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I had a 300 baud modem and text wouldn't even download close to reading speed. I need to see if this will work on my old C64 machine. Would be fun to go through
by baldfat 8y ago
I had a 300 baud modem and text wouldn't even download close to reading speed. I need to see if this will work on my old C64 machine. Would be fun to go through a few BBS that are still around.
- jandrese 8y agoEven in the 90s BBS experience on a C64 was pretty dismal. Everybody was running 80x24 screens and the operators had to assume it was safe. Shame too, because ANSI artists could have done some even more impressive works with the PETSCII character set but the world had already moved on by that point.
- tyingq 8y agoIt was fine, in the 80's, for me, because I didn't have anything better to compare it to.
- erickhill 8y agoThe BBS scene is still alive. These days, people "dial in" via telnet via WiFi modems (among other ways) using their old 8-bit and 16/32-bit hardware (e.g. Amiga). And, as long as you set your stuff to 9600 baud, it's absolutely fast enough.