Kodiak's most famous resident, the Kodiak brown bear. Heading out to collect the days catch.

Need Help?

This page is your complete help resource for getting started with Telnet, or for using EI. We've attempted to provide documents that help everbody from those who've never used Telnet before, to those who have been on talkers for years. Please let us know if we're missing anything!

General Information:

• What is Telnet?

  Fairly new to the Internet? Never heard of Telnet, or a talker? Well, start here and we'll get you on the right path.

• What is a Talker?

  Never used a telnet-based talker before? Wondering what a talker, chatline, or mud even IS? This page will answer all these questions. Also, if you're new to talkers, this page will introduce you to the basic concepts of ranks and rooms (we go in to detail about ranks and privacy on The EI Talker).

• How do I telnet from my browser?

  A: Use Java! Click the above link to launch our Java Telnet program.

• Where do I get Telnet for my computer?

  Need a good telnet program for your computer? We have compiled a list of quality telnet programs for MacOS, and Windows.

Using the Emerald Isle Talker:

• Connecting for the first time?

  You've got telnet, you know about talkers, and you're ready to join us on the Emerald Isle. But wait, how do I start? Don't worry, this step-by-step guide will take care of you.

• A categorized list of available socials

  Socials are commands that you can perform on other users. In real life, a social could be hugging, or shaking hands. EI has equivilant actions that you can use to express yourself on-line. We have compiled a list of the social commands, and broken them into 3 major categories.