https://makertube.net/videos/watch/85a386d8-cb3b-4ce3-b4fb-1f1627fc1ca2 Testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer. Project Website: https://www.chat64.nl Buy from Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/bartselektronica/ Buy from the Retro8bit Shop: https://www.retro8bitshop.com/product/chat64-cartridge-for-the-commodore-64/ GitHub for the C64 Version: https://github.com/bvenneker/Chat64 GitHub for the Atari 8 Bit Version: https://github.com/bvenneker/AtariXL GitHub for the ZX Spectrum Version: https://github.com/bvenneker/Chat64-for-ZX-Spectrum TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Project History 2:55 Setting up 10:16 Chatting away 14:42 My verdict 16:25 Thank you & Good night ----------------------------------------­------ MUSIC by FOCUS 10 https://focus10music.bandcamp.com EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS I USE: https://kit.co/janbeta * MERCHANDISE: https://janbeta.creator-spring.com MASTODON: https://social.janbeta.net PATREON: https://patreon.com/janbeta KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/janbeta WEBSITE: https://www.janbeta.net TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/thejanbeta YT CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftUpOO4h9EgH0eDOZtjzcA/join Thanks for watching! Stuff marked with "*" contains affiliate links. You don't pay anything extra and I get a little commission from everything you buy through the links (even if you buy something different there)., #JanBeta #Chat64 #Commodore64 #Atari800XL #ZXSpectrum #Atari #Commodore #Sinclair #Chat #Cartridge #RetroComputing #VintageComputing Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:53:38 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://fair.tube https://fair.tube/lazy-static/avatars/cbad4cca-2b1c-411d-869e-5b87a23aec75.png https://makertube.net/videos/watch/85a386d8-cb3b-4ce3-b4fb-1f1627fc1ca2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://fair.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=28271 https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=28271 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:48:21 GMT I really appreciate you sharing!

]]> manchicken https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=27301 https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=27301 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:42:43 GMT Not a retro computing guy myself, but these projects are so fun to follow. Subscribed, and hope to see more of your thoughts on this project as it develops!

]]> lovemakeshare https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26548 https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26548 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 21:20:51 GMT @fedivideo@fedi.video @gmc@friends.chasmcity.net sorta like proto-IRC in a way, I suppose

]]> GroupNebula563 https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26548 https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26548 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:13:25 GMT @gmc@friends.chasmcity.net Ooh interesting! Were they real time chat like the kind seen in the video?

]]> Fedi.Video on PeerTube https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26556 https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26556 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:07:35 GMT Is the thumbs down from an Amstrad fan? :-p This looks like fun but I would be tempted to buy for each platform! You are a bad influence, Jan! 😄

]]> Hamish The PolarBear https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26548 https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26548 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 22:14:55 GMT This looks really fun, thanks for the video! By the way, does anyone know if there were any real life chat rooms on the 8-bits in their own time, or did they just use BBSes?

]]> Fedi.Video on PeerTube https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26544 https://fair.tube/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u;threadId=26544 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:19:59 GMT @jan_beta Fun device! Love to see things like this for retro machines :)

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