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Windows 95 Telnet
Help and Tips

Do you use TELNET to remotely access systems on the Internet? Here are a few tidbits for Windows 95 you may have missed.


#1: Use VT-52 Emulation
Windows 95's telnet application can access systems requiring VT-52 emulation.

#2: Make the Cursor Blink!
Force the cursor in the Windows 95 telnet applet to blink.

#3: Telnet and No Scroll Bar
Log your telnet session so you can later scroll through the contents.

#4: Change the Background/Font Colors
Alter telnet's colors in Windows 95.

#5: TELNET a Specific System.
Create a desktop shortcut to telnet to a specific system.

#6: Characters Not Echoed
Enable the Local Echo feature in Windows 95's telnet application.

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