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Auslander · 08-21-2002, 10:28 AM

...started their "modeming/internet" experience on a Commodore 64 with a 300 baud modem?

I still remember the days of going to shitty BBS' and doing nothing but starting flame wars and playing 'Empire'...all while watching plain-text script scroll across the screen slower than you could read it...

Ahh, those were the days...

Turboface · 08-21-2002, 10:32 AM

Ah, memories. My first one was an Atari 800.

I think it had 4k of memory.

kosmic · 08-21-2002, 10:34 AM

yeah the dinosaur pc's

does anyone have pix???

pr0 · 08-21-2002, 10:35 AM

Oh yea baby!

Connecting to the Blue Ridge Express in Richmond, VA. One of the oldest & biggest on the east coast.

Picking up ho's online since the bbs days too, my first one when i was 13

SykkBoy · 08-21-2002, 10:55 AM

so, in those days were there more or less (percentage wise) guys pretending to be lesbians and actually talking to other guys pretending to be lesbians rather than real lesbians than nowadays?

SpaceAce · 08-21-2002, 12:02 PM

I started out on a Commodore 64, but I didn't get a modem until I got my 8088 Tandy 1000 SL/2. My first modem WAS 300 baud, though, and LOUD. It was external and had a better speaker than my stereo does, now. When that sucker fired up a handshake with a BBS, dogs in other cites started yelping. However, my Commodore 64 had Congo Bongo, and that made it the best computer I have ever owned.

The first thing I ever downloaded was a pinball game (17K) that took like a half hour to get.

Ah, yes. Doors. Remember doors? Legend of the Red Dragon? Barren Realms Elite? Tradewars 2002? Those were the days.

Long live Searchlight BBS software!
Long live Telegard BBS software!
Long live Wildcat! BBS software!
Long live Renegade BBS software!

SpaceAce

Jak · 08-21-2002, 12:04 PM

TRS-80, 300 baud.

Jak

boldy · 08-21-2002, 12:08 PM

I ran a 6 nodes Pc express 'elite' bbs system when i was 14

Kickass USR 14.4 for $1500,- a piece ... 6 phonelines on my dad's name ...

Remeber blue beep ?!

quiet · 08-21-2002, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jak
TRS-80, 300 baud.

Jak

yeah, trs-80. also had a vic20...

boldy · 08-21-2002, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet

yeah, trs-80. also had a vic20...

Vic20 was my first one also ... Remember 'mousetrap' ?

-=HOAX=- · 08-21-2002, 12:29 PM

I wrote a terminal program in a single line of basic that allowed me to connect to bbs's on my comm 64/128...but I upgraded to a 600 baud modem for $12...man those where the days...

Was trade wars the game where you set up planets and outpost and mined ore and sold it at other outposts and shit...

I set up macros and cheated my way to the top of that game everytime...gotta love it...

SpaceAce · 08-21-2002, 12:33 PM

I had a Trash-80, too

Yep, Tradewars was where you would get certain goods from a planet and take them to other planets. You could have fighters in your cargo hold for defense, you could take over planets and tax other people's trade, etc. It kicked ass.

SpaceAce

quiet · 08-21-2002, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by boldy

Vic20 was my first one also ... Remember 'mousetrap' ?

oh yeah

Auslander · 08-21-2002, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SpaceAce
I had a Trash-80, too

Yep, Tradewars was where you would get certain goods from a planet and take them to other planets. You could have fighters in your cargo hold for defense, you could take over planets and tax other people's trade, etc. It kicked ass.

SpaceAce

Tradewars was cool, but Empire kicked ASS!

smileygirls · 08-21-2002, 12:44 PM

:lol

My first computer was an apple II e....

64K baaahahahahahahahahahahaha,

As soon as the apple II c+ came out, damn, 128K!!!
hahaahha...

Remember basic? ONE image was a pain in the ass to make...plot, plot, plot...

Floppy disks, green monitors,

Ultima was by far the best game of choice for me... but others were awesome as well...

Karataka

Load RUnner!!! Addictive...

My modem was SO fucking funny... I had to have the reciever part of the phone (the old dial phones) placed in the modem cradle... lol...

I spent all my time on the BBS's playing D&D...

"CATALOG" .....

quiet · 08-21-2002, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by smileygirls
:lol

My first computer was an apple II e....

64K baaahahahahahahahahahahaha,

As soon as the apple II c+ came out, damn, 128K!!!
hahaahha...

Remember basic? ONE image was a pain in the ass to make...plot, plot, plot...

basic - i spent endless hours with that shit. remember 'logo' for the apple?

T-Rav · 08-21-2002, 02:17 PM

Commodore 64 - 300 baud modem

My modem was cool, it doubled as a phone and you flipped a switch on the side to go into modem mode. It was a Unisys.

I spent countless hours in my room in 6th grade downloading games off the BBS's.

I programmed in some basic:

You come to a river. Turn right or left?

Take a drink of water. Yes or No?

No wonder I'm a freaking geek.

DX · 08-21-2002, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SpaceAce

Ah, yes. Doors. Remember doors? Legend of the Red Dragon? Barren Realms Elite? Tradewars 2002? Those were the days.

Long live Searchlight BBS software!
Long live Telegard BBS software!
Long live Wildcat! BBS software!
Long live Renegade BBS software!

SpaceAce

I always preferred TriBBS.

Think I still have my whole BBS on floppy somewhere.

pauly · 08-21-2002, 02:24 PM

I had a tandy with a 1200bps modem. I ran a bbs off it for a short while, ran WWIV software then Renegade. Good times.

shanet12 · 08-21-2002, 02:27 PM

TI-99/4A with the expansion box and a Terminal Emulator cartridge... RF Modulation, those were the days.

-shane

Pornwolf · 08-21-2002, 02:28 PM

Ha ha ha ha ! Commodore 64! That's a luxury system to me youngin! I started with a TI.

08-21-2002, 10:28 AM	#1
Auslander Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: www.whataboutbob.com Posts: 288	Who here... ...started their "modeming/internet" experience on a Commodore 64 with a 300 baud modem? I still remember the days of going to shitty BBS' and doing nothing but starting flame wars and playing 'Empire'...all while watching plain-text script scroll across the screen slower than you could read it... Ahh, those were the days...

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SpaceAce Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Magrathea Posts: 6,493	I started out on a Commodore 64, but I didn't get a modem until I got my 8088 Tandy 1000 SL/2. My first modem WAS 300 baud, though, and LOUD. It was external and had a better speaker than my stereo does, now. When that sucker fired up a handshake with a BBS, dogs in other cites started yelping. However, my Commodore 64 had Congo Bongo, and that made it the best computer I have ever owned. The first thing I ever downloaded was a pinball game (17K) that took like a half hour to get. Ah, yes. Doors. Remember doors? Legend of the Red Dragon? Barren Realms Elite? Tradewars 2002? Those were the days. Long live Searchlight BBS software! Long live Telegard BBS software! Long live Wildcat! BBS software! Long live Renegade BBS software! SpaceAce

08-21-2002, 12:04 PM	#7
Jak So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ripenedpeach.com Posts: 1,143	TRS-80, 300 baud. Jak

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boldy Macdaddy coder Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: MacDaddy pimp coder Posts: 2,806	I ran a 6 nodes Pc express 'elite' bbs system when i was 14 Kickass USR 14.4 for $1500,- a piece ... 6 phonelines on my dad's name ... Remeber blue beep ?! __________________ MacDaddy Coder.

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-=HOAX=- Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: CrackYaMental Posts: 4,365	I wrote a terminal program in a single line of basic that allowed me to connect to bbs's on my comm 64/128...but I upgraded to a 600 baud modem for $12...man those where the days... Was trade wars the game where you set up planets and outpost and mined ore and sold it at other outposts and shit... I set up macros and cheated my way to the top of that game everytime...gotta love it... __________________ Insert Value Here.

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SpaceAce Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Magrathea Posts: 6,493	I had a Trash-80, too Yep, Tradewars was where you would get certain goods from a planet and take them to other planets. You could have fighters in your cargo hold for defense, you could take over planets and tax other people's trade, etc. It kicked ass. SpaceAce

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smileygirls Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ask Stormy... :) Posts: 182	:lol My first computer was an apple II e.... 64K baaahahahahahahahahahahaha, As soon as the apple II c+ came out, damn, 128K!!! hahaahha... Remember basic? ONE image was a pain in the ass to make...plot, plot, plot... Floppy disks, green monitors, Ultima was by far the best game of choice for me... but others were awesome as well... Karataka Load RUnner!!! Addictive... My modem was SO fucking funny... I had to have the reciever part of the phone (the old dial phones) placed in the modem cradle... lol... I spent all my time on the BBS's playing D&D... "CATALOG" ..... __________________ <a href="http://www.stormyfriday.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.panchodog.com/graphics/stobutton.gif"></a>

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T-Rav Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin Posts: 64	Commodore 64 - 300 baud modem My modem was cool, it doubled as a phone and you flipped a switch on the side to go into modem mode. It was a Unisys. I spent countless hours in my room in 6th grade downloading games off the BBS's. I programmed in some basic: You come to a river. Turn right or left? Take a drink of water. Yes or No? No wonder I'm a freaking geek. __________________ Travis

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Pornwolf Drunk and Unruly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hollywood Posts: 22,712	Ha ha ha ha ! Commodore 64! That's a luxury system to me youngin! I started with a TI.