Telehack

Telehack is an online simulation of a stylized interface for ARPANET and Usenet, created anonymously in 2010.¹ It is a full multi-user simulation, including 26,600+ simulated hosts with systems, directories, games, thousands of files, programs, and Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)² spanning the years 1985 to 1990.³

Users can connect via telnet, ssh or in a web browser to explore a pre-Web 1.0 archive of files, documents, scripts and newsgroup posts saved from BBSes thanks to textfiles.com.⁴

References

Baio, Andy (June 13, 2011) "Playable Archaeology: An Interview with Telehack's Anonymous Creator"
McGraw, Jesse William (January 31, 2025) "Enter hacking simulations: games that provide foundation and culture"
Hoid (May 15, 2020) "Hack Like It's 1987 (An Introduction to the Telehack Retro Game)"
"Hack virtual 1980s networks with Telehack". TechRadar. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

External links

Telehack

[baio-1] Baio, Andy (June 13, 2011) "Playable Archaeology: An Interview with Telehack's Anonymous Creator"

[cybernews-2] McGraw, Jesse William (January 31, 2025) "Enter hacking simulations: games that provide foundation and culture"

[hoid-3] Hoid (May 15, 2020) "Hack Like It's 1987 (An Introduction to the Telehack Retro Game)"

[techradar-4] "Hack virtual 1980s networks with Telehack". TechRadar. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

1

2

3

4