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  • Turbo/64 - a modern Commodore 64 BBS written in C for the Oscar64 compiler - early demo release

    From BBS ( /u/robbiew https://www.reddit.com/user/robbiew ) to All on Mon Jun 15 16:05:35 2026

    A while back I posted that I was working on open source c64 BBS software called "Drive 8" - it's been renamed "Turbo 64" (T/64) and I've got an early release on Github.
    It's been a labor of love (and learning), and so far I've got basic users account signup, menus, prompts, MCI codes, etc. stuff in place, as well as v1 Message Boards, and a sysop CONFIGURE prg -- and quite a bit more. Handles PETSCII 40 col and ANSI/CP437 80 col.
    Still early days - but would love feedback.
    It takes advantage of things like Real Time Clock (RTC), Ram Expansion Unit (REU - up to 16mb) , "turbo" speeds and a Swiftlink modem so running via VICE and the Commodore 64 Ultimate (and Gideon's Ultimate 64 boards) gets those benefits out of the box.
    Github: https://github.com/robbiew/turbo64 Release Zip: https://github.com/robbiew/turbo64/releases/tag/v0.1.0
    Would love any suggestions or improvements (and contributors!). It's definitely not complete, but not too far off. I'd also like it to run off SD2IEC folders or partitions, but have not got around to that yet with device/drive/dos commands just yet.
    Cheers! submitted by /u/robbiew [link] [comments]
  • From BBS ( /u/robbiew https://www.reddit.com/user/robbiew ) to All on Wed Jun 17 18:20:40 2026

    A while back I posted that I was working on open source c64 BBS software called "Drive 8" - it's been renamed "Turbo 64" (T/64) and I've got an early release on Github.
    It's been a labor of love (and learning), and so far I've got basic users account signup, menus, prompts, MCI codes, etc. stuff in place, as well as v1 Message Boards, and a sysop CONFIGURE prg -- and quite a bit more. Handles PETSCII 40 col and ANSI/CP437 80 col.
    Still early days - but would love feedback.
    It takes advantage of things like Real Time Clock (RTC), Ram Expansion Unit (REU - up to 16mb) , "turbo" speeds and a Swiftlink modem so running via VICE and the Commodore 64 Ultimate (and Gideon's Ultimate 64 boards) gets those benefits out of the box.
    Github: https://github.com/robbiew/turbo64 Release Zip: https://github.com/robbiew/turbo64/releases/tag/v0.1.0
    Would love any suggestions or improvements (and contributors!). It's definitely not complete, but not too far off. I'd also like it to run off SD2IEC folders or partitions, but have not got around to that yet with device/drive/dos commands just yet.
    Cheers!
    ----- EDIT -----
    Just released v0.2.0 with DOOR SUPPORT! Includes a Dev Kit to start building your own doors (super basic) as PRGs. Join on Discord as well: https://discord.gg/5HkgUED6Nt submitted by /u/robbiew [link] [comments]