SOFTWARE LIBRARY
The software
The programs that ran the boards and the machines that called them. Every title has its story. The free ones are on the shelf: download one, or put it on a floppy in your disk box.
BBS software
6 titlesC64
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All American BBSC64 · C128 · 1987
A C64 board from 1987, with a 128 version, sold with paid updates.
COMMERCIAL
1
Blue BoardC64
A fast C64 board in pure machine code, written in Vancouver and sold around the world.
COMMERCIAL
1
C*BaseC64
A C64 board written in compiled BASIC with machine-code help, known for networking its message bases. Now open source.
OPEN SOURCEON THE SHELF
15
C-Net 64 and DS2C64 · C128 · 1986
The C64 C-Net line: C-Net 10, 11 and 12, and DS2, which is still looked after.
RIGHTS UNKNOWN
9
Color 64C64
The C64 board that put colour and graphics on the caller's screen. Version 7.37 is public domain.
PUBLIC DOMAINON THE SHELF
16
Image BBSC64 · C128 · 1988
The most-run board on our list. A C64 BBS that began as the upgrade to C-Net 12 and is still being worked on.
RIGHTS UNKNOWN
17
Terminals
3 titles
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CBtermC64 · 1985
A C64 terminal from 1985, all machine code. Freeware.
FREEWARE
CCGMSC64 · 1985–2021
The terminal most C64 owners called boards with, from 1985 to now.
RELEASED FREEON THE SHELF
NovatermC64 · C128
The terminal for serious C64 and 128 callers in the 1990s. Sold, never made free.
COMMERCIAL
Utilities
1 title
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DraCopyC64 · C128 · Plus/4 · PET · 2009–2022
A two-panel file copier for Commodore drives, from 2009. Free to use.
FREEWAREON THE SHELF
Programming
1 title
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Turbo Macro ProC64 · 1997–2006
A C64 assembler built on Turbo Assembler, the one the scene grew up on. Given out free.
RELEASED FREEON THE SHELF
Games
1 title
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INTERCEPTC64 · 2026
petscii.nw's own game for the C64. Free to copy and share.
FREEWAREON THE SHELF