View an interactive world map in your terminal. Hint: use telnet to connect to an ASCII maps service.
Hint 1: Connect via telnet to a host that sounds like maps + ASCII.
Hint 2: `telnet mapscii.me` (on port 23) will start an ASCII map interface.
Solution:
`telnet mapscii.me` brings up an interactive world map rendered in ASCII characters (a project that streams OpenStreetMap data in braille/ASCII art). You can navigate with your keyboard (arrow keys or WASD to move, Q/E to zoom). It’s a novel way to view maps in a terminal!

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