Subj : Re: U64 + BBS SUCCESS
To   : j0hnny a1pha
From : MeaTLoTioN
Date : Thu Sep 26 2024 14:14:16

On 25 Sep 2024, j0hnny a1pha said the following...
 
 ja> I've been dabbling for a while with a C64 BBS setup. I've experimented
 ja> with Image3, C*BASE, C-NET and Color64. Even the recently updated ones
 ja> are super fickle on old hardware -- if you are fortunate to have a CMD
 ja> FD-4000, so much easier -- but support varies across BBS software for
 ja> modems, and SD2IEC devices have limited REL file support, etc.  
 ja> 
 ja> Lots of boards use WINVICE for C64 emulation - so much simpler. Totally
 ja> get it. But I wanted to run a BBS *on* a C64. Nostalgia is rearely
 ja> practical.
 ja> 
 ja> I was getting getting random freezes with SD-based storage, Swiftlink
 ja> incompatibilities, and both my 1541's shit the bed - who knows,
 ja> maybe it's just my 40 year old C64.
 ja> 
 ja> So I finally whipped out my Ultimate C64 Elite (FPGA based C64 - quite
 ja> incredible). Sure it's technically hardware emulation, but *feels* great.
 ja> I loaded up Tao's "C*Base 3.3.8+ 2024 (C/BBS 11)" which is specifically
 ja> adapted for the U64. Grabbed it from CSDb.
 ja> 
 ja> And it just worked. Screaming at U64's 48mhz turbo mode, the
 ja> wireless modem answers, BBS loads, etc. U64 comes built in with 2
 ja> emulated drives (e.g. 1581's) and a softiec, so storage is not really a
 ja> problem.
 ja> 
 ja> Haven't got much further, going to need a ton of customization and
 ja> testing, but I'm super pumped at the progress!

What a cool project, I hope you keep at it and make it something super special. 













































































Would love to see it in action (both as a caller and the sysop side) - Would 
you do a video of it? 

Does the C64 BBS have echomail capability? If so we could get it on tqwNet and 
have it's own node number. That'd be super cool.

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