Re: New to the scene

phaedra <[email protected]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:26:53 +1200
Newsgroups alt.c64
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 6/7/26 13:13, RobertB wrote:
> 
> Smithwicks <[email protected]> posted:
> 
>> I wasn't sure how active it would be as I
>> don't know if the C64 can even utilize Usenet? I'm sure someone out
>> there has figured a way, but who knows.
> 
>      Heh, back in the day, I accessed Usenet through my shell account on the
> dial-up service I had.
> 
> Truly,
> Robert Bernardo
> Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
> Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
> June 20-21 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2026 - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

i doubt it could cope with the raw data..
but maybe as interpreted by a bbs?
the 128 had a qwk file reader.. and i stumbled across something similar 
for the 64 (not tested yet) might be as close as we get to a true usenet 
reader for the retro-beast.