What is NCSA Telnet 2.x?

NCSA Telnet for the Macintosh provides interactive access from a Macintosh computer to telnet hosts on TCP/IP networks. NCSA Telnet is an implementation of ARPA standard telnet. You can have simultaneous connections to numerous computers across the network, and a standard file transfer server (FTP) lets you transfer files to and from remote machines and other users.

Special features of NCSA Telnet include:

• VT102/VT220 emulation
• FTP client
• File transfer server (standard FTP)
• Simultaneous telnet connections to a number of computers
• Tektronix 4014 and 4105 emulation
• Color raster graphics capabilities
• Domain name lookup using MacTCP
• Scrollback with ability to print and copy
• User-defined macro keys
• Customized window arrangement facility
• Support for window contents of fewer or greater than 24 lines
• Support for any font, font size, or color
• Line-mode support (RFC 1184)
• Encrypted and authenticated telnet sessions

National Center for Supercomputing Applications. (October, 1994). NCSA Telnet for the Macintosh User's Guide. (pg. vi). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Download NCSA Telnet 2.x for Mac

Architecture

68K + PPC (FAT)

System Requirements

From Mac OS 6.0

Compatibility notes

• System 6.0 or later
• MacTCP

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Basilisk II