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Start -> Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows features on or off

Please wait... (and wait and wait and wait)

Check the box next to "Telnet Client" and click OK

Wait some more. You'll get tired of waiting, so do something else while you wait.

Start -> Search programs and files

Type: cmd.exe and click the console icon when it appears in the search results

In the console window, type:

telnet 64.121.86.229 9000

That's it. You're connected to an old school BBS.

More BBS telnet addresses:

https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/list/brief/