To be honest this week was the first time I had really heard of Telnet let alone attempted to use it. After reading some of the posts in Web CT from other students who had attempted this first I admit to a little hesitancy and fear.Thankfully, I had taken the time to read the notes thoroughly and my first attempt was a successful one. Although Telnet's appearance might be considered very 'old school'(see above), I found it relatively functional. Sure, it wasn't as simple and pretty as today's World Wide Web and I imagine prolonged use would be both time consuming and frustrating but for today's short burst of necessity Telnet behaved just fine. It was also nice to still have the ability to email myself required information. Overall, my first impression of Telnet was a positive one albeit one that reminded me how far technology has progressed and how much I like the simplicity of today's WWW.
I also have to admit that I had a really big giggle at towel.blinkenlights.nl. How much time and effort must have gone onto making that? It kind of brought back memories of my old Atari 2600. So very archaic yet also so very cute.
