8-Bit Boyz
@8bitboyzretro.bsky.social
Reliving retro computer tech that got us to where we are today! Repair, restore & explore (mostly) vintage computers along with BBS'
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Website -=> https://8bitboyz.com
BBS Directory -=> https://8bitboyz.com/bbs-directory
It's Thursday!!! #TBThursday
Throw Back Thursday, what is more throw back than a BBS!!! The OG Social Media before all the current drama!
If you have a BBS list is with 8-Bit Boyz
If your looking for BBS' to connect to visit 8-Bit Boyz Directory!!!
8bitboyz.com/bbs-directory/
Throw Back Thursday, what is more throw back than a BBS!!! The OG Social Media before all the current drama!
If you have a BBS list is with 8-Bit Boyz
If your looking for BBS' to connect to visit 8-Bit Boyz Directory!!!
8bitboyz.com/bbs-directory/
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 AM
It's Thursday!!! #TBThursday
Throw Back Thursday, what is more throw back than a BBS!!! The OG Social Media before all the current drama!
If you have a BBS list is with 8-Bit Boyz
If your looking for BBS' to connect to visit 8-Bit Boyz Directory!!!
8bitboyz.com/bbs-directory/
Throw Back Thursday, what is more throw back than a BBS!!! The OG Social Media before all the current drama!
If you have a BBS list is with 8-Bit Boyz
If your looking for BBS' to connect to visit 8-Bit Boyz Directory!!!
8bitboyz.com/bbs-directory/
This was posted on X earlier today & I found it to be a very good break down for the Emulation vs FPGA, which one is suited better for each one of us, based on our needs.
FPGA better than Emulation?
Check out my new post on 8-bitboyz.com
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FPGA better than Emulation?
Check out my new post on 8-bitboyz.com
8bitboyz.com/messageboard...
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This was posted on X earlier today & I found it to be a very good break down for the Emulation vs FPGA, which one is suited better for each one of us, based on our needs.
FPGA better than Emulation?
Check out my new post on 8-bitboyz.com
8bitboyz.com/messageboard...
FPGA better than Emulation?
Check out my new post on 8-bitboyz.com
8bitboyz.com/messageboard...
It happened, moved my Aldi 64 Ultimate I built 2 years ago, to the "Other Projects" pile. Replaced it with my #Commodore64Ultimate that came in a few weeks ago. As you see it is taking care of BBS business, that is the composite video out your seeing too, NO JAIL BARS!!!
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
It happened, moved my Aldi 64 Ultimate I built 2 years ago, to the "Other Projects" pile. Replaced it with my #Commodore64Ultimate that came in a few weeks ago. As you see it is taking care of BBS business, that is the composite video out your seeing too, NO JAIL BARS!!!
Serial Number 3!!!!!
Thanks Bucko for building another new version of BBS On A Stick!
8bitboyz.com?s=bbs+on+a+s...
#Commodore #c64 #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telenet #Retro
Thanks Bucko for building another new version of BBS On A Stick!
8bitboyz.com?s=bbs+on+a+s...
#Commodore #c64 #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telenet #Retro
January 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Serial Number 3!!!!!
Thanks Bucko for building another new version of BBS On A Stick!
8bitboyz.com?s=bbs+on+a+s...
#Commodore #c64 #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telenet #Retro
Thanks Bucko for building another new version of BBS On A Stick!
8bitboyz.com?s=bbs+on+a+s...
#Commodore #c64 #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telenet #Retro
Another big one to start 2026 with!
All #Commodore64 Image BBS SysOp's, Bucko has just released the latest "BBS On A Stick! v2.4" with some great new features & classic SERIAL # option!!
Windows Ver: 8bitboyz.com/download/bbs...
Linux Ver: 8bitboyz.com/download/bbs...
All #Commodore64 Image BBS SysOp's, Bucko has just released the latest "BBS On A Stick! v2.4" with some great new features & classic SERIAL # option!!
Windows Ver: 8bitboyz.com/download/bbs...
Linux Ver: 8bitboyz.com/download/bbs...
BBS On A Stick! V2.4 (for Windows) - 8-Bit Boyz
BBS On A Stick! V2.4 now has a serialization system which is TOTALLY OPTIONAL. What does having a serial number do for you?
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January 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Another big one to start 2026 with!
All #Commodore64 Image BBS SysOp's, Bucko has just released the latest "BBS On A Stick! v2.4" with some great new features & classic SERIAL # option!!
Windows Ver: 8bitboyz.com/download/bbs...
Linux Ver: 8bitboyz.com/download/bbs...
All #Commodore64 Image BBS SysOp's, Bucko has just released the latest "BBS On A Stick! v2.4" with some great new features & classic SERIAL # option!!
Windows Ver: 8bitboyz.com/download/bbs...
Linux Ver: 8bitboyz.com/download/bbs...
Happy New Year!!!!!
What better way to start off 2026 than with the yearly update for Image BBS v3.0!
Here is the link to the latest yearly update just realease by X-Tec:
8bitboyz.com/download/202...
#Commodore #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telenet #C64
What better way to start off 2026 than with the yearly update for Image BBS v3.0!
Here is the link to the latest yearly update just realease by X-Tec:
8bitboyz.com/download/202...
#Commodore #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telenet #C64
January 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Happy New Year!!!!!
What better way to start off 2026 than with the yearly update for Image BBS v3.0!
Here is the link to the latest yearly update just realease by X-Tec:
8bitboyz.com/download/202...
#Commodore #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telenet #C64
What better way to start off 2026 than with the yearly update for Image BBS v3.0!
Here is the link to the latest yearly update just realease by X-Tec:
8bitboyz.com/download/202...
#Commodore #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Telenet #C64
Tonight was a first in a LONG TIME.
Due to RL medical w/Mrs. 8-Bit this year, theres been no free time. Tonight, I found an hour & made a few changes to RSPOS (retro inventory system). The big thing was to make the SERIES field show both the series # & description as seen here.
Due to RL medical w/Mrs. 8-Bit this year, theres been no free time. Tonight, I found an hour & made a few changes to RSPOS (retro inventory system). The big thing was to make the SERIES field show both the series # & description as seen here.
December 31, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Tonight was a first in a LONG TIME.
Due to RL medical w/Mrs. 8-Bit this year, theres been no free time. Tonight, I found an hour & made a few changes to RSPOS (retro inventory system). The big thing was to make the SERIES field show both the series # & description as seen here.
Due to RL medical w/Mrs. 8-Bit this year, theres been no free time. Tonight, I found an hour & made a few changes to RSPOS (retro inventory system). The big thing was to make the SERIES field show both the series # & description as seen here.
The Decmeber issue of Compute!'s Gazette arrived today!!
The smell of the fresh press print & stiffness of the pages takes this magazine back to 1980 something for me! Thank you @computesgazette.com.web.brid.gy @commodoreofcl
#Commodore #RetroComputing #GEOS
The smell of the fresh press print & stiffness of the pages takes this magazine back to 1980 something for me! Thank you @computesgazette.com.web.brid.gy @commodoreofcl
#Commodore #RetroComputing #GEOS
December 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Decmeber issue of Compute!'s Gazette arrived today!!
The smell of the fresh press print & stiffness of the pages takes this magazine back to 1980 something for me! Thank you @computesgazette.com.web.brid.gy @commodoreofcl
#Commodore #RetroComputing #GEOS
The smell of the fresh press print & stiffness of the pages takes this magazine back to 1980 something for me! Thank you @computesgazette.com.web.brid.gy @commodoreofcl
#Commodore #RetroComputing #GEOS
Looking for your tale and photos of your Commodore 64 Ultimate experience in 2025. Please share and let your tale be archived for the years to come.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Looking for your tale and photos of your Commodore 64 Ultimate experience in 2025. Please share and let your tale be archived for the years to come.
8bitboyz.com/messageboard...
8bitboyz.com/messageboard...
On the Sixth Day of a #RadioShack #Christmas, a #Tandy Sensation!
The first computer I played Wolfenstein 3D on at my Radio Shack store in Chandler Az, 1992! I set this up to be playable on all our 386/486 demo machines in the store. Made for easy sales! 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyLD...
The first computer I played Wolfenstein 3D on at my Radio Shack store in Chandler Az, 1992! I set this up to be playable on all our 386/486 demo machines in the store. Made for easy sales! 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyLD...
A Radio Shack Tandy Sensation Christmas! (1992)
YouTube video by 8-Bit Boyz
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December 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
On the Sixth Day of a #RadioShack #Christmas, a #Tandy Sensation!
The first computer I played Wolfenstein 3D on at my Radio Shack store in Chandler Az, 1992! I set this up to be playable on all our 386/486 demo machines in the store. Made for easy sales! 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyLD...
The first computer I played Wolfenstein 3D on at my Radio Shack store in Chandler Az, 1992! I set this up to be playable on all our 386/486 demo machines in the store. Made for easy sales! 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyLD...
On the Fifth Day of a #RadioShack #Christmas, a 1988 #Tandy 1000 HX Computer!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BGc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BGc...
A Radio Shack Tandy 1000 HX Christmas! (1988)
YouTube video by 8-Bit Boyz
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December 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
On the Fifth Day of a #RadioShack #Christmas, a 1988 #Tandy 1000 HX Computer!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BGc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BGc...
A Radio Shack Tandy HX Christmas! (1987)
YouTube video by 8-Bit Boyz
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December 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
On the Thirday Day of a #RadioShack #Christmas, a #Tandy COCO3 computer!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUnH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUnH...
A Radio Shack CoCo 3 Christmas! (1986)
YouTube video by 8-Bit Boyz
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December 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
On the Thirday Day of a #RadioShack #Christmas, a #Tandy COCO3 computer!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUnH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUnH...
On the Second Day of #RadioShack #Christmas a #Tandy 102 portable computer!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sesf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sesf...
A Radio Shack Tandy 102 Christmas! (1986)
YouTube video by 8-Bit Boyz
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December 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
On the Second Day of #RadioShack #Christmas a #Tandy 102 portable computer!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sesf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sesf...
A Radio Shack CoCo 2 Christmas! (1984)
YouTube video by 8-Bit Boyz
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December 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Mrs 8-Bit & I just got home from errands and Cosmo Kramer our Chihuahua started barking, it was fedex driving away and left this at the front door!!!
Merry #Commodore Christmas!!!!
Merry #Commodore Christmas!!!!
December 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Mrs 8-Bit & I just got home from errands and Cosmo Kramer our Chihuahua started barking, it was fedex driving away and left this at the front door!!!
Merry #Commodore Christmas!!!!
Merry #Commodore Christmas!!!!
In 1989 #SierraOnline updated their 1986 "A Christmas Card" demo with EGA graphics & support for many new sound cards!
Here is our #Screensaver for your desktop system of this 1989 EGA "Merry Christmas" with #Roland MT-32 sound.
Download Here:
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Here is our #Screensaver for your desktop system of this 1989 EGA "Merry Christmas" with #Roland MT-32 sound.
Download Here:
8bitboyz.com/download/sie...
Sierra Christmas 1988 Screensaver - 8-Bit Boyz
This Sierra On-Line Software, “Sierra Christmas Card 1988” was originally put out in 1988 for the MS-DOS PC as the updated version of the 1986 “A Christmas Card”. This 1988 version was capable of usin...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
In 1989 #SierraOnline updated their 1986 "A Christmas Card" demo with EGA graphics & support for many new sound cards!
Here is our #Screensaver for your desktop system of this 1989 EGA "Merry Christmas" with #Roland MT-32 sound.
Download Here:
8bitboyz.com/download/sie...
Here is our #Screensaver for your desktop system of this 1989 EGA "Merry Christmas" with #Roland MT-32 sound.
Download Here:
8bitboyz.com/download/sie...
In 1986 #SierraOnline created their first #Christmas Demo. We have made it into a Windows #screensaver to bring some retro Christmas joy to your computer!
Download Here:
8bitboyz.com/download/sie...
Download Here:
8bitboyz.com/download/sie...
Sierra Christmas 1986 Screensaver - 8-Bit Boyz
This Sierra On-Line Software “A Computer Christmas” that was originally put out in 1986 for the MS-DOS PC. This screensaver version is a video capture of the original MS-DOS version playing in an emul...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
In 1986 #SierraOnline created their first #Christmas Demo. We have made it into a Windows #screensaver to bring some retro Christmas joy to your computer!
Download Here:
8bitboyz.com/download/sie...
Download Here:
8bitboyz.com/download/sie...
My all time favorite #Christmas demo is "Jingle Disk". This was the very first demo to screensaver I made many years ago. The #Commodore64 version is the best of all versions I think & available to install on your system for a great Christmas screensaver!
8bitboyz.com/download/jin...
8bitboyz.com/download/jin...
JingleDisk (1985) Screensaver - 8-Bit Boyz
This Commodore 64 version of a classic 1980’s Christmas poem is once again available to play on your Windows computer as a screensaver! DOWNLOAD INFORMATION: This Christmas video poem was originally p...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
My all time favorite #Christmas demo is "Jingle Disk". This was the very first demo to screensaver I made many years ago. The #Commodore64 version is the best of all versions I think & available to install on your system for a great Christmas screensaver!
8bitboyz.com/download/jin...
8bitboyz.com/download/jin...
So according to this, I should have a #commodore64 Ultimate in hand in 8 days!🤔
December 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So according to this, I should have a #commodore64 Ultimate in hand in 8 days!🤔
Tis the season & what better way to decorate your Windows workstation/home PC than with a #Screensaver of the original #Commodore Christmas demo!
Download Screensaver here:
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Download Screensaver here:
8bitboyz.com/download/com...
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Tis the season & what better way to decorate your Windows workstation/home PC than with a #Screensaver of the original #Commodore Christmas demo!
Download Screensaver here:
8bitboyz.com/download/com...
Download Screensaver here:
8bitboyz.com/download/com...
Hey fellow USA folks, did you order one yet?
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November 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Hey fellow USA folks, did you order one yet?
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This is a nice fun little email in my inbox tonight!!! Getting close!
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This is a nice fun little email in my inbox tonight!!! Getting close!
Our 16yr old did her own costume and make this year and placed in the school contest!! It's her take on Pin Head. She is a true 80's kids, thats what she loves!
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www.youtube.com/shorts/N4-wE...
Pinhead makeup🖤⛓️🩸 #hellraiser #makeup #goth #horror #horrormakeup #alternativemakeup
YouTube video by BloodBear
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November 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Our 16yr old did her own costume and make this year and placed in the school contest!! It's her take on Pin Head. She is a true 80's kids, thats what she loves!
www.youtube.com/shorts/N4-wE...
www.youtube.com/shorts/N4-wE...
Help our daughters dog win this rigged contest at doggy day care.
Please vote for "Cow (wrinkles)".
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Please vote for "Cow (wrinkles)".
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October 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Help our daughters dog win this rigged contest at doggy day care.
Please vote for "Cow (wrinkles)".
www.facebook.com/share/1Bkvxr...
Please vote for "Cow (wrinkles)".
www.facebook.com/share/1Bkvxr...