Windows Star Wars Easter Egg: A long, long time in the operating system from Microsoft is far, far away … Easteris a holiday that almost all computer nerds will love it. Using Telnet, and users canview the Windows command line version of Star Wars: A New Hope. Although this is not necessarily new, it is still somewhat ambiguous. Here’s a guide on how to do so easily.
1: XP users can skip this step because it does not apply only to Windows 7 andVista. Windows 7 and Vista users, go to Control Panel> Programs> Programs and Features> Turn Windows features on and off. In the list, check the box next to “Telnet Client”.
2: Open a command prompt. Go to Run, type cmd and press Enter.
3: telnet.towel.blinkenlights.nl none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in’>Windows Star Wars Easter Egg
Long, long ago in a Microsoft OS far, far away… is an easter egg that nearly all computer nerds will love. Using Telnet, Windows users can watch a command-line version of Star Wars: A New Hope. While this isn’t necessarily new, it is still somewhat obscure. Here’s an easy guide on how to do it.
1: XP users can skip this step as it only applies to Windows 7 and Vista. For Windows 7 and Vista users, go to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features On and Off. From the list, check the box next to “Telnet Client.”
2: Open Command Prompt. Go to Run, type cmd, and hit Enter.
3: In Command Prompt, type telnet.towel.blinkenlights.nl and hit Enter.
4: There you have it. As an added bonus, there is a reference to The Hitchhiker’s Guide the Galaxy on the opening screen if you look closely command prompt, type and press Enter.
5: There you go. As an added bonus, there is a reference to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy s on the screen, if you look closely.
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It’s just a Telnet server running off an ASCII animation. Been accessible for a long time. Still really cool though!