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Watch ‘A New Hope’, Play Tetris Directly from a Mac’s Terminal

With an impending snowstorm beginning to bear down across the country, cabin fever will be reaching fever pitch this weekend.

To help temporarily stave off boredom, we have a couple of simple Mac Terminal tricks to check out.

Watch ‘Star Wars Episode IV’
Want to watch “A New Hope” from Terminal? It’s quite easy.

1) Open Terminal

2) Type the following command (without quotes) “telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl” and watch Terminal go to work! Note, there is no sound but there are subtitles.

Play Tetris and Other Games
Playing games like Tetris or Snake from Terminal takes a bit more work than watching Star Wars but is simple nonetheless.

1) Open Terminal

2) Type the following command (without quotes) “emacs” and then hit enter. Then you will need to type fn and F10 simultaneously, and then follow with “t” and then “g”. From there you will be able to choose a game by typing the corresponding key.

Be sure to stay safe and warm during the storm, and here are some tips on keeping your electronic devices safe in the cold as well.

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