Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Here's a bit of a retro tech oddity! This prototype tablet PC was developed by Intel back in 2006, and was an engineering sample for the Ultra-Mobile PC standard. Which makes this one of the earliest UMPCs around!
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Further Reading/Watching:
Bishop's Reddit Post: reddit.com/r/umpc/comments/1cacg6g/help_me_identify_this_prototype
Video Demo from 2007: youtube.com/watch?v=mMsM8ku9CZ0
PCWorld Article: web.archive.org/web/20070128151744/http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002962.html
IT Media Article (Japanese): itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0609/27/news067.html
PDAClub Article (Polish): https://pdaclub.pl/newsy/sprzet/umpc-korporacji-quanta.html
Background Music:
"Supreme" and "Blue Mood" from the YouTube Audio Library
"Acid Jazz", "Mining by Moonlight", "Airport Lounge", and "Spy 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 - What is this thing?
00:47 - Overview and history
05:47 - Taking a look inside
08:06 - Powering it on
09:23 - Exploring the OS
20:43 - An unfortunate turn of events
22:17 - What I was able to do
26:18 - A bit of Half-Life
28:30 - Outro
#MichaelMJD #Prototype #UMPC
Thanks to Bishop for letting me borrow this!
● Support the channel on Patreon to get early access to these videos!
patreon.com/MichaelMJD
Here's a bit of a retro tech oddity! This prototype tablet PC was developed by Intel back in 2006, and was an engineering sample for the Ultra-Mobile PC standard. Which makes this one of the earliest UMPCs around!
● Gear I use to make these videos: kit.co/mjd
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:
Further Reading/Watching:
Bishop's Reddit Post: reddit.com/r/umpc/comments/1cacg6g/help_me_identify_this_prototype
Video Demo from 2007: youtube.com/watch?v=mMsM8ku9CZ0
PCWorld Article: web.archive.org/web/20070128151744/http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002962.html
IT Media Article (Japanese): itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0609/27/news067.html
PDAClub Article (Polish): https://pdaclub.pl/newsy/sprzet/umpc-korporacji-quanta.html
Background Music:
"Supreme" and "Blue Mood" from the YouTube Audio Library
"Acid Jazz", "Mining by Moonlight", "Airport Lounge", and "Spy 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 - What is this thing?
00:47 - Overview and history
05:47 - Taking a look inside
08:06 - Powering it on
09:23 - Exploring the OS
20:43 - An unfortunate turn of events
22:17 - What I was able to do
26:18 - A bit of Half-Life
28:30 - Outro
#MichaelMJD #Prototype #UMPC
