This Does Not ComputeReplacing the capacitors on motherboards is something vintage computer enthusiasts are all too familiar with -- but that's only part of the problem.
Fix this part before it KILLS your vintage computer!This Does Not Compute2023-12-29 | Replacing the capacitors on motherboards is something vintage computer enthusiasts are all too familiar with -- but that's only part of the problem.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).I built a retro Mac from BRAND NEW parts!This Does Not Compute2024-10-04 | What happens when you get a broken Macintosh SE/30 but it's not worth fixing? You go incredibly overboard instead.
00:00 - Introduction 01:17 - A surefire solution 03:43 - Change of plans 05:38 - (Re)loading the new PCB 08:24 - It didn't work 12:46 - Let's go! 15:08 - Some nifty accessories 20:00 - The scope keeps creeping 26:25 - Wax on, wax off 29:27 - Just look at this thing
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).This retro Shuttle XPC is AWESOME!This Does Not Compute2024-09-20 | I've always had a soft spot for these small Shuttle XPC systems. Now I finally have one of my own.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).DOWNGRADING My Retro PC?!This Does Not Compute2024-09-06 | I built a cool vintage PC, but ultimately it didn't seem quite right. Let's try to fix that...if I can get it to work, that is.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).I saw AWESOME stuff at the Free Geek Twin Cities Retro Tech Expo!This Does Not Compute2024-08-23 | It's nowhere near as big as conventions like VCF, but the retro tech expo put on by Free Geek Twin Cities was still a fantastic time!
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com).Apple PenLite: The iPad Before the iPad!This Does Not Compute2024-06-21 | Many regard Apple's Newton PDA from 1993 as the company's first foray into touchscreen computing. It turns out that the company had even greater ambitions -- but the project met an unfortunate fate just at the last minute.
Sources: Cupertino aerial footage by The Bureau (https://www.thebureau.co)."Apple Delivers a True Mac With Its Pricey Portable," InfoWorld, October 23, 1989.Apple office photos courtesy Tom Gilley and Tom Erickson."Apple, Toshiba plan multimedia PDAs," InfoWorld, June 29, 1992.Compaq LTE 286 photo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Laptop_Compaq.JPGToshiba J3100 photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toshiba_J-3100GT.jpgPair of Toshiba laptops photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toshiba_T1000SE_and_Toshiba_DynaBook_J-3100SS_20191208.jpgWilliam Shepherd with Mac Portable on Space Shuttle photo: images.nasa.gov/details/s41-04-035Apple Valley Green 6 photo: pwaec.com/commercial/apple-computer-valley-green-6Japan aerial footage courtesy Hosiden."Getting to the point," Computerworld, October 28, 1991.Alan Kay photo courtesy Viewpoints Research Institute."A New Approach to Linear Filtering and Prediction Problems," R. E. Kalman, https://courses.cs.duke.edu/compsci527/cps274/fall11/papers/Kalman60.pdfALCM footage courtesy the United States Air Force.Marc Porat and John Sculley photo: commoncog.com/c/cases/general-magic/"PDA Players Partner Up," PC Magazine, March 30, 1993.Apple Newton "Cadillac" prototype photos: "Iconic" by Jonathan Zufi and flickr.com/photos/abeles/41532814601"Apple drops into electronics field with nebulous Newton," InfoWorld, June 1, 1992."Apple makes moves to squash Newton's bugs," Computerworld, September 13, 1993."Newton: A Step toward the Future," Macworld, August 1992."The Macintosh Computer," Computer Chronicles, season 2, episode 10.Larry Tesler photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larry_Tesler_Smiles_at_Whisper.jpeg"The Future of the PC," Fortune, August 26, 1991."Price wars will hurt Apple's '94 revenue," InfoWorld, June 14, 1993."Restless Sculley steps down as CEO of Apple," InfoWorld, June 21, 1993."Apple cuts could sidetrack focus," Computerworld, July 12, 1993."MacWorld San Francisco," Computer Chronicles, season 11, episode 19."Apple stock plunge prompts lawsuits," The Wisconsin State Journal, July 29, 1993."Apple cuts jobs, rethinks Enterprise Systems division," Network World, July 12, 1993.Photos from World PC Expo 1996: http://nerd.jp/events/19xx/E960907/index.htmlPC Watch Japan article about PenLite prototype at World PC Expo in 1996: web.archive.org/web/19990822181440/http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/960907/apple.htm"Apple upgrades Newton OS, MessagePad," InfoWorld, January 23, 1995."Would you know my name?," Computerworld, November 1, 1993.
00:00 - Introduction 02:04 - A Mac in your pocket 04:10 - A new user interface paradigm 12:24 - Touchscreen development 16:48 - A cool idea not fit for sale 20:36 - The birth of PenLite 25:36 - Chasing bugs 28:30 - Reading your writing 30:54 - Competition from colleagues 33:36 - Ready to launch until it wasn't 38:03 - A lasting legacy
Music by Epidemic Sound (epidemicsound.com) and Lakey Inspired (soundcloud.com/LAKEYINSPIRED). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Repairing an Unreleased Prototype Mac...TABLET?!This Does Not Compute2024-06-07 | Over the years, Apple has whipped up a number of prototype products that never made it to production. Usually these get destroyed and remain unknown...but this one managed to survive, and needed some help to get working again.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).The N64 games I bought were FAKEThis Does Not Compute2024-05-24 | Counterfeit and reproduction video game cartridges are nothing new, but shady sellers keep trying new tricks to pass them off as legitimate. I picked up a pair of Nintendo 64 games that should have been real...but definitely weren't.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Unleashing my 3D printer for CHEAP!This Does Not Compute2024-05-03 | My Prusa Mini has been a great 3D printer, but over the years it had gotten slightly annoying to have to swap a USB flash drive whenever I needed to move files to it. For just a few bucks and a couple minutes' worth of work, though, I was able to connect it to my WiFi network!
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).The worlds best trackball was built to breakThis Does Not Compute2024-04-19 | Kensington's Turbo Mouse and Expert Mouse trackballs have been around for decades. I picked one up, expecting an easy fix -- but its design rendered it e-waste instead.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Can a simple software change make your vintage Mac even FASTER?This Does Not Compute2024-04-05 | Solid-state hard drive replacements like the BlueSCSI are quite popular among vintage Mac enthusiasts. But can you eke more performance out of it simply by changing the way you format the drive?
Sites like the Macintosh Garden are a great place to find vintage software like the hard drive formatting utilities shown in this video: macintoshgarden.org
Sources: BlueSCSI: bluescsi.com Another comparison of multiple drivers using period-correct hardware: http://www.euronet.nl/users/ernstoud/bnchmrks.html Disk Jockey: https://diskjockey.onegeekarmy.eu The Macintosh Bible 6th edition, page 150.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).I thought my Bose headphones were DEAD until I found this fix!This Does Not Compute2024-03-22 | I suspected the battery in my Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones was on its way out. But it ended up being a different issue entirely, and fixing it cost a fraction of what Bose would have charged for a replacement -- with no special tools or skills required!
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).This old external hard drive can do WHAT?!This Does Not Compute2024-03-08 | At first glance the MicroNet SANcube looks like a big external FireWire hard drive. But it has an unexpected trick up its sleeve...
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Restoring Sonys first VAIO laptop!This Does Not Compute2024-01-26 | Sony's PCG-505 looks like a pretty typical late-90s laptop at first glance. But it actually had a big impact on the computer industry -- you probably just didn't realize it.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).What is this, a PC joystick for ANTS?This Does Not Compute2024-01-12 | Suncom Technologies tried to create a compelling alternative for the ordinary computer mouse with its ICONtroller joystick. Problem is, it wasn't really any good.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).This obscure disk format had NO CHANCE at success!This Does Not Compute2023-12-15 | The 1990s saw a fierce battle between manufacturers for high-capacity removable disk storage. But some -- like the Avatar Shark -- lost even before they hit the market.
Sources: "A Gig In Your Pocket," PC World, March 1998. "Shark 250," PC Magazine, May 6, 1997. Computer History Museum page on Avatar 170MB drive: computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102626593 "Read the Instructions," PC Magazine, February 10, 1998. "Dauphin adds removable cartridge to notebook," InfoWorld, November 2, 1992. "State of the Slate: Pen-based Computers," PC Magazine, March 30, 1993. "Avatar launches hard drive targeted at road warriors," Computerworld, March 17, 1997. "Micron offers Zip as default disk drive," InfoWorld, February 23, 1998. "Shark price tags dive," Computerworld, August 18, 1997. "Watchdog," Maximum PC, December 1998. "A plethora of products," Electronic Design, November 22, 1993.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Could this prebuilt vintage PC actually be GOOD?!This Does Not Compute2023-12-08 | There were an increasing number of cheap, proprietary PCs in the late 1990s -- many of which couldn't be upgraded well, or at all. But this Dell Dimension XPS could be almost as good as a custom-built computer.
00:00 - Introduction 01:11 - Drives and ports 01:53 - Not quite what it seems 04:35 - Upgrades 06:09 - The Slot 1 story 09:24 - Reassembly and cleaning 11:19 - I should have installed Windows Me on this 12:34 - Video cards kinda sucked back then, but we still liked them 13:31 - passport.mid is the best, fight me 15:40 - It's a good computer
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Sonys LAST little laptop!This Does Not Compute2023-11-24 | When it manufactured personal computers, Sony got a reputation for producing some unique and niche machines. But sometimes they were a bit too niche...and that was the P-series' downfall.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).A BETTER way to replace surface-mount capacitors!This Does Not Compute2023-11-10 | When it comes to vintage electronics, the trope of "replace the capacitors" may be tired, but is still rooted in truth. Problem is, removing surface-mount parts can be time-consuming, expensive, or risky, depending on your approach. Let's explore all of the options, and check out a somewhat niche tool that could be a game-changer.
Big thanks to Steve from @Mac84 for helping out with this episode -- be sure to check out his channel! youtube.com/mac84
If you have a Hakko F-888D soldering station and are curious about the FX-8804 hot tweezers shown in the episode, here's an affiliate link you can use to pick up a set: amzn.to/47lNuAU
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Why do people care about this DINOSAUR of a Mac?This Does Not Compute2023-10-27 | Apple's Macintosh Quadra 700 from 1991 is a favorite among vintage computer collectors, but not just because it was a good machine during its era.
Sources: Mac IIfx photo: oldcrap.org/2019/07/31/apple-macintosh-iifx Mac IIfx motherboard photo: https://recapamac.com.au/macintosh-iifx/ "Dual Dynamos: The Macintosh Quadra 700 and 900," MacUser, December 1991.
00:00 -- Introduction 01:23 -- Power supply recap 05:32 -- Testing the old capacitors 06:05 -- PSU reassembly (Dan Mason music feature) 07:38 -- Does the power supply blow up? 07:53 -- Further disassembly and cleaning 09:53 -- Putting it all back together 10:32 -- Overview and performance 13:37 -- It's a UNIX system, I know this 14:11 -- Is good computer yes
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Thats a LOT of hard drives! | Synology DS1821+ NAS reviewThis Does Not Compute2023-10-13 | Network-attached storage devices have seen adoption among power users and IT professionals for long enough that some are finding themselves ready for an upgrade. Let's check out a model from Synology that packs a lot of features, and also offers expandability into the future.
My standard review disclaimer: Synology provided the unit and upgrades as part of this review, but has had no editorial input into this video, nor was I paid to produce it. The opinions expressed here are exclusively my own. My responsibility to you, the viewer, is paramount. This video has the "includes paid promotion" setting enabled simply because YouTube does not discern product reviews from other forms of paid content.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).The worlds THINNEST laptop (in 2001)This Does Not Compute2023-09-29 | Laptops were gaining popularity in the early 2000s due to increasing selection and falling prices. In the thin-and-light category, Toshiba pulled out all the stops and produced a machine so portable that it rivals even today's laptops.
Sources: Portege 2000 extended battery photos: ebay.com/itm/255963114931 "The Laptop Shell Game," Popular Mechanics, October 2002. "The Notebook Buyer's Guide," Maximum PC, July 2005. "An Intel-Approved Desktop to Go," PC Magazine, August 5, 2003. "RIP Toshiba-Branded PCs, Long Live Dynabook," PC Magazine, pcmag.com/news/rip-toshiba-branded-pcs-long-live-dynabook "Toshiba Portege 2000," PC Magazine, April 9, 2002.
Music by Soundstripe (https://www.soundstripe.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Apple ALMOST made this portable word processor!This Does Not Compute2023-09-22 | The AlphaSmart text editing device was originally designed by Apple engineers. When they couldn't get their employer to build it, they decided to do so themselves -- and ended up being a rather clever, long-lived device.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Restoring Apples most BORING vintage MacThis Does Not Compute2023-09-08 | The Mac Classic wasn't fancy or exciting when it launched in 1990, but Apple sold a ton of them.
Sources: "Macintosh IIsi and Classic Deliver Quality for Lower Price," InfoWorld, November 12, 1990. Mac Classic and SE motherboard photos: https://recapamac.com.au/ TidBITS article about Mac Classic ROM disk: tidbits.com/1990/11/19/the-system-in-the-new-machine "Mac Classic Appeals to New Market," InfoWorld, December 10, 1990. "How Does Apple Deal with Success?", Macworld, March 1991. "The Mac Option Revisited," ABA Journal, June 1991. "Mac Classic," Macworld, December 1990.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Could this ThinkPad netbook actually be GOOD at retro gaming?This Does Not Compute2023-08-25 | Lenovo's ThinkPad X100e form 2010 went up against a slew of competitors in the netbook market. It was certainly better in some regards, but was held back in others. But with the right OS, could it still find some usefulness today?
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Wait...THATS what was wrong with my rare Mac clone?!This Does Not Compute2023-08-11 | How could I have missed this problem?
Music by Soundstripe (soundstripe.com) and Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Well that’s one way to fix a broken iMac…This Does Not Compute2023-07-21 | Interesting problems require interesting solutions.Lets Note: Panasonics Japanese Business Laptops!This Does Not Compute2023-07-14 | You might be familiar with Panasonic's Toughbook like of rugged notebook PCs. But in its home country of Japan, the company offers many more models -- so let's check out a smaller, decade-old one from the Let's Note series.
Music by Soundstripe (soundstripe.com) and Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Sony Data Discman: The First eBook Reader!This Does Not Compute2023-07-07 | In the early 1990s, plenty of people didn't even own computers yet -- but that didn't stop Sony from trying to take books into the digital realm.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Put a vintage Mac in your pocket!This Does Not Compute2023-06-23 | The majority of vintage Mac enthusiasts focus on restoring original hardware. But here's a way to get the classic Mac OS experience in a device you can fit in your pocket!
Instructions overview for installing Mini vMac on PocketCHIP:
Download the .zip file from the GitHub repository and find/make a Mini vMac disk image (links below) Install SSH server if it isn't already: sudo apt-get install openssh-server Find the PocketCHIP's IP address: ip addr show wlan0 Connect to PocketCHIP using an SFTP client with credentials chip/chip Create a folder on PocketCHIP and navigate into it Upload the minivmac, MacII.ROM and your disk image file On the PocketCHIP, navigate into the folder you made and make minivmac executable: chmod +x minivmac Then just run it with ./minivmac (provided that your disk image is named disk1.dsk)
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).This vintage upgrade made the Mac SE into a MONSTER!This Does Not Compute2023-06-16 | Processor upgrades for Macs in the 1990s were commonplace...but earlier models, like the Mac SE, weren't designed with them in mind. That didn't stop clever third parties from figuring out how to make them work, though, and they ended up offering ridiculous results.
Sources: "After the Split at Apple's Core," InfoWorld, September 30, 1985. MacUser, April 1987. Mac SE dual floppy photo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_SE#/media/File:Macintosh_SE_b.jpg "More than a Plus," Macworld, April 1987. "...For the Rest of Us," MacUser, April 1987. "Beefing Up the SE," Macworld, September 1987. "News Briefs," InfoWorld, August 27, 1987.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Did this obscure audio format REALLY sound better than MiniDisc?This Does Not Compute2023-06-09 | Something that came up occasionally in early reviews of DCC and MiniDisc equipment was that DCC's sound quality was a bit better. The technical specifications of both formats' codecs suggest this is indeed the case, but look closer and things aren't so clear after all.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Check out this WEIRD tech I found at Free Geek Twin Cities!This Does Not Compute2023-05-26 | Minneapolis nonprofit Free Geek Twin Cities sometimes sees strange or uncommon technology get donated...here's a look at some that I've run across lately.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com).Could this cheap Windows XP laptop make for great Windows 98 gaming?This Does Not Compute2023-05-19 | Just because a retro PC that originally shipped in the Windows XP era also offers Windows 98 drivers doesn't mean it's going to be the best experience...and here's a great example.
Sources: Unreal Tournament and 3DMark 99 benchmark result charts (and an overall fantastic resource for comparing retro video cards!): http://hw-museum.cz/article/2/benchmark-vga-1998---2001--2011-edition-/2 "An Old Faithful - Dell Inspiron 8200," HWM, May 2002. "Lowered XPectations," Computerworld, November 5, 2001.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Diagnosing a Dead Mac Color ClassicThis Does Not Compute2023-05-12 | Apple's Mac Color Classic from 1993 is my favorite desktop computer, so when one that wasn't working crossed my path, I knew I needed to try repairing it. But even though we have tons of options for fixing and modifying retro computers these days, sometimes the parts you need are still practically impossible to find.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Putting Together My Own Retro Desktop PCThis Does Not Compute2023-04-28 | I've worked on plenty of retro desktop computers, but for various reasons I haven't been able to keep any of them. It's about time we changed that.
00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - Checking out the case 03:48 - The motherboard and CPU 08:00 - Keeping cool 09:01 - An ominous warning 10:12 - A selection of drives 13:37 - You're probably bored by now 14:17 - Sound and video 16:05 - A GPU shootout...or not 17:58 - CaN iT pLaY cRySiS tHo? 19:24 - I found another video card. It still can't play Crysis 20:43 - The beginning, not the end
Music by Soundstripe (soundstripe.com) and Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).DayStars PowerCache made a fast 1989 Mac even faster...kind ofThis Does Not Compute2023-04-21 | CPU upgrades for computers have been around for decades, and DayStar was a prolific maker of them for Macs. The company advertised that its PowerCache cards could make a Mac IIci from 1989 even faster than Apple's high-performance IIfx...but were those claims actually true?
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Dauphin DTR-1: The 486 Touchscreen PC from 1992!This Does Not Compute2023-04-14 | The 1990s saw portable computing take off in a big way, but manufacturers were still trying to figure out what form factor worked best. While most went with the notebook design we're most familiar with today, a small company from Chicago had another idea.
Sources: IBM 5155 luggable PC photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IBM_5155_(1).jpg "HP floors industry with 20MB, 1.3-inch drive," InfoWorld, June 15, 1992. "Smooth as Glass," PC Magazine, May 25, 1993. "HP drops disk drives," Computerworld, July 15, 1996. "Lappro-286 Introduced By Dauphin," InfoWorld, October 24, 1988. "286-Based Portables," PC Magazine, March 13, 1990. "Dauphin 1000-FX Is One of First 486SX Laptops," InfoWorld, June 10, 1991. "Dauphin touts hand-held pen tablet as desktop substitute," InfoWorld, January 25, 1993. "State of the Slate: Pen-based Computers," PC Magazine, March 30, 1993. "Area computer firm wins defense contract," Chicago Tribune, February 8, 1992. "Dauphin's Modular DTR-1: Portable, But No Desktop PC," PC Magazine, September 28, 1993. "Portable Pleasures," Computerworld, October 25, 1993. "PDA market stays shaky but active," Computerworld, August 22, 1994. DTR-2 photos: http://www.spic.net/mirrors/dauphin-dtr-1/www.eskimo.com/%257Etoby/dtr1/pics/index.html "For Pen PC Mogul, a Sword Would Have Been Mightier," PC Magazine, June 27, 1995. "Dauphin Technologies files for bankruptcy; IBM the main debtor," Chicago Tribune, January 4, 1995. "Palmtop sales slow, forcing firm's hand in Chapter 11 filing," Chicago Tribune, January 5, 1995. "Dauphin out of Chapter 11," Chicago Tribune, July 30, 1996. "Dauphin Technology acquires R.M. Schultz," Daily Herald, February 12, 1997. "Marketing Orasis," Chicago Tribune, June 7, 1999. "Hefty handhelds on tap at Comdex," InfoWorld, November 17, 1997. Dauphin Orasis photo: reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/g9462s/behold_my_very_rare_dauphin_orasis_tablet GeoVax merges with Dauphin in 2006: bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/01/23/daily26.html?page=all
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Dell Inspiron 5150: Good for Windows XP Gaming?This Does Not Compute2023-03-31 | Not everyone has the space for a desktop retro PC. So if you're interested in getting into the Windows XP gaming scene, could this 20-year-old Dell laptop be a viable option?
Music by Soundstripe (soundstripe.com) and Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Sports Walkman: Sonys Go-Anywhere Portable Electronics!This Does Not Compute2023-03-24 | As the personal electronics craze exploded in the 1980s, people wanted to take their gadgets everywhere. Sony came up with a product line that promised to hold up to (mostly) anything their owners could throw at them.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Restoring One of Apples Weirdest Vintage Macs!This Does Not Compute2023-03-17 | The Macintosh IIsi was a midrange model from late 1990 meant to go up against PC clones in business environments. But some of the compromises that its engineers had to make to hit its price point meant for some very interesting quirks.
Music by Soundstripe (soundstripe.com) and Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Exploring a Mystery Retro PC!This Does Not Compute2023-03-10 | I picked up what I initially thought was a new-in-box retro PC case, but it turned out to be much more -- so let's see what kind of story it has to tell.
Music by Soundstripe (soundstripe.com) and Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).CD Mavica: Sonys Weird CD Burning Digital Cameras!This Does Not Compute2023-03-03 | Sony's Mavica line of digital cameras from the late 90s were compelling due to their use of normal floppy disks instead of expensive flash media. But when photo sizes became too large for floppies, the company switched to another commodity media instead...with interesting results.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).A Look At Sonys Crazy 2000s PDAs!This Does Not Compute2023-02-17 | Most personal digital assistants were fairly utilitarian. Sony had other ideas.
Sources: "IBM licenses Palm Pilot," InfoWorld, September 22, 1997. IBM WorkPad photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IBM_Workpad_c3.jpg "Palm handhelds get expansion slot," InfoWorld, April 9, 2001. "Palm Leads the Pack," Computerworld, November 22, 1999. "Palm's Mace Is Officially 'Paranoid' About PocketPC," Computerworld, April 17, 2000. "Sony Clie PEG-NX80V," Maximum PC, October 2003. "Sony's Crossover PDA," PC Magazine, October 1, 2003. "Palm Slashes Pricing to Match the Competition," Computerworld, February 10, 2003. "Palm Fights Back," PC Magazine, October 28, 2003.
Music by Epidemic Sound (epidemicsound.com) and Soundstripe (https://www.soundstripe.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Iomega Clik: Little Disk, Huge FailureThis Does Not Compute2023-02-03 | Throughout the 1990s, Iomega was the darling of the storage industry with its various, successful disk formats. But while technology was rapidly changing at the end of the decade, the company stuck to what it knew best with its Clik/PocketZip disk -- which ultimately would lead to its downfall.
Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).Massively Speeding Up Apples First Power Mac!This Does Not Compute2023-01-27 | In the fast-paced tech scene of the 1990s, computers were often obsolete after just a few years. As such, Apple's first-generation PowerPC-based computers from 1994 were definitely feeling their age by the end of the decade...but in the case of this Power Mac 7100, third-party manufacturers had other plans.
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