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Telenet?

by lj Mar 18, 2005 10:31PM PST

Will some one please explain to me in beginners language what telenet is? Thank you!

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It all started with the command line.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 18, 2005 10:42PM PST

Not long ago we used simple command line (commands) to do stuff with computers in general. Before that, we had punch cards, tapes, switches and it gets even more bizarre, but let's focus on that COMMAND LINE.

http://artlung.com/smorgasborg/C_R_Y_P_T_O_N_O_M_I_C_O_N.shtml tells the story of the progression from the command line to Apple and the GUI you use today.

TELNET is a means to get to a command line on some computer.

That's it!

Bob

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Lj, A Definition...

by Grif Thomas Forum moderator Mar 19, 2005 4:18AM PST

Click on the link below and read the definition listed. There are also some other links lower down in the page that might help with an explanation.

Telnet Definition From Webopedia

Hope this helps.

Grif

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