The movie back to the future is still in the theaters and for the life of you, you cant fathom why coca cola would dare to change their formula. Xe or 800xl with ram upgrade so all the important board files and indices can be put on a ram disk, an attached hard drive or ssd, commodore 1702 and 80column monitor for xep80, rtime 8 cart for time, spartdos x, and. Most bbs enthusiasts know that the last outpost for bbses has been, for some time now, through telnet on the internet. The wimodem232 is only wifi modem to support 100% of the industry standard hayes command set. The lost civilization of dialup bulletin board systems the.
It can be accessed through a standard telnet connection and currently provides basic bbs functionality. Colossus is also unique in that it is likely the only bbs running vintage wwiv v4. Bbs vintage is the new old, retro games news, retro. A bbs software package that is on this list means that the software is no longer being supported by the author and most likely there is. Whether you want to log onto a bbs or run one of your own, the wimodem 232 is your answer. The resulting software, called cbbs, allowed personalcomputer owners with modems to dialin to a dedicated system and leave messages that others would see later, when they, in. Syncterm is a very nice bbs terminal program for windows, linux, and mac os x that supports. The bbs corner classic dos windows os2 bbs software list. 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.
Colossus in virginia 7038188904 is a favorite bbs of mine because its one of the few dialup wwiv bbses left out there wwiv is the software i ran myself back in the day. Id love to put an atariage atari 8bit bbs online using real hardware. Its crazy to think that i have been working on this software since high school and now i am all grown up and well into my professional career. The 1541 was the standard floppy disk drive for the commodore 64, with nearly all diskbased software programs released for the computer being distributed in the 1541 compatible floppy disk format. Up9600 on real commodore 64s dip switches for disabling it for c128vic hardware flow control, necessary at higher baud rates dcd signal for bbs software support powered by 9vac lines, so it can handle peak draws. They did so using ordinary telephone phone lines and dialup modems, often directing the devices to. The plan is to increase to 247, depending on demand. A bbs software package that is on this list means that the software is no longer being supported by the author and most likely there is little if any third party support. The computers must have a terminal program software so that they can run commands on the bulletin board service bbs. Xe or 800xl with ram upgrade so all the important board files and indices can be put on a ram disk, an attached hard drive or ssd, commodore 1702 and 80column monitor for xep80, r. Borderline bbs is the only dialup bbs anywhere in the world right now running. Technically, if i would run a bbs ever again, i would probably try to run the amiga cnet bbs on a real amiga. Commodore 128d and cpm june 18, 2011 june 18, 2011 retrocosm i shall be away for the beginning of this years retrochallenge, so in order to hit the ground running when i get back i thought id make sure all my machines were primed and ready for action. Dialup nights is a new dialup only bulletin board, running maxs bbs on.
Though most bbs software had been written in basic or. Sometimes using modern technology like raspberry pi and tcpser which emulates a hayes modem for telnet connections, theyre reviving decadesold dial up bulletin board systems or bbses as portals to places that have been long forgotten. Due to some recent interest in having a commodore run dial up bbs for people to call, ive decided to put up borderline bbs, running on color 64 v7. And believe it or not, there are still a handful of bbses out there that have not modernized and switched over to the net. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. 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. I found a gem at a goodwill thrift store some time back a fully working usr courier v. Running the oldest commodore bbs software still in use and developed today.
The resulting software, called cbbs, allowed personalcomputer owners with modems to dialin to a dedicated system and leave messages. Borderline bbs is the only dialup bbs anywhere in the world right now running on a commodore 64. Commodore 128d and cpm retrocosms vintage computing, tech. Dial up nights is a new dial up only bulletin board, running maxs bbs on native amiga ng hardware. Bulletin board system wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. 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. Before the age of multitasking operating systems, the prospect of running a bbs meant losing your computer for general use.
If you paid the price of a car for your computer, the way pc folks have always had to do, losing your computer to a full time bbs just wasnt worth it. Mystic bbs is a bulletin board system bbs software in the vein of other forum hack style software such as renegade, oblivion2, and iniquity. A bbs is a private online dial up service run on a single home computer. For door based games, see door games applenet diversidial ddial chatroom atmosphere supporting up to 7 incoming lines allowing links to other ddial boards. The following is a list of known active bbs software websites. The beta version of the board is open 9pm 6 am, and 24 hours at the weekends uk time.
Everything modem complete with power adapter which, by itself, is pretty hard to come by usr modems take ac power, so you cant use a universal dc adapter. A uk dial up bbs is born retrocosms vintage computing. First a new article in ieee spectrum remembers a time when tens of thousands of dial up bulletin board systems kept modems busy all around the world playing chintzy door games, downloading textfiles and ansi art, and reading messages left on fidonets echo. Baud rates 300 on up to whatever your computer and software can do.
Diehard sysops are resurrecting bbss from the 1980s. The lost civilization of dialup bulletin board systems. Jan 14, 2016 the forgotten world of bbs door games. Borderline bbs tour a real commodore 64 dialup bbs. I decided to try and make my own after following a discussion on afterlife bbs about esp8266 modules being used as wifi modems, i decided to try and make on myself.
I have been tinkering with different ways to get my c64s online, i have been using jim drews wimodem on my one c64 and it works great. This forum provides information on bbs which commodore hardware and emulators may connect. Sometimes using modern technology like raspberry pi and tcpser which emulates a hayes modem for telnet connections, theyre reviving decadesold dialup bulletin board systems or bbses as portals to places that have been long forgotten. Nice little guide on how to call commodore 64 bbs systems using telnet instead of a dialup modem. Feb 07, 2014 borderline bbs is the only dial up bbs anywhere in the world right now running on a commodore 64. Ive been doing research on dial up modems and had questions about setting up a bbs that supports both dial in and telnet for the fun of it. I dug out a diamond supra express pci modem and installed it and went on the hunt for some bbs software. Telnetaccessibility has been added, making it the first bbs running on a c64 with a hybrid setup allowing both dialup and telnet calls. What i mean is that the login and screens for moving around are system friendly. Back in the 80s, there used to be thousands of these systems running all over the world. Hbbs a hiresolution graphical dialup bbs and client package for the apple ii. Of the bbs software available, which is the easiest to set up for both dialin and telnet. It has petscii for the commodore systems and ansi for all the rest.
Like many of its counterparts it features a high degree of relatively easy customization thanks to its acs based menu system along with fully editable strings and ansi themes. One runs the original software on a decadesold commodore 128dcr. Futurevision by tc wilson aka the captain based on the metal language gbbs applesoftbased bbs program gbbs pro based. The ubiquitous commodore 64 introduced in 1982 was a common platform in the 1980s. A capitol idea, unfortunately a lot of the software used to run those bbss is no longer being maintained and isnt y2k compatible. The priority is on dialup software created before 1995, although additions for any and all bbs programs are welcome. There was a time, however, when when dialup bbses over analog phone lines were the rule, not the exception. Rediscovering the lost civilization of dialup bbss. Telnet modems telnet modems use a textbased communication model to connect two remote computers. Figure out what date settingll give you the most correct years of operation if you can set it back to todays date in 1973, you should be golden both 1973 and 2001 start on a. Nice little guide on how to call commodore 64 bbs systems using telnet instead of a dial up modem.
I used the c64 to dial up the bbses of that era, with my thundering. Im planning on using a i386based host with msdos or os2. Lance lyon found an old backup tape and gave me a good pile of vintage dos bbs programs. Being from a different part of brazil remote access reigned supreme, while pc board is something i saw once that one day when i dared dial long distance to some bbs in a different state. Commodore pc tools tools specific to transferring software between a pc and a. Nov 04, 2016 the resulting software, called cbbs, allowed personalcomputer owners with modems to dial in to a dedicated system and leave messages that others would see later, when they, in turn, dialed up the. A capitol idea, unfortunately a lot of the software used to run those bbs s is no longer being maintained and isnt y2k compatible. Windows, linux, openbsd, netbsd, os x, and freebsd. Jun 18, 2011 commodore 128d and cpm june 18, 2011 june 18, 2011 retrocosm i shall be away for the beginning of this years retrochallenge, so in order to hit the ground running when i get back i thought id make sure all my machines were primed and ready for action. A bulletin board system or bbs is a computer server running software. This is our mission, to create a modern, uptodate site that connects you to the active bulletin board systems of today, as well as the websites, twitter, youtube and facebook. Classic doswindows bbs software site list bbs corner. Bbs software for commodore 64 commodore 64 c64 forum. A bbs is a private online dialup service run on a single home computer.
A bulletin board system or bbs also called computer bulletin board service, cbbs 1 is a computer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program. Old school sean connecting to a bbs using a commodore 64. The dialup bbs revisited august 30 th, 2006 by benj edwards reprinted without any permission what so ever thanks benj. Bbs vintage is the new old, retro games news, retro gaming. Runs in fullscreen mode on all platforms altenter switches modes nix versions will run using sdl, x11, or using curses. Two new articles take a look at social medias dial up ancestor from back in the 20th century. The place to discuss all things commodore in the 8 bit range. This device gives any computer with a rs232 interface internet connectivity, letting you dial up bbss like you did back in the day. Due to some recent interest in having a commodorerun dialup bbs for people to call, ive decided to put up borderline bbs, running on color 64 v7. Once logged in, the user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with. I used speedscript to write most of my academic papers and typed letters up until about 1987. Its time to fire up a computer and see if there is an electronic mail from friends and.
I settled pretty quickly on the excellent synchronet for which the author has also written dial up support. They did so using ordinary telephone phone lines and dial up modems, often directing the devices to call bulletin board systems bbses in their local. I got many of the more recent versions of dos bbs software from the cotbbs page. In this video, well take a brief look at the history of bulletin board systems and connect to some bbses using a commodore 64. With these you will be able to dial into old school c64128 bbs that have been converted to telnet from dial up. Borderline bbs was brought online in january 2014 as a dialup only bbs. First a new article in ieee spectrum remembers a time when tens of thousands of dialup bulletin board systems kept modems busy all around the world playing chintzy door games, downloading textfiles and ansi art, and reading messages left on fidonets echo. Commodore pc tools tools specific to transferring software between a pc and a commodore 12 5. This is a list of notable bulletin board system bbs software packages. This article is about software that acted as bulletin board systems themselves. It operates at 30012002400 baud, and features 4080 column operation, asciiansipetscii support, message bases, file transfers, and online. Dialup nights is a new dialup only bulletin board, running maxs bbs on native amiga ng hardware. Two new articles take a look at social medias dialup ancestor from back in the 20th century.
The lost civilization of dialup bulletin board systems the atlantic. Ive read through the faq and checked out the software available, but it looks like most of the ones widely used today have completely dropped support for dialin. Mainly because the bbs supported many different systems. Trying out new bbs software, getting into ascii art, warez, demos, etc. So dust off your modem and give it a call at 19516521690. Supporting acorn, risc os, commodore, amiga and others. I was up all hours of the night talking to people who logged in. Dialup modems a dialup connection works by dialing a telephone number through the telephone company. Contiki bbs commodore 64 mailbox bbs software youtube. Mar, 2016 contiki bbs the commodore c64 bbs software. As of today, borderline bbs has returned as the worlds only dialup bbs running on a c64. Commodore 128d and cpm retrocosms vintage computing. Diehard sysops are resurrecting bbss from the 1980s slashdot.
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