That's right! Now your Commodore 64 can surf the web! Well, kinda. In today's video, I go over two ways to get the venerable Commodore 64 online. The C64 is one of my favorite retro machines, and I hope you enjoy this trip down (a slightly modernized) memory lane. Here's a few links to the tools I referenced in today's video, and other things which might be helpful! ⚡ C64 PSU I use: https://www.c64psu.com 📶 Wi-Fi modem: https://retrorewind.ca/c64-wifi-modem 🟧 64nic+: http://www.go4retro.com/products/64nic/ 🖥️ CCGMS Download: https://commodore.software/downloads/download/59-ccgms/15582-ccgms-2021 📌 Particles BBS website: http://particles.org ℹ️ Helpful blog post on troubleshooting the 64nic+: https://color64.com/dialing-out-two-options-for-getting-your-commodore-online/ 🐸 Frogfind and 📰 68k.news - heavily optimized sites with retro computers in mind: http://frogfind.com and http://68k.news (courtesy of the fantastic @Action Retro) ⏩ My favorite Fastloader - the "Epyx Fastload Reloaded" from The Future Was 8-Bit: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/commodore/eflr.html 🎮 Evan Amos' book, "The Game Console" (he took many great photos of game systems and put them into the public domain): https://nostarch.com/game-console-20 🚧 Items I 3d printed for this episode: Pi1541 case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4611954, 64nic+ case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2909991, Commodore BASIC commands used during the making of this video: LOAD"*",8 - load the first thing (or last opened file during current session) on the Commodore floppy drive RUN - runs the program it just loaded LOAD"quot;,8 - load the list of files from the Commodore floppy drive LIST - actually list out the list-of-files loaded with the previous command "Esoteric command" that renames the file: OPEN 1,8,15,"R:NETCONF.PRG= NETCONF.PRG":CLOSE 1 LOAD"SETMAC",8 - sets the mac address for your device in Contiki LOAD"CONTIKI",8 - loads the CONTIKI program itself If you'd like to help support the channel, the best way is to join the Patreon! https://patreon.com/veronicaexplains. And thank you! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:03 What is a Commodore 64? 03:55 "Online" in the 1980s 06:25 Modern modem options for retro computers 07:15 The C64 Wi-Fi Modem from Retro Rewind! 13:47 Contiki and the 64nic+ 18:42 Credit to those keeping retro alive 19:48 Ask Veronica #retro #retrocomputing #commodore

That’s right! Now your Commodore 64 can surf the web! Well, kinda.

In today’s video, I go over two ways to get the venerable Commodore 64 online. The C64 is one of my favorite retro machines, and I hope you enjoy this trip down (a slightly modernized) memory lane.

Here’s a few links to the tools I referenced in today’s video, and other things which might be helpful! ⚡ C64 PSU I use: https://www.c64psu.com 📶 Wi-Fi modem: https://retrorewind.ca/c64-wifi-modem 🟧 64nic+: http://www.go4retro.com/products/64nic/ 🖥️ CCGMS Download: https://commodore.software/downloads/download/59-ccgms/15582-ccgms-2021 📌 Particles BBS website: http://particles.org ℹ️ Helpful blog post on troubleshooting the 64nic+: https://color64.com/dialing-out-two-options-for-getting-your-commodore-online/ 🐸 Frogfind and 📰 68k.news - heavily optimized sites with retro computers in mind: http://frogfind.com and http://68k.news (courtesy of the fantastic @Action Retro) ⏩ My favorite Fastloader - the “Epyx Fastload Reloaded” from The Future Was 8-Bit: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/commodore/eflr.html 🎮 Evan Amos’ book, “The Game Console” (he took many great photos of game systems and put them into the public domain): https://nostarch.com/game-console-20 🚧 Items I 3d printed for this episode:

Commodore BASIC commands used during the making of this video: LOAD"*",8 - load the first thing (or last opened file during current session) on the Commodore floppy drive RUN - runs the program it just loaded LOAD"$",8 - load the list of files from the Commodore floppy drive LIST - actually list out the list-of-files loaded with the previous command “Esoteric command” that renames the file: OPEN 1,8,15,"R:NETCONF.PRG= NETCONF.PRG":CLOSE 1 LOAD"SETMAC",8 - sets the mac address for your device in Contiki LOAD"CONTIKI",8 - loads the CONTIKI program itself

If you’d like to help support the channel, the best way is to join the Patreon! https://patreon.com/veronicaexplains. And thank you!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro 01:03 What is a Commodore 64? 03:55 “Online” in the 1980s 06:25 Modern modem options for retro computers 07:15 The C64 Wi-Fi Modem from Retro Rewind! 13:47 Contiki and the 64nic+ 18:42 Credit to those keeping retro alive 19:48 Ask Veronica

#retro #retrocomputing #commodore