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Have you ever watched Star Wars and thought, "This is great, but I wish I could see the movie animated in alphanumeric characters"? Well, thanks to some fans and with the help of the Telnet connection program, you can watch Episode IV converted to letters, numbers and symbols. Quickly skip to step 1 to learn how.

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1. Open Command Prompt. You can open a command prompt window by clicking ⊞ Win+R. and then cmd typing. Windows 8 users can also click ⊞ Win+X and then select Command Prompt from the menu.
   • You must have a working internet connection to view the ASCII version of Star Wars.
2. Install Telnet. Most newer versions of Windows no longer automatically include Telnet, which is the program needed to view the ASCI version of Star Wars. This applies to Windows Vista, 7 and 8. You can use Command Prompt to install Telnet if you are logged in as an administrator.
   • Type pkgmgr / iu: "TelnetClient" and press ↵ Enter
   • Enter your administrator password or confirm that you want to continue if you already had administrator access.
   • Restart Command Prompt. You can exit Command Prompt by clicking exit typing or by clicking the cross in the corner of the window.
3. Start Telnet. Now that Telnet is installed, type telnet in a command prompt window and press ↵ Enter. This will start the Telnet interface.
4. Open a connection. In the Microsoft Telnet window, type O and press ↵ Enter. The line now changes to (to).
5. Enter the address of the ASCII version of Star Wars. Typetowel.blinkenlights.nl and press ↵ Enter. After the first titles, the ASCII version of Star Wars will begin. Enjoy it!

Tips

• Once Telnet is installed on Windows you can open the "Run" window by pressing ⊞ Win+R. and typing telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl. Then you don't have to open Telnet from Command Prompt.
• You can connect to the same address with Telnet programs for OS X and Linux.