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  • The Commodore 64 Ultimate

    From Rayzer@911:1270/0 to All on Mon Jan 5 16:02:38 2026
    I ended up purchasing the basic beige model of the C64U. What is everyone's opinion on it? I've never had a Commodore but I have my expectations in check for what I'm getting.

    I'm a bit younger than most of you but I've been very interesting in learning about past computing. I feel like this would be a great time to get into it. It seems to be the closest you can get to the authentic experience without relying on the aging equipment. I was late in ordering so it seems that my unit wont be shipping until around march or april but I've been watching a lot of videos. I'm really excited about using it to connect to some BBSs and I like some of the modern touches they've added.

    - Rayzer
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    ... -Rayzer

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  • From niter3@911:1519/1 to Rayzer on Tue Jan 6 01:35:47 2026
    I ended up purchasing the basic beige model of the C64U. What is everyone's opinion on it? I've never had a Commodore but I have my expectations in check for what I'm getting.

    I'm a bit younger than most of you but I've been very interesting in learning about past computing. I feel like this would be a great time to get into it. It seems to be the closest you can get to the authentic experience without relying on the aging equipment. I was late in
    ordering so it seems that my unit wont be shipping until around march or april but I've been watching a lot of videos. I'm really excited about using it to connect to some BBSs and I like some of the modern touches they've added.


    It's definitely cool. I had one on order myself, but cancelled for now.

    One, I need the cash for something else, and two I have an Amiga project I should comitt and finish. :)

    You can also use Vice for now if you want to get a feel for what it will be like?

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  • From Xpilot@911:1919/0 to Rayzer on Tue Jan 6 06:11:05 2026
    On Mon 5-Jan-2026 4:02p, |11Rayzer|03 stammered to |11ALL|08:|03

    |10RR|08>|02 I'm a bit younger than most of you but I've been very interesting in|03
    |10RR|08>|02 learning about past computing. I feel like this would be a great time to|03
    |10RR|08>|02 get into it. It seems to be the closest you can get to the authentic|03
    |10RR|08>|02 experience without relying on the aging equipment. I was late in ordering|03
    |10RR|08>|02 so it seems that my unit wont be shipping until around march or april but|03
    |10RR|08>|02 I've been watching a lot of videos. I'm really excited about using it to|03
    |10RR|08>|02 connect to some BBSs and I like some of the modern touches they've added.|03

    I he just called us all old! haha! Kidding of course. The C64 is a
    piece a computing history, certainly a legend in my mind. I think with expectations set correctly you will have a good time with it. I remember spending hours typing in programs from Computer magazine, only to
    realize that I entered something wrong in there somewhere and then I had
    to learn debugging as a kid to figure out what was wrong. Those were
    simpler times with plenty of free time. But with the vast game library available out the for a C64 you are bound to find many titles that keep
    you interested. And also see if you can get it working to connect to
    BBSs. I think it comes with a terminal program out of the box?


    |10Xpilot


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  • From niter3@911:1519/1 to Xpilot on Tue Jan 6 17:43:57 2026
    you interested. And also see if you can get it working to connect to
    BBSs. I think it comes with a terminal program out of the box?

    It comes with CCGMS and Ultimate Terminal if I remember.

    ... My software never has bugs. It just develops random features...

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  • From Xpilot@911:1919/0 to Niter3 on Wed Jan 7 04:24:51 2026
    On Tue 6-Jan-2026 5:43p, |11Niter3|03 wailed to |11Xpilot|08:|03

    |10N3|08>|02 It comes with CCGMS and Ultimate Terminal if I remember.|03

    Nice, Ultimate Term was my goto. Spent a bit of time on Particles BBS.
    Good place...


    |10Xpilot


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