Using a Commodore 64 on the modern internet!

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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/...
📌 Particles BBS website: http://particles.org
ℹ️ Helpful blog post on troubleshooting the 64nic+: https://color64.com/dialing-out-two-o...
🐸 Frogfind and 📰 68k.news - heavily optimized sites with retro computers in mind: http://frogfind.com and http://68k.news (courtesy of the fantastic ‪@ActionRetro‬)
⏩ My favorite Fastloader - the "Epyx Fastload Reloaded" from The Future Was 8-Bit: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop...
🎮 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:461...
64nic+ case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:290...

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

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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

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