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

Yess - back in the 80s! This time a 300 Baud connect (using a real Commodore 64 and dataphon s 21-23 d) to the Tornado BBS (located in my hometown Hamburg).

Call (Germany) 040/644 13 888 - http://www.tecs.de/

Here the download link for the terminal prg I used in the clip:

http://www.alice-dsl.net/lgoerke/tterm.d64


Check out my other BBS-Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkHwT6o6Jvw

Thank you so much Thomas Schewe for keeping the TECS (dial) up and running! For more info please visit my C64 page:

http://www.alice-dsl.net/lgoerke/c64entere.html

and my bbs page:

http://www.alice-dsl.net/lgoerke/c64dfuee.html

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[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 ;)

[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*

[shayanrafizadeh]

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

[TeamRocketReviews]

@shayanrafizadeh Agreed.

[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!