300 Baud connect to a dial up bbs (Tornado,TECS) using a Commodore 64 + dataphon acoustic coupler

[herbalinguist]

It's nice to see an acoustic coupler on a C=64. I had a 1600 (VicModem) for quite a while (manual dial, but I'd work the rotary phone for hours to get through). When I finally scored a 1670, I was in my glory. Are you using a VIC-1011A RS-232 adapter to connect the acoustic coupler?

[quipzz]

@herbalinguist

No it's a self-made RS-232 adapter (Doc Kirk did it *g*). Have a look at 0:14 and 5:33 in the clip ;)

[sg777778]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that instead of the modem sounds, we get some shitty song. Once again, youtube never fails to disappoint. Disliked.

[MrRiggyRiggs]

hhaha the internets

[bigun89]

I miss BBS'ing.  Damn you late 90's!

[llamaboy1688]

As much as I appreciate my youth, I really wish I had been capable of higher-level thought/alive during this time period. I look at the internet as a day-to-day thing; when I was younger, it was special. A cool way of getting info that not everyone had (AOL 1.0; the earth, the key, I forgot the last one). But this; this is to a whole 'nother level. I participated in Attack of the Show's dial-up BBS when Tech TV was around; and that was a blast.

I miss when computer comm was something special.

[quipzz]

@llamaboy1688

Very well said

What's "Attack of the Show's dial-up BBS"? Sort of retro bbs?

[111Freebird]

Klasse ! Das waren noch Abenteuer damals wenn was funtzte ..

Hatte ein Datatronics 2400`er aus Usa damals am 8Mhz XT mit

gefaktem Post-Label :-)

Toller Film .. super gemacht.

[quipzz]

@111Freebird

Danke für die Blumen :) N 2400er hatte ich dann an meinem Amiga 1000 *g*

[pastorrtom]

This is so fucking aweseome! I wish I could travel back in time to the 80's for this :D

[quipzz]

@pastorrtom

Thanks :) But Remember, it wasn't always a peace of cake in the old days - sometimes I had to dial for 1.5 hours to get in the BBS... ;) With rotary phone and *no* autodial hardware *g*

[pastorrtom]

@quipzz You could use that time to do something artistic, play a guitar and drink some beer XD When something took longer time to load, you appreciated it more :) I miss the 80's! Nowadays, less appreciation, faster and shorter pleasures, looks good, but has no real depth :P Its kinda sad

[diffel4020]

jaja so hat ahcker Karl Koch Gehackt !

[jruddock]

I used to put my mouth near the coupler and scream, "AAAAAH!" when my dad was using a coupler modem. Garbage would come across the screen and he would say, "Would you stop that?!"

[quipzz]

@jruddock

*g* the other way around here - my dad screamed when he got the telephone bill :)

[Afroxec]

need dual cores to keep track of jews tho

[dan2kxyz]

Wonderful.

[tbsys31061]

Wie viele Leute wohl nen Haftbefehl wegen Inbetriebnahme eines Modem/Akustikkopplers eingerahmt über ihrem Fernseher haben`? :D

[quipzz]

@tbsys31061

:D Das Lahmaphon in dem Clip hat ja sogar ne FTZ-Zulassung - aber ich hatte ja auch noch ein Datenklo, dass war natürlich ganz ganz pöse... (Fotos davon in meiner C64-Story - siehe info.txt zum Video) *g*

[TheExp420]

war games anyone

[ScaryGhost1]

I remember when I was younger I had a Commodore 64c and The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom, ah...what days :)

[quipzz]

@sygo7g

Thanks! :)

[stunlord]

What is the second song?? I LOVE it!

[quipzz]

@stunlord

From the demo Fanta in Space by Fanta. Have a look at the credits at the end of the video for the song list...

[austatarimaster]

@nathanallan1 I'm only 14 and received a commodore 64 with 5 inch floppy drive from my uncle. My parents were shocked how quickly I was able to use it, I'm learning how to make programs now. I'd rather play the c64 than an xbox

[quipzz]

@austatarimaster

Great!

[shayanrafizadeh]

@austatarimaster i am nerd too lol

[shayanrafizadeh]

so far in my life thats the coolest thing ever i have witnessed

[quipzz]

@shayanrafizadeh

:D

[TeamRocketReviews]

@shayanrafizadeh Agreed.

[tbsys31061]

THIS IS SO COOL!

[Sylterwolf]

Also, ich bin grad erst neu zu c64 gekommen, mein Vater hat mir schon vieles erklärt, doch mal auf die Datenautobahn wäre sehr cool . Gruß von Sylt

[quipzz]

@Sylterwolf

Wenn Du Fragen hast immer her damit *g* Grüße aus Hamburg :)

[Sylterwolf]

@quipzz Also ich hab nen c64 c auf dem Sperrmüll gefunden, mit floppy und Maus, bekomme aber vielleicht bald den alten c64 der Schule mit Nadeldrucker,Joystick und son Krams.

[domdom111111]

It's been like at least 25 years that I haven't seen that kind of modem! I was in 6th grade when I first saw one of those!

[jellytoo84]

I love MAD!!!

[quipzz]

@jellytoo84

Yep - and it's the MAD WarGames cover of course *g*

[Holms]

nice! true old-school, although I'm just 23yo, but I had c64 at home, and when I was ant 2nd class [1995] , we had zx-spectrum computers , and teacher showed us few times how to connect to BBS !!! =) My first computer was c64, a little latter when 386ibm came to home, through dialup my main space was FIDO!!! oh gosh these days was golden!

[quipzz]

@Holms

Yess - FIDO was great! Lots of superb discussion groups (games, racing, etc)

[Skalar300]

Super!!!!!

[flagg87]

what's the music?

[quipzz]

@flagg87

Have a look at the credits at the end of the video ;)

[nathanallan1]

Today's kids would be utterly lost without a point and click network of friends LOL

Great video!!

[epituchano]

Rotary phone and acoustic coupler? Sehr gut! :-)

[toddybody]

That´s the way it is, Lutz!

[vectrex71]

Danke für das *FlashBack* Coooooool!

[intubetor]

Jaaa! Back to the future ^^ Astreine HiGru Musik, alles echte SIDs ab Connect, sehr sehr geil.

[Oldsinvic]

Kuuuult! Sehr geil!

LG

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