Building a modern BBS, fixing old hardware, and C64 Ultimate review


I am one of the lucky folks who got a C64 Ultimate (20,000 of us now!) and of course I added my thoughts the many reviews out there, but from a retro programming point of view which I hope helps this community more than "does it play games" that most others focused on ;)
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You will also see I put together a beginners guide to repairing and refurbishing retro computers. Do let me know if it is helpful or if there is anything missing!

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Here are the latest articles from the blog

​Programming Your Own Modern BBS with Python​

Previously, we looked at dialling BBS with Vice C64 and the C64U. Now, let's code a modern BBS from scratch using Python!

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​C64 Ultimate Review + What’s Next?​

What is the C64 Ultimate like and should you get one instead of an original Commodore 64 or TheC64?

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​How to Emulate a C64 Modem and Dial a BBS Using Vice​

Configure Vice and install modem emulation so your virtual C64 can get online and dial Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)

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​Learning Retro Computer Electronics Fault Finding and Restoration​

Have you watched retro computer and electronics repair YouTubers and thought you would like to try that? Well, you can!

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​Control Your XBerry Pi with ZX Spectrum+ Keyboard​

Wiring up a real Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ Keyboard to the XBerry Pi ZX Next Clone board

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​Introduction to Programming the Commodore PET​

History of the Commodore PET and how to approach programming the classic system

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​How C64 Sprites Work​

How to use sprites in our C64 games, in BASIC, XC-BASIC3, and ugBASIC

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​ZX Spectrum Next on the Internet: Xberry Pi ESP01 and Pi Zero Upgrades​

Getting my ZX Spectrum Next onto Wifi and the Internet, plus Pi Zero Accelerator

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Until next time, keep geeking!

-- Chris

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