BBS has been switched back over to a C64

[icbrkr]

After much bugfixing (and I'm sure more to go), the BBS I've been running for almost 15 years has gone back to its roots on a C64 .. .heck it's running the SAME bbs I had in 1993... backups are cool. So if you're a C64 fan, point your C64 or CGTERM to:

telnet://particlesbbs.dyndns.org

Heavily PETSCII'd, I wouldn't try it on an ANSI terminal for right now.

For people who don't own a real C64 that's hooked to the net, grab CGTERM at www.paradroid.net/cgterm (OSX and Windows)

[icbrkr]

Aw c'mon.. I figured I'd see more DP people on there. There's even a game of Empire going on ... Empire kicks ass.

[CaryMG]

That sounds really really neat !

I love that fact that BBSes are alive & well & running on the original hardware!
Like "The Sierra NetWork" for example.
Click here ta see the TV commercial > "The Sierra NetWork" TV Commercial (http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=3z07uoi)
I have an Apple Macintosh SE/30 computer -- can I access your BBS with that or does it have ta be with a Commodore64 ?


Later!
:) :) :)

[icbrkr]

You can access it on anything, but in order for it to look like more than a pile of characters, you'll need either a real C64 or to grab CGTERM from www.paradroid.net/cgterm

C'mon.. check out the pile of drives on this puppy!

http://www.particles.org/bbs/bbssetup.jpg

And look.. even PapaStu is playing Empire if you look close enough!

[Ed Oscuro]

Wait, Sierra Network, up? Where?

by the way, not a thread jack - I just loaded Icebreaker's BBS in Telnet, the color ASCII thing doesn't look recognizable. Still, it seems to work, which is cool. Edit: Lol, should've read all the comments. Okay, CGTerm it is!

[icbrkr]

I've been meaning to add some ANSI stuff in there but since this is primarily for people on PETSCII terminals, it would take quite a bit of modding to do that.

[googlefest1]

im guessing you need to run geos to use the internet with a c64

do you need any special hardware?

[CaryMG]

Wait, Sierra Network, up?
Where?

Here ya go, Ed !

Just click here > "The Sierra NetWork" Restoration (http://www.fauxinn.com)


Enjoy !
:) :) :)

[icbrkr]

im guessing you need to run geos to use the internet with a c64

do you need any special hardware?

Nope, I have a nullmodem cable hooking up to a PC which is running BBS Server. BBS Server is both a modem emulator and a telnet gateway so it routes the traffic over to my C64.

[PapaStu]

I broke it again.....

I swear once you let me get into Empires and I don't crash it i'll take over that whole universe!

IT WILL BE MINE!!!!!

[cyberfluxor]

That's pretty cool. I'm not into those types of games but I have a friend that is and he might be interested in checking it out.

[kaedesdisciple]

I broke it again.....

I swear once you let me get into Empires and I don't crash it i'll take over that whole universe!

IT WILL BE MINE!!!!!

Wow, I thought I broke it last night in super empire, I was attacking someone's empire (whether or not it was yours I don't remember) and the whole thing just locked up on me. When I tried to re-connect it was down lol.

[icbrkr]

Stu found an issue in Super Empire :) I *think* it's working but a new hard drive is on its way so I don't have to worry about this.

[icbrkr]

Upgraded the BBS to a 270MB SCSI hard drive, JiffyDOS on a C128D. 270MB might not sound like a lot, but it's 1.1 million blocks free baybee!

http://www.particles.org/bbs/bbs2.jpg

Online games like Empire, Nukem, Stockmarket and more. If you have some old C64 disks with more Cbase mods on em, upload em!

[Sothy]

i played that empire game and the U.S.S. Sothy was destroyed when i left it in space.

We can only mourn the poor citizens of Sothytopia that Stu most likely subjugated and raped to death.

[PapaStu]

My society isn't a raping one.... just a plundering and subjugated one. It lets me abuse them more before they try and revolt.

[icbrkr]

Sothy's confused - he played trade wars on the old BBS :)

Papastu: Someone's in your fiefdom, killing your serfs.

[PapaStu]

I can't remember how to get back into the game!!!


WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Hardcore]

Man, I need to get into running a BBS again using a C128. All I gots at the moment is a C64.

[kaedesdisciple]

I gotta get back on there. Got distracted by all these games that have graphics and such lol.

[Hardcore]

Empire DOES kick butt, people.

[icbrkr]

Thanks to those who have dropped in :)

Stu: type 'mod' at the main menu. Everyone else is on your land killing your peasants.

[PapaStu]

*looks around for Rob

Does Flack know about this?

Yes

He's posted a bunch of messages under his 'true' moniker of Jack Flack

Lies!!!! My feifdom had gone away..... i'm now just taking out those other dudez bases.

[kaedesdisciple]

Thanks to those who have dropped in :)

Stu: type 'mod' at the main menu. Everyone else is on your land killing your peasants.

Hey man, long time no bump. Are you still running this puppy? I just fired up the CGTerm and I can't seem to connect.

[icbrkr]

I'm not currently - I had an issue rerouting telnet traffic through my current network setup and I've had a new addition to the family which has been taking up the majority of my free time ;).

[kaedesdisciple]

I'm not currently - I had an issue rerouting telnet traffic through my current network setup and I've had a new addition to the family which has been taking up the majority of my free time ;).

Ah, well done. Carry on then, friend.