Hello all, The sites where I got my info are: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/0300.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A593435 Telnet is a protocol which allows someone to connect to one or more remote computers over a TCP/IP network. There are several uses for telnet, some of which include: reading e-mail, news, chat, online gaming, administering a network and increasing the availability of resources. For practicing telnet, I decided to try out the ?Materia Magica? game listed in the packet (URL: http://www.materiamagica.com/start/index.php . Upon loading it up, I was given several options to modify the character I was creating, such as choosing a race, name, class, etc. The first thing I noticed through this process was telnet?s reliance on textual commands such as Y or N (for answering yes or no), typing ?I agree? to accept an agreement rather than simply clicking a button in a browser. Playing through the game, I had to type my commands rather than click a mouse or use keyboard arrow keys/joystick, and this took some getting used to. One thing I like about this system is the precision, as you can choose exactly where you want to ?go? and which database you want to obtain information from without things such as mouse lag or glitchy buttons messing up your instructions. --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Degrees for working adults in as fast as 1 year. Bachelors, Masters, Associates. Top schools