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PC 486SX (ao486) • QNX 4.25 (Unix-like OS) on ao486

MISTerFPGA about 8 days ago

Hello community,Preliminary notes:QNX is a Unix-like microkernel real-time OS, primarily targeted for embedded devices and which some of you might remember for its amazing 1.44 MB floppy demo from mid '90s sporting a fully bootable OS, GUI, mouse support, …

Software • A good terminal emulator?

Tatung Forum about 1 month ago

I'm not sure when I developed a masochistic need to "keep things authentic" and avoid sensible solutions like goteks, but now with a homebrew serial cable and EinTrans happily running under Wine in Windows 98 mode I am able to create some disks for my Alb …

ZipNews Reader archive / keygen

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello, Due to retirement, the ensuing boredom, and overwhelming nostalgia, I've been putting together replicas of the machines I used in the 80s/90s. One of the bits of software I used quite a bit was a pretty neat offline USENET reader named "ZipNe …
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Review: Pullfrog Playdate Deluxe (Playdate) - Tetris Meets Mr. Driller In This Essential Puzzle Platformer

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Get your coat, you've pulled.Combining genres can lead to some unexpectedly pleasant results, and that's certainly the case with Pullfrog Playdate Deluxe. Based on the Pico-8 title Pullfrog, this Playdate-exclusive update is a mix of Tetris and your tradit …
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Reproduction IMSAI 8080 Cabinet w/Power Supplies & BackPlane: $450

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hi, I had my IMSAI-JAIR built up in this chassis kit, but now I've gutted it to move to the smaller space saving wood cabinet I designed and built so I have more shelf space. The cabinet also comes with the blue painted top. This is where I moved …

ComVEX - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show (CLASS) • Prizes, freebies, and for sale at CLASS 2024

Commodore.ca about 4 months ago

Whoa! Thanks to Larry Anderson of the Silicon Realms BBS, we have a really great raffle prize -- a CMD hard drive with SCSI2SD adapter (replacing mechanical SCSI drive), SD card at 4 gigs and partitioned, v2.80 ROM, external power supply, instruction boo …

Connecting to BBS on Kaypro 10

VCFed about 4 months ago

Just the other day I got my kaypro 10 up and running with a Gotek floppy emulator and was wondering if there was any way to connect to a bbs I have a Retromodem V3 on the way and was wondering what else I would need to make this happen I'm assuming I need …
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communications • Viewdata Gateway Service (BETA)

Stardot about 4 months ago

I've created a Viewdata Gateway that offers a simple menu to access several BBSs in the hope of making them more accessible.Many thanks to brianmartin_2001 who has been helping to test the service for some time now whilst I got to the bottom of a memory l …

Accelerator card for MacSE - for VCF Museum

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hello - the new VCF BBS will run on a MacSE and it really could use an accellerator card. I'm looking to get one donated or purchase (I will purchase and donate if that is what is needed). Please let me know if you have one to give or sell. It must be fo …
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communications • BeeBS the BBS hosted on a Beeb is Live!

Stardot about 4 months ago

Hi All,BeeBS the BBS running on my BBC Micro is up and ready for callers. It has undergone some light testing so please let me know if you encouter bugs. I'm adding new content all the time so leave a message on the board and pop back anytime. I'll post …
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Help & Support • Looking for Silicon-disk ROM

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

Hi Guys!I have a Silicon-disk from Sire. It is manufactured in the Netherlands and was mainly used by BBS-operators.It has a rom that makes it run on the C-64. But there was an update back then so it could also run on the C-128.I am looking for that rom. …
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Help & Support • Neoram 2MB and ramdisks, Geodisk and Neodisk just give garbage under vice...

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

I got a neoram awhile back and I'm trying to learn how to setup a ram disk on it, and try to use it for my bbs eventually,.I'm starting by playing in Vice, and trying georamdrive and neoramdrive, I load the program, then sys 57e3.The ramdrive banner displ …

8-bit acorn software: other • Help with saving files

Stardot about 6 months ago

Initially thought this would be pretty simple but I having some problems with it.I have an ADFS game saved on my hard drive which when I do a *INFOgives me this .*INFO RUNNER2$.RUNNER2 WR (11) FFF0F00 FFFF80E7 00004269 0030B9This game runs within my …

Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs. • Thanks for the useful information

zMainframes about 6 months ago

Thanks for presenting a holistic view of the topic <a href=http://www.ibsimplant.... ... 3305>Scrap Copper recycling</a>Statistics: Posted by Greenodoro — Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:00 am — Replies 0 — Views 4 …
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General • Commodore STARTED The Online Era For Home Computers. Why Hasn't Anybody Acknowledged It?

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

I was responding to the Copy Parties thread and this came to mind as an afterthought, so I figured I'd repost that partially and re-edited here and expound on it because I don't think it's been discussed and is a vital aspect of home computer history...Wh …
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General • Does anyone remember a BBS in Niagara falls

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Looking to see if anyone here remembers a specific BBS in Niagara called Bagend. It was a BBS rilunnfor TSI (The Spies Inc) and affiliated with ESi Eaglesoft inc. I am looking to find the SYSOP Chris.Hoping some one remembers...Thanks.Statistics: Posted b …
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Chit Chat • Has anyone learned a "new old system" in modern times?

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Not quite sure if the topic is as informative as I tried, but you'll get the hang of it.Back in the day I had a C64 with 1541, modem and a printer. Naturally I copied 'turbo tapes' and floppies and played, but I also did other stuff. Typed in listings, le …

communications • anyone tried ICY_TERM yet?

Stardot about 7 months ago

Folks,just wondered if anyone has tried out ICY_TERM .It's a BBS client program that can apparently doAnsi BBS, Avatar, PETSCII, ATASCII and Viewdata emulation.Sounds like the perfect terminal program.https://github.com/... Posted …

communications • Wi-fi Sheep featuring the Night Owl BBS

Stardot about 7 months ago

Had a blast albeit with a few hiccups tonight on the Wi-Fi sheep Livestreamwith Tom Williamson.Link here is below if you care to take it in.Night Owl is open till late tonight for anyone interested.https://youtu.be... Posted by brianma …
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General • I may have a lead for a Lt. Kernal Hdd to any one interested.

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

possibbIe for sale may have a lead for a Lt. Kernal Hdd to any one interested.If he is willing to part with this drive he has all the interfaces mmu adapters mutiplexer and a updated 140MB SCSI hdd if i remember correctly the one I replaced it with. I kno …
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General • C64 BBS List

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

The C64 BBS world seems to still be hopping. Brought to you by Microtown BBS (microtownbbs.com:6400), here is a list of all the currently active (at time of this post) C64 BBSs that support Petscii. Please let me know if anyone sees any issues. I plan …
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Help & Support • C64 modem and downloading files from BBS?

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Thinking of getting a Strikelink modem for my C64 to visit the odd BBS. Is it possible to download files and games to a Pi1541 from the CSDB site using theoldnet BBS for example? I've seen a video on youtube where someone demonstrates downloading a game . …

communications • The Jolly Roger BBS

Stardot about 8 months ago

Hello everyone!The Jolly Roger BBS is a Pirates of the Caribbean themed BBS that caters to many makes of computer.All users welcome, just enter ‘NEW’ and follow the prompts to create a new user account.If you’ve never tried logging onto a BBS before …
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General • Pi1541 error on block 031 while download file

Lemon64 about 9 months ago

Hi all!I'm new to the forum and i want to say hi to everyone reading this post.I bring a doubt/issue i have regarding pi1541. I made that great project following the tutorial of Steve White (https://cbm-pi1541.firebas... version A.So, everything wo …
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Virtual punch card computer emulator on virtual computer Pico-8

Retro Computing Forum about 9 months ago

The Pico-8 had been mentioned here before but I think not this software emulating a fictional computer. 8 instructions only. Full info here https://www.lexaloffle... 2 p …