Using a Commodore 64 on the modern internet!
Using a Commodore 64 on the modern internet!
That's right! Now your Commodore 64 can surf the web! Well, kinda. In today's video, I go over two ways to get the venerable Commodore 64 online. The C64 is one of my favorite retro machines, and I hope you enjoy this trip down (a slightly modernized) memory lane. Here's a few links to the tools I r...
That's right! Now your Commodore 64 can surf the web! Well, kinda.
In today's video, I go over two ways to get the venerable Commodore 64 online. The C64 is one of my favorite retro machines, and I hope you enjoy this trip down (a slightly modernized) memory lane.
Here's a few links to the tools I referenced in today's video, and other things which might be helpful! ā” C64 PSU I use: https://www.c64psu.com š¶ Wi-Fi modem: https://retrorewind.ca/c64-wifi-modem š§ 64nic+: http://www.go4retro.com/products/64nic/ š„ļø CCGMS Download: https://commodore.software/downloads/download/59-ccgms/15582-ccgms-2021 š Particles BBS website: http://particles.org ā¹ļø Helpful blog post on troubleshooting the 64nic+: https://color64.com/dialing-out-two-options-for-getting-your-commodore-online/ šø Frogfind and š° 68k.news - heavily optimized sites with retro computers in mind: http://frogfind.com and http://68k.news (courtesy of the fantastic @Action Retro) ā© My favorite Fastloader - the "Epyx Fastload Reloaded" from The Future Was 8-Bit: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/commodore/eflr.html š® Evan Amos' book, "The Game Console" (he took many great photos of game systems and put them into the public domain): https://nostarch.com/game-console-20 š§ Items I 3d printed for this episode:
- Pi1541 case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4611954
- 64nic+ case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2909991
Commodore BASIC commands used during the making of this video:
LOAD"*",8 - load the first thing (or last opened file during current session) on the Commodore floppy drive
RUN - runs the program it just loaded
LOAD"$",8 - load the list of files from the Commodore floppy drive
LIST - actually list out the list-of-files loaded with the previous command
"Esoteric command" that renames the file: OPEN 1,8,15,"R:NETCONF.PRG= NETCONF.PRG":CLOSE 1
LOAD"SETMAC",8 - sets the mac address for your device in Contiki
LOAD"CONTIKI",8 - loads the CONTIKI program itself
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro 01:03 What is a Commodore 64? 03:55 "Online" in the 1980s 06:25 Modern modem options for retro computers 07:15 The C64 Wi-Fi Modem from Retro Rewind! 13:47 Contiki and the 64nic+ 18:42 Credit to those keeping retro alive 19:48 Ask Veronica
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