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In 2012, Microsoft unveiled the Surface. But 4 years earlier, they unveiled... the Surface. And this was no portable tablet, it was a 200lb computer with a massive projection-based screen that was intended for use by businesses. And I happened to track down (part of) one!
Surface Apps: archive.org/details/surface-1.0-apps
Surface SDK: archive.org/details/surfacesdk_1.0_sp1
Surface Demo Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=K0i35C5X26o
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Background Music:
"Supreme", "Swing Haven 10 - Austin", "Brighton Lights", and "Blue Mood" from the YouTube Audio Library
"Acid Jazz", "Late Night Radio", "George Street Shuffle", "Airport Lounge", "Lobby Time", and "Spoy Groove" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
"Pop, High, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org (used under a Creative Commons license)
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Chapters:
00:00 - Setting the scene...
00:38 - A little history
01:51 - Hardware overview
06:28 - Booting up
08:33 - Exploring the OS
12:07 - The Surface UI
15:55 - A couple of hardware tests
19:11 - Checking out some Surface games
25:25 - Exploring the game files
27:29 - Surface Music
29:42 - Adding songs to the Music app
33:29 - More Surface Music
35:35 - Final thoughts and outro
#MichaelMJD #MicrosoftSurface #PixelSense
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In 2012, Microsoft unveiled the Surface. But 4 years earlier, they unveiled... the Surface. And this was no portable tablet, it was a 200lb computer with a massive projection-based screen that was intended for use by businesses. And I happened to track down (part of) one!
Surface Apps: archive.org/details/surface-1.0-apps
Surface SDK: archive.org/details/surfacesdk_1.0_sp1
Surface Demo Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=K0i35C5X26o
● Support the channel on Patreon to get early access to these videos!
patreon.com/MichaelMJD
● Gear I use to make these videos:
Camera: amzn.to/3ipyKc5
Tripod: amzn.to/3pqxycn
Microphone: amzn.to/35UbkXb
Editing Software (Premiere): amzn.to/39kawfS
Thumbnail Editor (Photoshop): amzn.to/3lVqVN6
● Affiliate Links:
Get a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL of Amazon Prime: amzn.to/2xVmMB3
Get a FREE TRIAL of Audible: amzn.to/44CX7tN
Amazon: amazon.com/?tag=teammjd-20
● Music/Credits:
Background Music:
"Supreme", "Swing Haven 10 - Austin", "Brighton Lights", and "Blue Mood" from the YouTube Audio Library
"Acid Jazz", "Late Night Radio", "George Street Shuffle", "Airport Lounge", "Lobby Time", and "Spoy Groove" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
"Pop, High, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org (used under a Creative Commons license)
Amazon Affiliate Notice: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. All Amazon links that I provide will use my affiliate code with Amazon.
Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.
Chapters:
00:00 - Setting the scene...
00:38 - A little history
01:51 - Hardware overview
06:28 - Booting up
08:33 - Exploring the OS
12:07 - The Surface UI
15:55 - A couple of hardware tests
19:11 - Checking out some Surface games
25:25 - Exploring the game files
27:29 - Surface Music
29:42 - Adding songs to the Music app
33:29 - More Surface Music
35:35 - Final thoughts and outro
#MichaelMJD #MicrosoftSurface #PixelSense
