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// CONNECT TO A-NET ONLINE

Pick your weapon.

Five ways in. The browser terminal works on anything; the native clients give you the full retro experience.

Telnet 1337 SSH 1338 Rlogin 1339 Host bbs.a-net.online
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Click Connect

The fastest path. No download, no install — works on phones too.

Open browser terminal
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That's it.

Hit Connect now on the home page. Welcome to the network.

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Install SyncTERM

The gold-standard BBS client — handles ANSI, RIP, IBM CP437 fonts, and modem-era protocols. Free.

SyncTERM
Win · Mac · Linux
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Connect

Open SyncTERM, choose Manual Dial, and enter:

host: bbs.a-net.online:1337
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Use any telnet client

Built-in on most platforms. Note: Windows 10+ disables telnet by default — enable in Turn Windows features on or off.

$ telnet bbs.a-net.online 1337
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Recommended clients

SyncTERM
Win · Mac · Linux
NetRunner
Windows
Magicka
Mac · iOS
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SSH — encrypted and modern

Works in any terminal. macOS, Linux, and Windows 10+ all ship with ssh.

$ ssh -p 1338 your_alias@bbs.a-net.online
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First time? Don't have an account?

Replace your_alias with guest for read-only access, or new to register.

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Rlogin — for door-game launchers

The browser terminal uses rlogin internally to launch specific doors. Useful if you're scripting your own launcher.

$ rlogin -p 1339 bbs.a-net.online

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