Well after making a post in the discussion section and some looking around I found telnet in Windows XP :)

It is accessed by start > run > telnet

I then used ?/ to find the help menu then was able to make contact with curtin library

I searched for and found the author then printed the title to my curtin email address, but it hasn't arrived yet and thinking I'd done something wrong ?

I sent a email to my curtin email and it hasn't arrived either

So I'm waiting patiently for the email to come through :)

I enjoyed starwars in ASCII text and recommend you take a look :)
telnet to towel.blinkenlights.nl

If I remember correctly I used telnet to connect to friends computers for gaming via modems in the old days, it's amazing what can be done with old tech stuff