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Stuffs May 4, 2014

I think the majority of the bugs are worked out.  Uploaded about 40,000 blocks just today in the 1986 section.

LORD is still in alpha, please give it a shot.

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Still some bugs.. February 2, 2014

Until I can work out the gremlins, if you get a ‘disconnected’ message when calling, it normally means someone is already online ;)  Keep trying, or call some other C64 BBSes while you wait:  http://cbbsoutpost.servebbs.com/

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Upgrading a C16 to 64K of RAM January 10, 2014

Commodore 16? Is that a typo? Nope, the Commodore 16 was part of the TED/264 series by Commodore. Released in 1984, this was the direct replacement for the Vic-20, and the Plus/4 was aimed to be an ‘intro-level’ 64K computer. Prices were to be $49 and $99 respectively. Unfortunately, at this time Jack Tramiel left Commodore and took over Atari, and someone thought it would be a good idea to market the C16 for $99, and the Plus/4 at $299 for the business crowd (it had a very poor word processor, spreadsheet, etc, built in – hence the name Plus/4). With no compatibility with the cheaper Commodore 64, it tanked miserably. However, it had some minor success in Europe, and quite a bit of success in eastern block countries (such as East Germany, Hungary, etc) as the prices were close to nothing as Commodore offloaded its stock. These countries spent a lot of time converting Commodore 64 and Spectrum games to it. I have a Plus/4, but my keyboard is a bit wonky on it, and I like the look/feel of the C16 better. So I thought I’d perform the very simple task of upgrading it to 64K. It wasn’t so simple.

 

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Need a nullmodem? December 22, 2013

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Here’s a quick guide on how to build a simple nullmodem for your C64, 128, or Plus/4.  I built a few of these for my computers to easily connect to the BBS.

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Board back up. December 2, 2013

Heyas –

The domain is now being used for what it was supposed to be used for in the first place – the BBS!  Particles! BBS is back up on a Commodore C64, CMD Drive, and all sorts of goodness.  You can click the tabs above to find more information, but I know it’s a bit limited.   This is a temp framework to get the rest of the page going.

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