diff --git a/examples/src/TcpExamples/TcpExample1Telnet.java b/examples/src/TcpExamples/TcpExample1Telnet.java
index 545f22714c00b50d4b793eb84f782f0ebb636aa5..7770e1cfe114c4ced2e43ed7b93bc70032dc4323 100644
--- a/examples/src/TcpExamples/TcpExample1Telnet.java
+++ b/examples/src/TcpExamples/TcpExample1Telnet.java
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import java.net.*;
  * you write, which we will do later. Right now the TcpExample simply
  * writes a string in response to a connection.
  * 
+ * As a alternative to running the Windows (or other operating system) console, 
+ * you can instead run the NetBeans terminal window.  If you are on Windows,
+ * NetBeans is looking for cygwin installation (for unix-like compatibility).
+ * Details at https://savage.nps.edu/Savage/developers.html#Cygwin
+ * 
  * Modifying his program is the basis for Assignment 1.
  * 
  * Testing the running server program from telnet looks like this: