Very nice answer Sam. I wouldn't explain in a better way myself. From time to time I try to explain to some Windows user what a "shell" is and usually fail. They simply can't imagine how to run an application on a remote computer. And fail to understand how multiple users can run multiple instances of the same program on the same computer without stepping on each other's toes. Another issue is understanding what a terminal does. They usually end up asking me what drivers and extra hardware do they need, cause they'd like to connect two keyboards and two monitors to their computer, too:)
Pe data de Fri, 15 Aug 2003 06:11:20 -0500 "Sam Ewalt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a scris: > On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:11:51 +00, Bastiaan Edelman, PA3FFZ wrote: > > > Please would you explain: > > What is telnet? > > What is a shell account? > > > telnet is an Internet protocol for connecting to remote computers. > > Computer networking evolved in the university environment twenty > years ago when users were commonly connected to remote computers > from terminals. The remote computers were powerful and could run > many programs for many different users at the same time. > > A "shell account" gave users access to the command shell of a Unix > remote computer where they could run programs and perform other > tasks. > > Today shell accounts work the same way. A powerful, remote computer > directly connected to the Internet through a high speed connection > is made available for many users to connect to and use. Sometimes > you can dial in to the remote computer with a telephone. More > frequently you can "telnet" into the remote computer through another > connection you have already made to the Internet through your ISP. > > Arachne has a "telent" client available for download at arachne.cz > (the Arachne website) It's setup as an APM and will install > automatically on your system. After it's installed you can start > it running through a hotkey and then just type in the name of the > computer you wish to connect to. You can then login to that computer > and use whatever facilities it makes available to you. > > Some shell accounts are free or nearly so. Some oldstyle Bulletin > Board Systems (BBS's) are now reachable by telnet. One BBS that > you can telent into is juge.com (at least it used to work, I haven't > tried it for awhile) > > > > > Sam Ewalt > Croswell, Michigan, USA > -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ >
