Ivory BBS is a simple and robust BBS program for the Commodore 64

Commodore 64

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...

. Known for its default cool blue hues, and limited functionality. E-mail

E-mail

Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...

 user-to-user, discussion forums, a file transfer

File transfer

File transfer is a generic term for the act of transmitting files over a computer network or the Internet. There are numerous ways and protocols to transfer files over a network. Computers which provide a file transfer service are often called file servers. Depending on the client's perspective the...

 area, and of course Sysop Chat. Easy to operate -- flip one of the dip-switches

DIP switch

DIP switches are manual electric switches that are packaged in a group in a standard dual in-line package...

 on your 1200 baud

Baud

In telecommunications and electronics, baud is synonymous to symbols per second or pulses per second. It is the unit of symbol rate, also known as baud rate or modulation rate; the number of distinct symbol changes made to the transmission medium per second in a digitally modulated signal or a...

modem to auto-answer, load the program, publish your phone number on other BBSes, and you're in business.