90s

Hardware

How to Turn an Old PC Into a High-End Amiga with AmiKit X

The Amiga was a computer that was way ahead of its time. In fact, it was the first truly commercially available multimedia computer and it came out in the 1980s! I can only imagine what the machine would be capable of given more modern hardware. Now, I don’t have to wonder. In this video from […]

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Hardware

MEGA 65 Unboxing, History & Teardown!

A video over 40 years in the making! Explore the history of the Commodore 65, back as the MEGA 65, unbox it & do a mega teardown with the microscope!

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Interesting

Mr. Wizard on How Telephones Work?

I remember watching this episode on TV as a kid and being fascinated by how the tones sounded. Thanks to YouTube, I can watch this again.

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Windows

Why Did Weezer Come with Windows 95?

Weezer and Windows 95 are forever linked in my mind. Kids today may not understand why and this video will explain how it all happened. Time stamps: 00:00-1:22 Introduction 1:22-07:32 Pre Windows 95 Launch 07:32-09:10 Fasthosts Techie Test 09:10-12:56 Windows 95 Marketing 12:56-20:19 Back to Weezer 20:20-22:17 The Other Videos 22:17-23:44 Closing 23:44-24:36 Credits

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Data Driven

Have You Ever Livestreamed from the Beach? You will.

In this Data Point, I stream live from the beach to talk about how sometimes specific predictions of the future are correct, even if they miss some details. In the 1990s, AT&T ran a series of commercials, highlighting the ways in which the internet would transform our lives. One that stands out is the prediction […]

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Microsoft

Looking Back at Microsoft Encarta

It’s hard for people today accustomed to Wikipedia to think of a time when the idea of an electronic encyclopedia was futuristic and revolutionary. In this two-part series, some of the original Microsoft Encarta team explain what it was like to work on the revolutionary product from the ’90s. Anthony Keller, Brian Manthos, Andy Woods, […]

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