So is anyone using a C64U today? Typing this on one now, using Novaterm on a Synchronet BBS. Works great, has a built-in tcpser emulator that just works.

The C64U has both ethernet and wifi to "get online."

[Your blood pressure just went up.]
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Re: Commodore C64U
By: Chicken Head to All on Fri Jan 16 2026 17:25:30

So is anyone using a C64U today?

Yep. Exploring all the goodies on the SIM card. Haven't tried the networking yet.
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Re: Commodore C64U
By: Chicken Head to All on Fri Jan 16 2026 17:25:30

So is anyone using a C64U today? Typing this on one now, using Novaterm on a Synchronet BBS. Works great, has a built-in tcpser emulator that just works.

The C64U has both ethernet and wifi to "get online."

[Your blood pressure just went up.]

I have watched that project from the start. Wish I had the $$$ to get one. Would love to relive my youth.

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Chicken Head <usenet@vk3heg.net> writes:

So is anyone using a C64U today? Typing this on one now, using
Novaterm on a Synchronet BBS. Works great, has a built-in tcpser
emulator that just works.

The C64U has both ethernet and wifi to "get online."

[Your blood pressure just went up.]

I considered it, but decided not to since I never owned a C64 as a kid
and already suffer with 40 columns on my Tandy laptop. That keyboard is
more my style. I also can't get over the qwerky keyboard layout of the
C64.

I may consider a C128 or amiga if they decide to do it.

How are you liking your new device?

calcmandan
sysop : air & wave bbs
finger : calcmandan@bbs.erb.pw


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Chicken Head <usenet@vk3heg.net> wrote:

So is anyone using a C64U today? Typing this on one now, using Novaterm on a Synchronet BBS. Works great, has a built-in tcpser emulator that just works.

The C64U has both ethernet and wifi to "get online."

[Your blood pressure just went up.]

I wish! I only have 1980's hardware and run VICE on my GNU/Linux box.

Have fun :)

Cheers
Pierre


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Hello Chicken!

16 Jan 26 17:25, you wrote to all:

So is anyone using a C64U today? Typing this on one now, using
Novaterm on a Synchronet BBS. Works great, has a built-in tcpser
emulator that just works.

The C64U has both ethernet and wifi to "get online."

Nope, but I follow it as a company where I worked for owned the Commodore name ..



Dennis


... Documentation? What's that?
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Chicken Head,

So is anyone using a C64U today? Typing this on one now, using
Novaterm on a Synchronet BBS. Works great, has a built-in tcpser
emulator that just works.

I did the same. Got mine about a month ago and love it... Really well rounded product I must say ...

One thing I wanted to learn how to do forever is assembly programming on C64, so I've been doing that these past weeks.

My Developer Thoughts on YouTube has some great videos:
- https://youtube.com/watch?v=f231UKDhKxo

Cheers!

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Barry,

one. Would love to relive my youth.

Saying this while posting on a BBS ;) hehe You are! :)

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CloudDancer
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To: Chicken Head

Yep, playing with ultimate64-manager. 8-)
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If you are looking for some good ol Commodore BBSs to call.

Get started on The Rat's Den BBS (IMAGE BBS! 3.0).

Plenty of good ol C= 8 bit BBSing fun...

Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
Blog and Forums - www.catracing.org
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Hello Rug!

27 Jan 26 22:18, you wrote to all:

If you are looking for some good ol Commodore BBSs to call.

Get started on The Rat's Den BBS (IMAGE BBS! 3.0).

Plenty of good ol C= 8 bit BBSing fun...

Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
Blog and Forums - www.catracing.org
IMAGE BBS! 3.0 - bbs.catracing.org 6400
C-Net Amiga BBS - bbs.catracing.org 6840
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This is NOT a bbs add area.


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TAG CBM
FROM Stephen Walsh, 3:633/280, vk3heg@vk3heg.net
MOD Stephen Walsh, 3:633/280
TITL Commodore 8-Bit Computers
GROUP FIDO
ORIG 3:633/280
GATE Fido<->comp.sys.cbm
DESC This conference is a friendly meeting place for owners and users
DESC of Commodore Business Machines (CBM) 8-bit hardware, including the
DESC PET, VIC-20, C-64, C-128, C-16, Plus/4, & other Commodore 8-bit CPU
DESC computers and peripherals.
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Moderator


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On Wed 28-Jan-2026 4:26p, Moderator@3:633/280.0 said to Rug Rat:

Hello Rug!

27 Jan 26 22:18, you wrote to all:

If you are looking for some good ol Commodore BBSs to call.

Get started on The Rat's Den BBS (IMAGE BBS! 3.0).

Plenty of good ol C= 8 bit BBSing fun...

Oh gee... Forgive me for responding to a post where someone was talking about enjoying bbs's by suggesting another BBS to connect to..

I can understand your response IF this was a seperate post by itself asking / begging users to call, connect, or whatever it is you call things these days..... However it was directed at the OP, in reponse to his post.

Cool I guess to see the heavy handed moderation of this echo hasn't changed since Russel Prator ran it back in the 90s.......

Too bad you aren't a ham, I'd direct you to the nearest nightly hemrhoid care net @ 7!

Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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Re: Re: Commodore C64U
By: Rug Rat to Moderator on Wed Jan 28 2026 05:46:04

I can understand your response IF this was a seperate post by itself asking / begging users to call, connect, or whatever it is you call things these days..... However it was directed at the OP, in reponse to his post.

One reason why it's a good idea to quote the original message, so it adds context.
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28 Jan 26 05:46, you wrote to me:

If you are looking for some good ol Commodore BBSs to call.
Get started on The Rat's Den BBS (IMAGE BBS! 3.0).
Plenty of good ol C= 8 bit BBSing fun...

Oh gee... Forgive me for responding to a post where someone was
talking about enjoying bbs's by suggesting another BBS to connect to..

I can understand your response IF this was a seperate post by itself asking / begging users to call, connect, or whatever it is you call
things these days..... However it was directed at the OP, in reponse
to his post.

Let's see:

1. Not addressed to the original poster, but to "all".
2. Didn't quote *anything* from the original post.
3. Looks like a add for a bbs disguised as a message.

Thanks for posting so I can add a new feature to the gating software to block any and all messages that come from your system from
being gated to usenet.

Cool I guess to see the heavy handed moderation of this echo hasn't changed since Russel Prator ran it back in the 90s.......

Since I took on looking after the echo in 2013, it's been gated to usenet and I've had to put on the moderator hat on the
fidonet side *twice*. This is the second time.

Too bad you aren't a ham, I'd direct you to the nearest nightly
hemrhoid care net @ 7!

Insulting someone wont get you very far..




Moderator


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On 29 Jan 2026, Moderator said the following...

Thanks for posting so I can add a new feature to the gating software to block any and all messages that come from your system from
being gated to usenet.

it seems we get non-stop spam ADs about meetups that originate from your system then, via the usenet gating software.

could you do something about that?

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