On this web page you can find the latest news about the computer brand commodore. More about magazines, competitions, music, emulators and events. There is news about the first generation cbmpet the vic20, c64 and c128. Telnetaccessibility has been added, making it the first bbs running on a c64 with a hybrid setup allowing both dialup and telnet calls. I will say this though, the only bbs ive been able to get working on a post 1. Commodore 8bit telbbs list current as of january 26, 2006 bbs name address port8bit junkyard, the 8bitjunkyard. This is a instructional video on the settings i made work with bbs server and cbase 2. Plug in your strikelink or other 232ttl device and connect your pc and c64 together. Commodore 64 telnet bbs server leif bloomquist toronto, canada swrap expo lombard, il, usa october 11, 2003 overview and goals commodore 64 bbs that anyone on the internet can telnet to no long distance charges no need for a second phone line no special software on c64 side use existing bbs programs block diagram server software. Commodore 64 d64 disk files, commodore internet gaming. How to connect to a commodore 64 telnet bbs connecting from a pc if you wish to connect to antidote or any other c64 telnet bbs from a pc, the best way is to use a. Antidote is the longest running commodore 64 bbs in the history of the c64 scene.
If someone wished to access a bbs, they would load into their computer a textbased terminal program, with which they could dial and connect to the bbs via their modem. Once logged in, the user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with other users through public message boards and. Proposed development of a new bbs platform for the commodore 128. Contiki bbs is a tiny, little and text based bulletin board system bbs server for the commodore 64 homecomputer and a compatible ethernet cartridge e. Both of these things are possible with the zoomfloppy device being offered by retro innovations. Released in 1986, tradewars was among the earliest multiplayer online games. This opens up the c128 to the large world of both commercial and public domain software written for this os. It can be accessed through a standard telnet connection and currently provides basic bbs functionality select from multiple boards, postread messages, page sysop. Commodore bbs outpost connect up to real commodore bbss. One incommming for the telnet client and one outgoing for the wget command.
Connect a pc to a commodore 15411571 drive distantdark. With this program you can connect a commodore 64 or any other computer to a windows pc using a serial cable and the windows pc will act like a modem. Syncterm, which you can download here and can do ansi, petscii, but also ataris atascii. Telehack telehack is a simulation of a stylized arpanetusenet, circa 19851990. Make sure your com port settings on your pc are set to 2400 baud. Commodoreserver makes it easy to create multiplayer, online games like group zork using any commodore with any internet device. It is a full multiuser simulation, including 25,000 hosts and bbss from the early net, thousands of files from the era, a collection of adventure and if games, a working basic interpreter with a library of programs to run, simulated historical users, and more. The following is a list of known active bbs software websites. I got many of the more recent versions of dos bbs software from the cotbbs page. But the years have passed, and it seems that the bulletin board system has taken a back seat to many of the newer protocols being used on the internet. The final step is to forward the 6400 or whatever port you set p to in step 6. Bbs server acts as a modem emulator, appearing as a modem to either end of the connection. This article is about software that acted as bulletin board systems themselves.
Operator headgap bbs originally started on a commodore 64 with 2 1541 drives and a 300 baud modem using 6485 bbs software over 33 years ago i progressed through ivory bbs, cbase 128, and owned one of the first creative micro designs ram links and hard drives. Featuring commodorenet and retronet echo networks some more in the future online pfiles, at the moment 3 game servers bcr black country rock, quazar game server, and an in house. Now tell the world that yet another commodore bbs rises from the grave. Sidplayer was the most popular commodore 64 music system in the u. It will also run in a vice emulator with ethernet support enabled. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Borderline bbs was brought online in january 2014 as a dialup only bbs. You may have also noticed that the pc requires you to shift for the. Commodore 64 bbs that anyone on the internet can telnet to.
Initially containing less than the full capacity of the discs 600mb, later 700mb these. Accessing telbbs systems notice that the modem emulation that the bbs server software is doing, all the way down to the old hayes atdt attention, dial tone command. Commodore 64 telnet bbs server leif bloomquist toronto, canada swrap expo lombard, il, usa october 11, 2003 2. Commodore os vision is a 64bit linux distribution, based on linux mint, created for commodore enthusiasts purchasing commodore usa hardware. According to andrew wiskow, greg pfountz, the original author of color 64 bbs software, has authorized the release of the final version that he wrote of color 64 v7. Active bbs software means that the software is either being actively being updated by the author, or a website exists where you can either download the software andor you can get support from the author. Commodore os vision uses the classic gnome 2 interface and features extensive compizemerald desktop effects. Retro computer scene is a commodore 8bit portal, search engine, webdrive.
A bulletin board system or bbs also called computer bulletin board service, cbbs is a computer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program. Commodoreserver is a community of commodore users and programmers who use and develop internet software for commodore computers. Quantum link qlink for short was an online service for commodore 64 users that started in the mid80s and ran until halloween 1994. Contikibbs is a tiny text based bulletin board system bbs for the commodore 64 and any compatible ethernet cartridge, e. This means that the telnet server uses two simultaneous tcp connections. Magnetar bbs is a tiny, little and text based bulletin board system bbs for the commodore 64 homecomputer and a compatible ethernet cartridge e. It would still be up now had i not left the computer my bbs was on was on in another state when i moved. Its still online via telnet, running on the real thing and operated by tapertriad.
Its setup, but i am working on the graphics screens. Commodore telnet bbs server a simple windows program that acts as a bridge between serial and tcpip, allowing you to set up a commodore bbs that can be telnetted to really just a raw tcp connection. These are essentially restore disks for preinstalled commodore systems. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Syncterm is the best allaround client for bbsing because it is full of features interesting mainly to bbsers as oppose to bogstandard telnet clients. Overview and goals commodore 64 bbs that anyone on the internet can telnet to no long distance charges no need for a second phone line no special software on c64 side use existing bbs. It can be accessed through a standard telnet connection and currently provides basic bbs functionality. One of the most historically important artifacts to come from the home computer telecommunications revolution was shareware cds, compact discs put out by companies containing hundreds of megabytes of shareware. Never before has there been an internetbased disk management system and software download center for commodore computers. Eric nelson captured this screenshot of the bbs on his commodore pet computer. Heres how to turn your c64 into a bbs server, one that can be connected via telnet, allowing users to avoid trying to find and connect a telephone modem to their computers. Trade wars the classic game of space trade and galactic. Download the latest version of bbs server from leif bloomquists site by clicking here. Lance lyon found an old backup tape and gave me a good pile of vintage dos bbs programs.
Did you ever want to transfer files from your old commodore 15411571 drive between your computer and a real drive. Then do a hard reset on vice and load the bbs again. In 1995, when there were 400 active mud sites, tradewars was. How to connect a 1980s commodore 64 8bit computer to the internet, bbs, irc, www and warpcopy. And also news about the c16, c116, plus4, c64 dtv, cone and the amiga. Twelve awesome commodore 64 hacks and projects, and a. This article needs additional citations for verification.
Bbs is back online as well finally got off my rear and got a windows box to run bbs server still no luck with tcpser. Bbs is a bulletin board system running on a real commodore 128 hooked to the internet running centipede 128. The c64 demo telnet server im providing comes with the shell command wget allowing you to download a i. The commodore 128 has a great advantage, depending on who you ask, about being able to use cpm an os used for over a decade before the dominance of msdos. The wrong number family of bbs is proud to announce the opening of a brand new cnet v5. Once online, the user could read online message, send and receive email, play online games, chat with the bbs owner, and download programs from transfer areas. In 2005, the original server which was accessed via modem over a phone line was reverseengineered in. Commodore web bbs operator headgap telefinder web server. But we here at the bbs guide believe that there has been a grand lack of resources tying together all the folks who still love, live and run bulletin board systems.
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