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Changing your shutdown screens in Windows 95.
What is the meaning of....TELNET, ARCHIE and WHOIS?

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Changing your shutdown screens in Windows 95.

In Windows 95, two screens will come out whenever you shutdown or restart your Windows. These two screens are actually in bitmap format, which means that you can change them by using your paintbrush program. The "Please Wait...." screen is saved as the name of "logow.sys", and the "It's Now Safe to...." screen is named as "logos.sys". So, you can use any graphic program to customize your shutdown screens.

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What is the meaning of....TELNET and ARCHIE?

TELNET - is a program that allows you to log on to another computer in remote location to review files, run programs, send and check e-mail.
ARCHIE - is a service available in telnet that assists you to locate specific files at an internet site. By inputing the file name or the "key word" of the files, the service will search the database and report the searched result to the user.
WHOIS - is another service that tells the user what other users are on-line at the same time. By typing the command "whois", the machine will report the login name and login time of other users that are currently using the telnet services. This is a useful command for those who are trying to "chat" with their friends on the server.

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