The Eric ExperimentIn this video, join me as I finally reveal the tiniest 486 computer I built from scratch, complete with a custom 3D printed mini case and monitor! This project, over two years in the making, showcases the highlights of my journey, from its conception to the unique components that make it tick. With its Intel 486DX4 100Mhz processor and genuine retro hardware, this little machine is a dream come true for space-conscious retro gaming and computing fans. Discover how I created this miniature marvel and explore more retro tech content on the channel!
#Tiny486Computer #RetroGaming #retrocomputing
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Background 1:15 - Main parts 1:49 - The Monitor 2:28 - Monitor Assembly 4:22 - Preparing to Build the Computer 5:50 - Building the Computer 11:18 - The Assembled Case 11:42 - Preparing to Install Software 12:08 - Installing Windows 95 12:33 - Windows 95 Demonstration 15:29 - Windows 3.11 Demonstration 16:30 - DOS Demonstration 17:36 - Conclusion
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A Tiny (Real) Intel 486 Built From ScratchThe Eric Experiment2023-04-15 | In this video, join me as I finally reveal the tiniest 486 computer I built from scratch, complete with a custom 3D printed mini case and monitor! This project, over two years in the making, showcases the highlights of my journey, from its conception to the unique components that make it tick. With its Intel 486DX4 100Mhz processor and genuine retro hardware, this little machine is a dream come true for space-conscious retro gaming and computing fans. Discover how I created this miniature marvel and explore more retro tech content on the channel!
#Tiny486Computer #RetroGaming #retrocomputing
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Background 1:15 - Main parts 1:49 - The Monitor 2:28 - Monitor Assembly 4:22 - Preparing to Build the Computer 5:50 - Building the Computer 11:18 - The Assembled Case 11:42 - Preparing to Install Software 12:08 - Installing Windows 95 12:33 - Windows 95 Demonstration 15:29 - Windows 3.11 Demonstration 16:30 - DOS Demonstration 17:36 - Conclusion
Have you checked out my retro search engine yet? oldavista.com
I do have a Patreon that I don't advertise much, but if you decide to become a patron, that helps a lot with expenses from the multiple projects I work on. patreon.com/theericexperiment
I do have some t-shirts and mugs as well if you want to contribute with that: the-eric-experiment.myspreadshop.com If you decide to buy something, make sure to send a photo on Twitter or Discord!A 90s NES Clone With Two Cartridge Slots!The Eric Experiment2024-04-23 | In this part of The Eric Experiment, we'll have a look at this Brazilian NES clone, or Famiclone, from the early 90's, a period where Brazil had heavy import restrictions for electronics.
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - History 3:06 - Controller 3:21 - Insided Look 5:23 - Powering it up 6:33 - A/V 6:51 - The Games 7:28 - Super Mario Bros. 8:06 - Failures 8:45 - Solution 9:00 - Othelo 9:25 - Top Gun 9:35 - Super Mario Bros 3 10:12 - Baseball 10:33 - SEGA Controllers 11:36 - Outro
#Nintendo #Famiclone #NES
Have you checked out my retro search engine yet? oldavista.com
I do have a Patreon that I don't advertise much, but if you decide to become a patron, that helps a lot with expenses from the multiple projects I work on. patreon.com/theericexperiment
I do have some t-shirts and mugs as well if you want to contribute with that: the-eric-experiment.myspreadshop.com If you decide to buy something, make sure to send a photo on Discord!Two Broken Tiny Laptops Made Into a Working OneThe Eric Experiment2024-02-12 | In this part of The Eric Experiment we'll hopefully turn two broken Toshiba Libretto 50CTs into a working on, make sure to see the result!
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Background 1:55 - It wasn't posting 3:10 - Another Libretto 3:35 - What to try 4:00 - Trying the Hard Drive 5:43 - Trying the SD Card adaptor 6:59 - Trying the CF Card adaptor 7:14 - Trying to reflash the second Libretto's BIOS 8:54 - Disassembling the second Libretto 11:05 - Finish disassembling the first Libretto 11:41 - Testing the RAM module 12:02 - Reassembling 13:59 - Assembled 14:02 - Installing Windows 15:21 - Booting into Windows for Demo 15:40 - I love Old LCDs 16:14 - CPU-Z 16:35 - Sim Tower 16:59 - Sim City 2000 17:18 - Lemmings for Windows 95 17:50 - Microsoft Office 18:36 - Online! 20:38 - Outro
#Toshiba #Libretto #Destruction
Have you checked out my retro search engine yet? oldavista.com
I do have a Patreon that I don't advertise much, but if you decide to become a patron, that helps a lot with expenses from the multiple projects I work on. patreon.com/theericexperiment
I also have some t-shirts and mugs as well if you want to contribute with that: the-eric-experiment.myspreadshop.com If you decide to buy something, make sure to send a photo on Twitter or Discord!I Scraped Yahoo! from 1996 to 2003The Eric Experiment2023-06-14 | Revisit the internet's past with Old'aVista Directories! This unique tool revives the Yahoo directories from the late '90s and early 2000s, offering a genuine trip down memory lane. Created using Yahoo Directories data scraped from the Internet Archive from 1996 to 2003, Old'aVista provides an effortless browsing experience through categories and subcategories. Dive into this treasure trove of websites that echo the early days of the internet. With Old'aVista Directories, the captivating history of the early internet is just a click away. Ready to discover hidden gems from the world wide web's formative years?
I do have a Patreon that I don't advertise much, but if you decide to become a patron, that helps a lot with expenses from the multiple projects I work on. patreon.com/theericexperiment
I do have some t-shirts and mugs as well if you want to contribute with that: the-eric-experiment.myspreadshop.com If you decide to buy something, make sure to send a photo on Twitter or Discord!Can The Tiny 486 Run Doom??The Eric Experiment2023-05-15 | A lot of people asked me in my previous video if the Tiny 486 can run Doom. Let's find out in this quick video.
#retrocomputing #doom #intel486
Have you checked out my retro search engine yet? oldavista.com
I do have a Patreon that I don't advertise much, but if you decide to become a patron, that helps a lot with expenses from the multiple projects I work on. patreon.com/theericexperiment
I do have some t-shirts and mugs as well if you want to contribute with that: the-eric-experiment.myspreadshop.com If you decide to buy something, make sure to send a photo on Twitter or Discord!A cool CPU display #shortThe Eric Experiment2022-11-02 | I found this cool acrylic display that can be used for displaying some of my CPUs.
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0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Background 1:31 - What I was using before 2:16 - What I chose to go with 2:31 - The parts I bought for the build 3:04 - Motherboard/Memory/CPU 4:25 - Build 7:13 - Get the Hard drives ready 7:37 - Preparing the UNRAID Flash drive 8:12 - A story about over-confidence. 9:07 - Turning the computer on (successfully) for the first time 9:30 - Initializing UNRAID 9:49 - Explaining how UNRAID works 12:29 - Setting up the Array 13:11 - Getting ready to move files over 18:09 - Installing the new processor 18:55 - Finish assemble 19:31 - Re-adding the parity drive 19:51 - Prepare the Synology Drives 20:46 - Zero the Synology Drives 21:17 - Adding the Synology Drives to the Array 23:09 - Outro
#NAS #Unraid #Synology
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If you like this content, you can also buy me a coffee to help me stay awake editing videos until late in the night: buymeacoffee.com/ericexperiment3D Printing a Nintendo Switch Cartridge Case - #ShortsThe Eric Experiment2022-02-07 | In this VERY short experiment, I'll 3D print a case for my Switch cartridges because the ones I use are TOO small.
#Shorts #NintendoSwitch #3DPrinting
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Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - The Tier List 0:55 - Neon Welcome Gif 1:17 - Email Gif 1:47 - Knight Rider Separator Bar 2:06 - Netscape Now Button 2:40 - 3d Vortex Gif 3:59 - Welcome to the Internet Gif 3:10 - 3d ping-pong racket Gif 3:25 - Velociraptor Gif 3:51 - Earth Gif 4:07 - Heart Exclamation Mark 4:24 - 3d Skull Gif 4:38 - Flaming Separator Bar 4:54 - Bullet list gifs 5:15 - Weird Knight Guy 5:27 - Frog Home 5:49 - 3d star 6:02 - Internet Explorer Button 6:31 - Under Construction 7:07 - Best Viewed in 800x600 7:36 - Rainbow Separator Bar 7:55 - Dollar Sign Gif 8:08 - Book with Quill 8:35 - Neon More Button 8:55 - Geocities Button 9:33 - Seal with Spinning Earth 9:50 - Dancing Baby 10:17 - Outro
#tierlist #internet #gif
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If you like this content, you can also buy me a coffee to help me stay awake editing videos until late in the night: buymeacoffee.com/ericexperimentCan We Use OLD PCI Cards On a RYZEN 9 Computer?The Eric Experiment2021-12-18 | Have you ever wondered if it's possible to use old PCI cards like the S3 Trio, Trident 9440, Sound Blaster Live and the 3dfx Voodoo 2 on a very modern computer like a Ryzen 9 3900X? Well, in this part of the experiment I will try to answer that question.
- Here's the article about using the Voodoo 2 on Windows 10. https://robertkrau.se/blog/3dfx-voodoo-2-with-windows-10/ - The same guy managed to use it on Windows 11! https://robertkrau.se/blog/3dfx-voodoo-2-with-any-windows-11-system/ - Here's the forum post about the mapmem fix on Vista. https://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9458
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro 0:24 - Prologue 1:01 - Preparing the Ryzen computer. 2:48 - PCI Ethernet Card 4:21 - Sound Blaster Live! 5:18 - PCI Video Cards 5:48 - PCI Geforce 610 6:05 - ATI 3d Rage 6:90 - S3 Trio64 7:36 - Matrox Mistique 8:50 - Trident TGUI9440 10:01 - TSENG LABS ET4000 11:54 - Voodoo 2 16:33 - One last thing (PCI Raid Controller) 20:16 - Outro
#Ryzen #Voodoo2 #PCI
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If you like this content, you can also buy me a coffee to help me stay awake editing videos until late in the night: buymeacoffee.com/ericexperimentI Made A Search Engine For OLD Sites! (Geocities, AOL Hometown, Xoom, Angelfire, Tripod)The Eric Experiment2021-09-10 | A lot of our internet history that used to be hosted in defunct services like GeoCities, AOL Hometown and Xoom is still available for anyone to see, and I created Old'aVista, a whole search engine to help you find those websites from the Web 1.0 times.
0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Theme 0:40 - Background 0:59 - The Problem 2:01 - Introducing Old'aVista 2:57 - Technology Choices 4:06 - Main Page Features 5:10 - Why are searches slow sometimes? 6:00 - More Features 7:47 - Outro
Get in touch with me! Twitter: @ericmackrodt http://www.twitter.com/ericmackrodt Instagram http://instagram.com/ericmackrodt Soundcloud soundcloud.com/eric-mackrodt90s Dial-Up Internet in 2021The Eric Experiment2021-08-05 | Remember browsing the web in the 90's and early 2000's? The era of Geocities, AOL, ICQ, IRC, tons of gifs, badly designed websites, dial-up connections, Netscape and a lot more of those lovely things? Well, in this part of The Eric Experiment we are going to travel back in time to relive that experience, so join me in this awesome adventure!
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Theme Song 0:51 - Prologue 1:14 - Time Travel 2:14 - Why? 2:41 - We need a land line 3:41 - Now we need an internet provider 4:42 - A real dial-up connection! 5:46 - Accessing old websites 6:41 - Welcome to 1998 6:44 - I miss those times 9:35 - Outro
Get in touch with me! Twitter: @ericmackrodt http://www.twitter.com/ericmackrodt Instagram http://instagram.com/ericmackrodt Soundcloud soundcloud.com/eric-mackrodtSolid State Storage On An Early 90s 486 LaptopThe Eric Experiment2021-07-05 | Thanks to PCBWay for supporting this channel. http://www.pcbway.com. In this part of The Eric Experiment we will try to repair a late 80s/early 90s laptop I found on eBay for a very decent price. The laptop has a dead CMOS battery and it doesn't boot anymore.
0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Background 1:13 - Battery 1:33 - Disassembly 4:11 - Removing the CMOS battery 4:33 - What to do about the CMOS battery? 5:33 - Reassembly 6:31 - Modifying the hard drive power cable 7:10 - Testing the cable 8:16 - New plan for the power cable 8:43 - 3d printing a bracket 9:02 - Sponsor 9:44 - Finish reassembling laptop 11:01 - Dynamic Drive Overlay attempt 11:50 - Original Plan 12:09 - Install Windows 95 13:39 - Install DOS 6.22 instead 14:11 - Hardware info 14:38 - Windows 3.11 install 15:21 - Windows 3.11 demo 16:17 - Games 18:37 - Outro
Get in touch with me! Twitter: @ericmackrodt http://www.twitter.com/ericmackrodt Instagram http://instagram.com/ericmackrodt Soundcloud soundcloud.com/eric-mackrodtI Built a PC with a $10 Voodoo 5The Eric Experiment2021-05-01 | About a month ago I found a 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 at a video-game shop down in Melbourne. When asking about the price the guy told me it was $10 bucks, so of course I bought it. In this part of The Eric Experiment, we're gonna see if this card is working and we're going to build a computer around it!
Get in touch with me! Twitter: @ericmackrodt http://www.twitter.com/ericmackrodt Instagram http://instagram.com/ericmackrodt Soundcloud soundcloud.com/eric-mackrodtThe PS3 Controller That Moves By Itself. Can I Exorcise It?The Eric Experiment2021-04-14 | I have a PlayStation 3 that I keep connected to my retro gaming setup in case I want to play some of its great games. The problem is that the only two official controllers I have are defective, one of them being haunted as it does all sorts of random stuff, which means that I have to use a crappy third party controller I have. So, in this part of The Eric Experiment, let's repair both controllers and exorcise the poltergeist that lives in one of them.
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:25 TheOldNet - The old way 2:19 Web Rendering Proxy 4:46 Browservice 9:32 Browservice on Netscape 4 12:17 My own Proxy server 13:09 Slightly better Youtube on Netscape 4 13:48 Outro
In this part of The Eric Experiment, we're connecting and playing ALL Sony Playstation consoles, including the PS5, to a 5" Black and White CRT TV by none other than Sony! Yeah, including the PLAYSTATION 5!!
Chapters: Intro - 0:00 Theme - 0:29 Prologue - 0:55 The RF Modulator - 2:45 Chromecast - 3:56 Period Correct TV - 4:16 PlayStation 1 - 5:00 PlayStation 2 - 7:06 PlayStation 3 - 8:15 PlayStation 4 - 9:42 PlayStation 5 - 10:42 Conclusion - 13:29
I have owned two Xboxes before this one that became paper weights because their hard drives died and, because I didn't want this current one to have the same fate, I decided to replace its hard drive.
I have actually been meaning to make this video for about 3 years or so, I bought the parts for it back in 2017 but I never got around to doing it until now. I originally planned to make it as an entertaining video tutorial based on some written tutorials because at the time there weren't many on YouTube.
Three years or so have passed now though and some really good tutorials have popped up on Youtube, such as the Mr Mario ones I mention in the video, so there was no point on making a tutorial anymore, but I still wanted to make this video because I think it was an interesting subject and I like the idea of documenting the stuff I have been working on, so I decided to do it as more of a journey video than a tutorial.
I think it turned out pretty good, I hope you like it too and, I don't know, I think you can still learn a thing or two about the process because I've had some things I had to figure out by myself.
The clip at 00:10 is from the This Does Not Compute channel. That was one of the inspirations for this project, here's the link to the video: youtube.com/watch?v=X39bkqMubV4
A stupid video I made to test if it'd be possible to make videos with my Lumia 950xl. Turns out it is. The only annoying thing apparently is the stupid focus.
But that's it for now. Thanks for watching.
BTW, how stupid am I that I installed Windows on a Mac just to make a 1 minute video?