Telehack

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Telehack is an online simulation of a stylized interface for ARPANET and Usenet, created anonymously in 2010. [1] It is a full multi-user simulation, including 26,600+ simulated hosts with systems, directories, games, thousands of files, programs, and Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) [2] spanning the years 1985 to 1990. [3]

Users can connect via telnet, ssh or in a web browser to explore a pre-Web 1.0 archive of files, documents, scripts and newsgroup posts saved from BBSes thanks to textfiles.com. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Baio, Andy (June 13, 2011) "Playable Archaeology: An Interview with Telehack's Anonymous Creator"
  2. ↑ McGraw, Jesse William (January 31, 2025) "Enter hacking simulations: games that provide foundation and culture"
  3. ↑ Hoid (May 15, 2020) "Hack Like It's 1987 (An Introduction to the Telehack Retro Game)"
  4. ↑ "Hack virtual 1980s networks with Telehack". TechRadar. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2014.


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