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Command Line That'll Send You to a Galaxy Far Far Away...
Created 2009-06-03 15:46

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Command Line That'll Send You to a Galaxy Far Far Away...
Posted 06/03/2009 at 6:46:22pm | by Roberto Baldwin
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star wars

Sure the Command Line can be confusing and even a but scary, but every once in a while, it gives the world something magical with very little effort on the end user's part.

Started in July 1997, the ASCII version of Star Wars: A New Hope is a great way to kill time and remind yourself that if you put your mind to something, you can do anything. 

To begin watching this text-based version of the second-best Star Wars movie launch the Terminal App: Utilities>Terminal

Copy and paste the below text into the Terminal window:

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

Hit Return.

Enjoy The magical world of Luke Skywalker. 

The film stops at Princess Leia being rescued for now. Hopefully the film will be finished before 2012. Because we all know what happens then. 

 

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TAGS:  star wars, WTF, Terminal
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