In this video I bring back to life a 30+ year-old Amiga 1200, install a terminal program from scratch (without any working disks with a CF-Card!), and attempt to dial into a nearly 40-year-old Commodore 64 BBS called snobsoft using a vintage 2400 baud modem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6HoQ7p2Za0
But first, I had to figure out how to even get terminal software running-no easy feat after years of silence from my Amiga. To complete the setup, I borrowed a classic 1081 CRT monitor from my Amiga 1000. Needless to say, the old hardware didn't exactly behave itself…
📜 Plus: I showcase real BBS messages from 1986. Discover what computer enthusiasts were talking about almost 40 years ago submitted by /u/Radiant_Gazelle_8022 [link] [comments]