Subj : Re: I want to run a bbs with a c64 To : All From : Nigel Reed Date : Sun Jan 21 2024 21:34:34 On Sun, 21 Jan 2024 20:07:28 -0500 "Bucko" (21:4/131) wrote: > On 21 Jan 2024, whitepaperkat said the following... > > wh> i have this commodore 64 with a rewind wifi modem I'm thinking > wh> about running a bbs server on it using Ivory but I'm a to scared > wh> to so because i think the caps might blow soon i did get a new > wh> power supply for it so at lest i don't have to worry about that > wh> what do you guys think ye or nee > wh> > wh> --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/02/26 (Linux/64) > wh> * Origin: alcoholidaybbs.com / Est. 1995 / Columbia, SC > wh> (21:4/177) > > If you want to run a BBS on a C64 and are worried about real > hardware, run it on the Vice Emulator. I run 2 Image BBS' on Vice > setups, one is a full blown CMD HD/Ramlink/SCPU setup running at > 20mhz and 38.4k modem speed, and the other is my 1993 Image 1.2 board > that is exactly the same as it was back on the day I took it offline. > That one is running on a Vice with Lt Kernal HD set up. I have the > real hard ware here if I wanted to run it but why destroy running a > 40 year old computer 24/7 when you can pick up a off lease PC and > dedicate it to Vice and emulation... It's worth looking into.. The other question is, why would you tie up your retro hardware on a BBS that nobody will call? I would want to use my stuff for playing games and the like not just sitting there waiting for nobody :) Of course, emulators are a bit of a cheat too, since it's not the "real deal" and people may think they're calling a real C64 bit in fact it's a modern PC with a bit of software. Pick your poison I guess. -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 .