<!doctype HTML public "-//W30//DTD W3 HTML 3.0//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>The Java(tm) Telnet Applet: What is TELNET?</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <H1>The <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/">Java<SUP>(tm)</SUP></A> Telnet Applet: What is TELNET?</H1> <P ALIGN=LEFT> © 1996-98 <A HREF="mailto:leo@first.gmd.de">Matthias L. Jugel</A>, <A HREF="mailto:msmeissn@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de">Marcus Meißner</A> <HR> <P> Telnet allows you to login to another <I>Internet location</I> to gain access to <B>databases</B>, <B>library catalogs</B>, and <B>interactive environments</B>. It works like a terminal connected to your computer, only that that computer may be far away.<P> If you want to connect directly to a remote computer you need to know a <I>valid login ID</I> usually given to you by the provider of the service. <P> To get a list of telnet service providers, please have a look at our list of <A HREF="user.html"><B>Applet Users</B></A>. <P> <HR> <A HREF="../index.html"> <IMG ALIGN=LEFT SRC="images/left.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="[BACK]"></A> <B>Get the <A HREF="http://www.first.gmd.de/persons/leo/java/Telnet">latest version</A> here!</B> <BR> <!-- html-ts start --> Last modified: Thu Mar 13 12:29:58 1997 by Matthias L. Jugel <!-- html-ts end --> </BODY> </HTML>