Fun with DOS!

[S.W.A.T.K.]

Alrighty then! I recently discovered the Command Prompt on my computer, and I have found that there are lots of ways to play with it. I just haven't figured it all out yet.

BUT!

I have figured some stuff out.

For starters, there's something on every Windows for any Star Wars fan. Just go to All Programs, Accessories, and click on Command Prompt. This looks totally foreign to you, I'm sure (it did to me), but that's the way people used to get around computers -- back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Anyway, what you want to do is type the following:

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

And prepare for something unexpected. ;D

[Griffin2448]

Yes I've heard about that Star Wars thing. Unfortunately it does not work with my operating system, Windows 7. Also there is a way to change the CMD text color to bright green, making it look like the '70s computers. But I forgot that command. You can find it on YouTube though.

If you type the 'ipconfig' command it will show your computer's local IP addresses. Normally these are 198.1 or 10.0

If you type the command 'Date' it will allow you to view or change your system's date.

If you type the command 'Kill' followed by a file name or folder, it will permanently delete that file or folder from you system.

There are tons more commands out there but those are some basic ones. I found a nice site that shows the commands and explains them. Click here for that site. Have fun!

I am not responsible for any damage to your system or loss of files.

[S.W.A.T.K.]

I like to disguise my command prompt when at school so that the teacher doesn't notice me. (It's not against the rules, but she doesn't really like it when I mess around command prompt. )

So, to disguise it as Notepad, I do the following.

1. Change the colors to black and white. Type: color f0
2. Change the title to Notepad. Type: title Notepad
3. Change the prompt to a period. Type: prompt .
4. Hit "enter" a lot, until the above commands go off-screen. You'll end up with a just a bunch of periods.

Simple, right?

Now, to change the colors to your own preference, you can learn from the Command Prompt itself. If you type: color /? : It will give you a list of colors and how to use them. Basically, you just type "color", then hit the spacebar, then type two letters/numbers. The first one changes the background, and the second changes the text color. If you want the classic black/green, Type: color 0a
(and if the bright green is too much for your eyes, Type: color 02 )

The title command is fun, just 'cause you can change the title to anything you want. Type: title Whatevertitleyouwantgoeshere
For some reason, I find it amusing.

You can do the same thing with the prompt (which is the thing that appears before every command you type), but it doesn't accept some symbols to be the prompt, for some reason or another.