Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Today we're checking out a Linux distro created by a group of Windows bootleggers from the mid-2000s! So maybe not surprisingly, it looks a lot like Windows XP... at least at first.
StartOS/Ylmf OS: archive.org/details/ylmf-os
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● Music/Credits:
Background Music:
"Blue Mood", from the YouTube Audio Library
"Mining by Moonlight", "Acid Jazz", "Lobby Time", "Airport Lounge", "George Street Shuffle", "Spy Groove", "Late Night Radio", "Shades of Spring", by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
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Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
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● Chapters:
00:00 - A little backstory…
02:30 - Version 1.0 installation
06:29 - Exploring version 1.0
13:14 - Trying some Windows programs
22:01 - Version 4.0 installation
24:19 - Exploring version 4.0
30:00 - Version 5.1 installation
31:27 - Exploring version 5.1
35:44 - Final thoughts and outro
#MichaelMJD #StartOS #YlmfOS
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Today we're checking out a Linux distro created by a group of Windows bootleggers from the mid-2000s! So maybe not surprisingly, it looks a lot like Windows XP... at least at first.
StartOS/Ylmf OS: archive.org/details/ylmf-os
● Support the channel on Patreon to get early access to these videos!
patreon.com/MichaelMJD
● 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:
Background Music:
"Blue Mood", from the YouTube Audio Library
"Mining by Moonlight", "Acid Jazz", "Lobby Time", "Airport Lounge", "George Street Shuffle", "Spy Groove", "Late Night Radio", "Shades of Spring", by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
"Pop, High, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org (used under a Creative Commons license)
Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
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 - A little backstory…
02:30 - Version 1.0 installation
06:29 - Exploring version 1.0
13:14 - Trying some Windows programs
22:01 - Version 4.0 installation
24:19 - Exploring version 4.0
30:00 - Version 5.1 installation
31:27 - Exploring version 5.1
35:44 - Final thoughts and outro
#MichaelMJD #StartOS #YlmfOS
