The text based internet can be exciting, informative, and fun. Using telnet, you can access a variety of these resources on the internet. Below you'll find lists of a few places to get you started. If you have an interesting item to add, just send an email to webmaster@telnet.org.
Miscellaneous fun places
rainmaker.wunderground.com :: weather via telnet!
india.colorado.edu 13 (Get the time) :: get the time
telehack.com 23 :: Telehack
telehack.com :: Telehack - web
freechess.org 5000 :: freechess.org
towel.blinkenlights.nl 23 :: Star Wars asciimation
towel.blinkenlights.nl 666 :: The Bofh Excuse Server
mtrek.com:1701 :: mtrek (star trek themed game)
xmltrek.com:1701 :: xmltrek (star trek themed game)
Muds, Talkers, BBS, and other systems
bbs.archaicbinary.net :: Archaic Binary
ateraan.com 4002 :: New Worlds - Ateraan
avalon-rpg.com 23 :: Avalon: The Legend Lives
aardmud.org 4000 :: Aardwolf MUD
bbs.armageddonbbs.com 23 :: Armageddon BBS
52.88.68.92 1234 :: Cuban Bar
TextMMOde.com 23 :: Sands of Time / Deep Space MMO
legendofthereddragon.ca 23 :: Legend of the Red Dragon (Canada)
lord.stabs.org 23 :: Legend of the Red Dragon
thehatshop.mudhosting.net 3000 :: Hallowed Halls
eclipse.cs.pdx.edu 7680 :: New Moon
batmud.bat.org 23 :: BatMUD
forgottenkingdoms.org 4000 :: Forgotten Kingdoms
mush.shelteringcolorado.com 2601 :: Sheltering Sky: Colorado by Night
igormud.org 1701 :: Igor MUD/
zombiemud.org 23 :: Zombie MUD
achaea.com 23 :: Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands
gcomm.com 23 :: Galacticomm BBS
1984.ws 23 :: 1984
Directories
A bbs directory with location based searching:
http://vintagebbs.org/bbsLookup.php
Jumpjet has a nice list of telnet locations organized by category:
http://www.jumpjet.info/Offbeat-Internet/Public/TelNet/url.htm
Synchronet is a nice list of bbs systems:
http://synchro.net/sbbslist.html
Mudconnect keeps a good list of muds and moos:
http://www.mudconnect.com/
Hytelnet is an old (an now unmaintained) directory:
http://www.lights.ca/hytelnet/
Miscellaneous fun places
rainmaker.wunderground.com :: weather via telnet!
india.colorado.edu 13 (Get the time) :: get the time
telehack.com 23 :: Telehack
telehack.com :: Telehack - web
freechess.org 5000 :: freechess.org
towel.blinkenlights.nl 23 :: Star Wars asciimation
towel.blinkenlights.nl 666 :: The Bofh Excuse Server
mtrek.com:1701 :: mtrek (star trek themed game)
xmltrek.com:1701 :: xmltrek (star trek themed game)
Muds, Talkers, BBS, and other systems
bbs.archaicbinary.net :: Archaic Binary
ateraan.com 4002 :: New Worlds - Ateraan
avalon-rpg.com 23 :: Avalon: The Legend Lives
aardmud.org 4000 :: Aardwolf MUD
bbs.armageddonbbs.com 23 :: Armageddon BBS
52.88.68.92 1234 :: Cuban Bar
TextMMOde.com 23 :: Sands of Time / Deep Space MMO
legendofthereddragon.ca 23 :: Legend of the Red Dragon (Canada)
lord.stabs.org 23 :: Legend of the Red Dragon
thehatshop.mudhosting.net 3000 :: Hallowed Halls
eclipse.cs.pdx.edu 7680 :: New Moon
batmud.bat.org 23 :: BatMUD
forgottenkingdoms.org 4000 :: Forgotten Kingdoms
mush.shelteringcolorado.com 2601 :: Sheltering Sky: Colorado by Night
igormud.org 1701 :: Igor MUD/
zombiemud.org 23 :: Zombie MUD
achaea.com 23 :: Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands
gcomm.com 23 :: Galacticomm BBS
1984.ws 23 :: 1984
Directories
A bbs directory with location based searching:
http://vintagebbs.org/bbsLookup.php
Jumpjet has a nice list of telnet locations organized by category:
http://www.jumpjet.info/Offbeat-Internet/Public/TelNet/url.htm
Synchronet is a nice list of bbs systems:
http://synchro.net/sbbslist.html
Mudconnect keeps a good list of muds and moos:
http://www.mudconnect.com/
Hytelnet is an old (an now unmaintained) directory:
http://www.lights.ca/hytelnet/