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Cottonwood BBS - Now on Color 64! Last C-64 BBS in America?
Cottonwood BBS Headquarters: C-64, multiple disk drives, CMD hard drive, etc.Thanks to The Vintage Computer forums for the heads-up via Andrew's (aka Balzabaar) posting on the Cottonwood BBS. Apparently Andrew still has set up what could quite possibly be the last active Commodore BBS in America and recently updated it Color 64 v7.37, which allows for very visual client displays with the right software on the person's computer who's dialing in. While according to Andrew's Website there's a way to access the site via PC, obviously this is designed for access with a real Commodore 64 (C-64) and either 300 or 1200 baud modem. The nice thing is that you can even download the terminal software directly from the Website (and get it to your real C-64 any of the typical ways).
I absolutely want to try this out, but I need to find out if I can use a regular classic dial-up modem over my VOIP telephone service, presently through Comcast. I hope I can, because obviously I have unlimited calling in North America, so the fact that this is a 951 (California) area code wouldn't matter one bit. If I find out, I'll post a comment. Have fun!
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A c64 BBS, a live one is
A c64 BBS, a live one is cool. Never been online on a c64 but I was an active point in the Fidonet grid in the 90's using a Philips XT and later a 486SX-25/DX2-66 on MS-DOS.
Matt, I could create some screenshots showing AA on one of the Amiga Webbrowsers. AA looks very shitty though, due to lack of css support etc.
Cheers, Mark
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Wow, a C-64 BBS. I haven't
Wow, a C-64 BBS. I haven't seen one of these since the late 80s, when I guy named Michael May (think I have that right) in my small hometown (Winnfield, LA) was running one on an SX-64. He later switched to a cheap DOS-based PC.
I must admit, I never attempted to go online with my Commodore 64. I'd love to hear stories from folks who did. It must have been a very different thing than surfing the net!
I did manage to get online with my Amiga 3000 and a 2400 (later a 14.4) baud modem in the early 90s. By that point, Amiga had just about dried up, and the everything was IBM PC. What sucked even more was that, for whatever reason, I couldn't get my 3000 to surf the web appropriately. The inline images wouldn't show up, though I could click them and view them in a separate window. It was highly annoying. I don't know if they ever got that problem worked out.
Several months ago I tried to get online via Amiga emulation using Cloanto, but was unsuccessful. For some reason, I thought it'd be really neat to log in to Armchair Arcade on an Amiga!
Hello! I'm Andrew Wiskow
Hello! I'm Andrew Wiskow (aka Balzabaar), SysOp of Cottonwood BBS. I came across this article quite by accident... hehehe... Thanks for the "plug"! :-)
I just wanted to give you an update... Cottonwood BBS now operates at baud rates of 300-2400. I'm constantly adding new features to the BBS, but it's come quite a long way since I brought it back online last November (after having it down for about 17 years!). I've now got some online games installed, and with the shift to Color 64 software, I now have full support for my CMD hard drive. Many great Commodore programs are now available for download, and I'll be adding MANY more programs to download, with a couple "donations" of software from former SysOps of Commodore-run BBS's.
So give Cottonwood BBS a call at (951)242-3593, and check it out! :-)
Take care...
-Andrew
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Cottonwood BBS
+1 (951) 242-3593
Open 24/7 at 300/1200/2400 baud
http://hometown.aol.com/cottonwoodbbs
Here is the answer I got
Here is the answer I got back from another forum member regarding dial-up over VOIP:
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Yes-ish... I have been able to use an external 56K US Robotics modem with Vonage over Comcast. I have found that the higher your *upload* speed, the better your chances are of getting a good connection. Make sure you don't have anything else running at the time that uses your upstream bandwidth (like uTorrent) and also put a "*99," before the number you are dialing. This is supposed to give you a better connection made specifically for data-type communication like fax.
Cheers,
80sFreak
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And to be fair, the original forum thread over there: http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?p=38686
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