needed to connect to ASCII Star Wars movies. You may need to use Command Prompt with administrator rights to install Telnet.

Enter pkgmgr /iu:"TelnetClient"and press ↵ Enter.

On Windows 10, open Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off. Then, check Telnet Client , click OK and wait for the installation process to complete.

If asked, you need to enter the administrator password or confirm the action (if you already have admin rights).

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Close Command Prompt. Type exitor click the close button ( X ) on the corner of the window.

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Enter telnetand press ↵ Enter. The Telnet interface will launch.

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Enter oand press ↵ Enter. This is the command to open a Telnet connection. The command line will change to( big ).

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Enter towel.blinkenlights.nland press ↵ Enter. You will be connected to the server and the movie will launch after some initial introduction.

On Mac

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Open Terminal. Click the magnifying glass icon in the upper-right corner of the screen, type, terminalthen click Terminal when the option appears in the search results.

Mac operating system Terminal is equivalent to Command Prompt on Windows.

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Enter telnetand press ⏎ Return. The Telnet interface will launch and you can connect to the server hosting the ASCII movie "Star Wars".

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Enter oand press ⏎ Return. This command will open a Telnet connection. The command line will then convert to( big ).

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Enter towel.blinkenlights.nland press ⏎ Return. You will be connected to the server and the movie will launch after some initial introduction.

Samuel Daniel

Update 30 June 2024