diff --git a/src/Home/Net/Programs/Telnet.ZC b/src/Home/Net/Programs/Telnet.ZC
index 6dab4b44..f456f65b 100755
--- a/src/Home/Net/Programs/Telnet.ZC
+++ b/src/Home/Net/Programs/Telnet.ZC
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Telnet client for ZealOS by y4my4m 2023
+// Telnet client for ZealOS by y4my4m
 // Public Domain
 
 #define TELNET_PORT 23
@@ -20,9 +20,35 @@ I64 TelnetOpen(U8 *host, U16 port) {
   return sock;
 }
 
+// U0 GetColorString(I64 color_code, U8 *buf) {
+//   static U8 *color_strings[] = {
+//     "$$BLACK$$", "$$RED$$", "$$GREEN$$", "$$YELLOW$$",
+//     "$$BLUE$$", "$$MAGENTA$$", "$$CYAN$$", "$$WHITE$$"
+//   };
+
+//   if (color_code >= 0 && color_code < 8) {
+//     StrCopy(buf, color_strings[color_code]);
+//   } else {
+//     StrCopy(buf, ""); // Default to empty string if an invalid color code is given
+//   }
+// }
+U0 GetColorString(I64 color_code, U8 *buf) {
+  switch (color_code) {
+    case 0: StrCopy(buf, "$$BLACK$$"); break;
+    case 1: StrCopy(buf, "$$RED$$"); break;
+    case 2: StrCopy(buf, "$$GREEN$$"); break;
+    case 3: StrCopy(buf, "$$YELLOW$$"); break;
+    case 4: StrCopy(buf, "$$BLUE$$"); break;
+    case 5: StrCopy(buf, "$$MAGENTA$$"); break;
+    case 6: StrCopy(buf, "$$CYAN$$"); break;
+    case 7: StrCopy(buf, "$$WHITE$$"); break;
+    default: StrCopy(buf, ""); break; // Default to empty string if an invalid color code is given
+  }
+}
+
 U0 TelnetClient(U8 *host, U16 port) {
-  I64 sock, bytes_received;
-  U8 buffer[BUF_SIZE], input_buffer[BUF_SIZE];
+  I64 sock, bytes_received, input_len;
+  U8 buffer[BUF_SIZE], input_buffer[BUF_SIZE], *ptr, ch;
 
   sock = TelnetOpen(host, port);
   if (sock <= 0) {
@@ -35,14 +61,55 @@ U0 TelnetClient(U8 *host, U16 port) {
     bytes_received = TCPSocketReceive(sock, buffer, BUF_SIZE - 1);
     if (bytes_received > 0) {
       buffer[bytes_received] = '\0';
-      "Received: %s\n", buffer;
+
+      // Basic Telnet protocol parser: Ignore negotiation sequences
+      ptr = buffer;
+      while (*ptr) {
+        if (*ptr == 0xFF) {
+          // Skip Telnet negotiation sequence (3 bytes)
+          ptr += 3;
+        } else if (*ptr == 0x1B) {
+          // ANSI escape sequence
+          ptr++;
+          if (*ptr == '[') {
+            ptr++;
+            I64 ansi_code = 0;
+            while (*ptr >= '0' && *ptr <= '9') {
+              ansi_code = ansi_code * 10 + (*ptr - '0');
+              ptr++;
+            }
+            // Convert ANSI color code to ZealOS color
+            I64 templeos_color = 7; // Default color
+            if (ansi_code >= 30 && ansi_code <= 37) {
+              templeos_color = ansi_code - 30;
+            }
+            // GrColor(templeos_color);
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Print the received character
+          "%c", *ptr;
+          ptr++;
+        }
+      }
+      "\n";
 
       // Prompt user for input and send it to the remote host
       "Enter your choice: ";
-      StrGet(input_buffer, BUF_SIZE - 1);
-      input_buffer[StrLen(input_buffer)] = '\r';
-      input_buffer[StrLen(input_buffer) + 1] = '\n';
-      TCPSocketSend(sock, input_buffer, StrLen(input_buffer) + 2);
+
+      input_len = 0;
+      while (1) {
+        ch = CharGet;
+        if (ch == '\r' || ch == '\n') {
+          break;
+        }
+        input_buffer[input_len++] = ch;
+      }
+      input_buffer[input_len] = '\0';
+
+      "Sending: %s\n", input_buffer; // Debugging line
+      input_buffer[input_len++] = '\r';
+      input_buffer[input_len++] = '\n';
+      TCPSocketSend(sock, input_buffer, input_len);
     } else {
       "Error: Connection closed by the remote host.\n";
       break;