mTCP Telnet is a telnet client for DOS that allows you to connect to other systems running telnet servers, telnet BBSes, or online MUDs (multi-user dungeons, the original online virtual worlds.) Telnet includes ANSI terminal emulation so that you should be able to enjoy color and cursor control on the systems you are connecting to.

This version of Telnet is designed for early IBM PCs and similar machines. Great care was taken to make the screen updating as fast as possible, making it usable even on the slowest of systems. Features include:

• CGA, EGA and VGA support with 80x25, 80x43 or 80x50 video modes
• A multiple page backscroll buffer
• Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) support, with real underlining
• Proper telnet option negotiation code for wide compatibility with Unix systems
• Built in ANSI emulation - ANSI.SYS is not required, and more codes are recognized
• Xmodem and Ymodem uploads and downloads right in the Telnet client

And here are some screen shots showing different uses. (Click on each one to see the full size image.)

Editing code on a Linux machine with the Help/Status window showing	In the forest at lord.nuklear.org
Playing Netris at SDF.org	Initial welcome screen for TheKeep.net using the 80x50 VGA mode

Download

Telnet is included with the other mTCP based applications. They can be downloaded from the main mTCP page here.

Looking for an enhanced version of Telnet with graphics, mouse, and printer support? See github.com/jhpyle/mTCP.