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Multitasking network apps in DOS with Multiplexing |
DOS wasn't designed for multitasking, let alone running multiple TCP/IP applications all at once. Th ... |
2025-06-01 08:33:06 |
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The amazing 386 InBoard for PCs and XTs |
This expansion card is wild. If you've never heard of it before, it's a card with a 386 CPU and 1MB ... |
2025-05-25 08:32:06 |
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Programming on the early PC required... books! |
Before there was the web, there were books. Tons of them! to learn coding, you needed a heap of them ... |
2025-05-23 07:45:03 |
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Grand Prix Circuit (Accolade) PC DOS 1988 |
One of my fave racing games from the latter part of the 80s, Grand Prix Circuit by Accolade / DSI fo ... |
2025-04-27 06:15:03 |
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OpenAI Codex is a game changer for developers |
OpenAI came out with codex for developers on the 16th April 2025. This command line tool gives devel ... |
2025-04-18 18:21:48 |
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The Dark Alliance: IBM's role with the Nazis #shorts |
Check out the full video here!: https://youtu.be/kII17V1kwAA?si=2kIrC1MDY923z5QP
Don't forget to LI ... |
2025-04-01 06:15:03 |
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IBM’s Role with the Nazis in WWII |
As shining as IBM’s track record might appear, there’s a darker side that isn’t often discusse ... |
2025-03-30 06:12:00 |
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15,000 subscribers! woop! |
15,000 subscribers! I'm very grateful that so many people love what I'm doing! Please share the chan ... |
2025-03-05 19:56:37 |
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Apex Twin Xtal / Prodigy Music for the jilted generation |
Started my vinyl collection once again. Now it's the time for the 1990s. Apex Twin's Selected Ambien ... |
2025-02-19 19:16:16 |
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Does this Powerbook 1400C still work? Apple 1400C (Review) |
The PowerBook 1400c launched in 1996 and lasted 18 months on the market. This laptop was kindly dona ... |
2025-02-17 14:16:00 |
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DOS Games of 1982 - Paratrooper, Apple Panic and more |
00:00 - Start
02:36 - Top games of 1982
02:59 - MIcrosoft Filight Simulator 1.0 (Talk)
05:14 - Treas ... |
2025-02-09 15:00:26 |
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The Internet is not the World Wide Web: Angry Scotsman explains. |
The Angry Scotsman aka Al's Geek Lab explains the difference between the www and the Internet. Ammar ... |
2025-02-08 18:11:24 |
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Delorean at Southward Car Museum #backtothefutute #dmc12 |
Totally random video, but I was at the Southward Car Museum outside of Wellington, NZ the other week ... |
2025-02-03 14:52:12 |
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The Forgotten PC DOS Games of 1981 |
Today, rather than reviewing one game, I'm reviewing a few BASIC games. And when I say BASIC... they ... |
2025-01-22 06:45:01 |
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286 to 486 SLC/50 |
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2025-01-21 06:20:00 |
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Toshiba Libretto 100CT: Baby laptop from 1997 |
We're going to take a look at this beauty, the Toshiba Libretto 100CT from 1997. A cute little Windo ... |
2025-01-19 06:45:01 |
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Windows 3 0 and 3.1: A retrospective review (running on real 286 hardware!) #DOScember |
A look back on the Windows 3.x releases. The releases that arguably brought Windows into the 'seriou ... |
2025-01-01 10:15:06 |
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Can I Save this Smoking IBM XT? #doscember |
This IBM XT went POP and smoked! This is a detailed video on how I troubleshooted the issue, but wil ... |
2024-12-22 06:12:00 |
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Review: Pole Position II (1989) DOS |
In this video, we'll be reviewing the classic game Pole Position II for DOS (EGA). Join us as we tak ... |
2024-12-21 08:55:34 |
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The Geek Lab is moving! |
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2024-12-12 00:11:00 |
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PicoMEM Revolutionizes Retro PC Upgrades! |
Have you ever wanted a sound card, a memory expansion card, a WiFi card, SD card storage, a USB hub ... |
2024-12-01 10:47:06 |
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The Performance Boosting Orchid Tiny Turbo 286 Accelerator Boards for PC XT (behind the scenes video |
A quick behind the scenes video. Enhancement card manufacturers realised that there was a market for ... |
2024-11-13 22:58:31 |
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FreddyV gifted me a PicoMEM! |
Real quick!
Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICA ... |
2024-10-30 18:05:00 |
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Creator of Social Media & The BBS dies October '24 |
A tribute to Ward Chistensen, the co-creator of the Bulletin Board System, a pre-internet online se ... |
2024-10-18 17:18:01 |
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40 Years of the X Window System |
If you've used a graphical desktop on Linux or UNIX of some kind in the last forty years, then you'v ... |
2024-10-13 06:07:00 |
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Arch Linux Sucks! (here's why) |
There are lots of haters of Arch Linux out there, but I thought I'd take another crack at Arch to se ... |
2024-08-17 06:17:00 |
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IBM Said we couldn't do it, so we did: IBM PC XT/286 CPU upgrade! |
In the last video on this PC, we upgraded the IBM XT Model 286 to have 8MB of faster RAM to enable m ... |
2024-08-04 08:05:00 |
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Demoscene exclusive: Jim Leonard aka Trixter talks about the Demoscene and about his 8088 MPH demo |
This is an excerpt from an interview with Jim Leonard (aka Trixter), co-creator of Mobygames and ret ... |
2024-08-03 17:23:01 |
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How to set up a free Nessus (Tenable) vulnerability scanner (Free video) |
https://patreon.com/AlsGeekLab - find out about how to install and use #OpenVas, an Open Source alte ... |
2024-06-20 10:05:00 |
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The Z80 CPU - 1976 to 2024 |
The Z80 CPU: Powering the Best Loved Home Computers and Consoles of the 80s and 90s
In this video, ... |
2024-06-14 06:17:07 |
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Teaser trailer: "We salute you, Z80 CPU!" |
Available now on Patreon and Substack and coming to YouTube on 14th June - The Z80 CPU: 1976 to 2024 ... |
2024-05-26 16:02:16 |
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Ubuntu 24.04 is out! let's talk about it! |
The next long term support release of Ubuntu (24.04) is out. what's cooking?
Don't forget to LIKE t ... |
2024-04-27 06:07:21 |
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Zellij terminal multiplexer review |
Zellij is a terminal workspace. It has the base functionality of a terminal multiplexer (similar to ... |
2024-04-25 10:44:53 |
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Microweb 2.0 Web browser for DOS just announced! |
jhhoward just released version 2.0 of the Microweb DOS based web browser, now with support for GIF i ... |
2024-04-23 08:11:52 |
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The SHARP PC-7000 'Portable' PC from 1985 |
This video is sponsored by PCBWay, for high quality PCBs and CNC machining, visit https://www.PCBWay ... |
2024-04-21 05:00:11 |
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The web at 35: Tim Berners Lee's baby has gone astray |
In this video, we dive into the 35th anniversary of the World Wide Web, a creation that started as S ... |
2024-03-24 05:17:08 |
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Back to text mode. Is the GUI causing our minds to melt down? |
I've often wondered if my life with 30 apps open on my graphical desktop is actually slowing me down ... |
2024-03-14 22:09:56 |
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The ego involved in making an operating system |
Have you ever thought about the sheer ego, the gall involved in making an operating system? Like "I' ... |
2024-03-11 06:00:07 |
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Sharp PC-7000 fixup and clean video coming soon #retrocomputing |
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2024-03-02 15:32:35 |
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learn how to make a bootable USB stick from an ISO image #shorts #balenaetcher |
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2024-02-23 10:13:34 |
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Make a bootable USB stick: Balena Etcher doesn't work on M1 macs, here's the solution |
The handy, free USB stick 'burning' tool called Balena Etcher no longer works for M1/M2 Apple Silico ... |
2024-02-23 06:06:00 |
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Osborne One 'luggable' computer from 1981 #retrocomputing |
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2024-02-17 16:57:29 |
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Forget Raspberry Pi: Meet the GMKtek Nucbox G3 - The Ultimate Budget PC #N100 for $99 / $199 |
I bought this GMKtec nucbox G3 for $199 USD with 16GB RAM and 512GB M2 storage. A barebones version ... |
2024-02-09 07:04:00 |
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Time to make more videos? Computer closet #3 clearout day! #vintagecomputing |
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2024-02-03 12:32:41 |
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IBM deliberately made it impossible to upgrade your CPU in 1986! #BIOS #overclock #retro #vintage |
check out the full video where I attempt to overclock this PC!: https://youtu.be/EfRrvmRkHHM ... |
2024-02-01 17:52:39 |
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The IBM 5162 was a weird beast! A 286 in an XT case. |
Check out the full video: https://youtu.be/EfRrvmRkHHM ... |
2024-02-01 17:43:16 |
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IBM stopped you from upgrading this PC! #CPU #BIOS #multitasking #286 |
I take this rare IBM computer with an identity crisis and upgrade its CPU, its RAM and give it a lit ... |
2024-02-01 07:11:00 |
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CPU & clock upgrade, RAM upgrade and multi -tasking in DOS. |
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2024-01-15 18:03:20 |
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The ultra-rare IBM 5162 XT/286 gets a RAM upgrade and maybe a CPU overclock! |
... |
2023-12-26 15:10:56 |
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Xmas at Als Geek Lab - behind the scenes and what's in store in '24! |
Hello fans! Here's a quick look at what has been happening both on the channel in 2023, as well as i ... |
2023-12-24 18:17:00 |
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Teaser 2 - The Innovative Story of the NABU Personal Computer |
The NABU's legacy lives on today, however, thanks to dedicated enthusiasts and retrocomputing commun ... |
2023-12-12 06:47:00 |
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The NABU PC: The 80s Computer That Predicted the Internet's Future |
No, it's not from from Star Wars! It's the NABU Personal Computer! Today on the Geek Lab I'm explori ... |
2023-12-12 06:44:00 |
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Teaser - The Innovative Story of the NABU Personal Computer #vintagecomputing |
No, it's not Star Wars! It's the NABU Personal Computer! Today on the Geek Lab I'm exploring a hidde ... |
2023-12-11 22:03:50 |
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Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder of #OpenAI just got fired! What's the deal? |
... |
2023-11-18 16:07:05 |
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Web browsing on a vintage DOS PC with microweb |
Yes, you can browse the modern web on a 4.77MHz DOS PC, XT or AT machine with just 640KB of RAM, usi ... |
2023-11-06 09:09:07 |
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Back to the BBS raw interview Footage with Daniel Kelly (Anachronist) of Absinthe BBS |
This was the very first interview with, well, anyone for the Back to the BBS documentary series. The ... |
2023-11-04 09:50:25 |
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Poll: should I make free Linux Essentials videos for cyber/hackers on this channel? |
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2023-11-02 19:52:31 |
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How iD Software revolutionised gaming: The untold story of Hovertank 3D to DooM |
This video tells the fascinating story of how id Software doubled down on 3D gaming, and how they ev ... |
2023-10-22 09:07:08 |
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What's your favourite time for computing? [podcast] |
Let's face it... computing in general in 2023 sucks. There are interesting things going on, for sure ... |
2023-10-16 06:17:00 |
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How to install #Ubuntu Desktop on an #Appl Silicon mac #M1 #M2 #M4 |
There's no official Ubuntu Desktop version that works on an M1/M2 Macintosh silicon, so I show you h ... |
2023-10-13 11:13:37 |
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What should I do, with this NABU?! #shorts #nabu #retrocomputing |
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2023-09-24 14:46:14 |
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Gary Kildall - The Man That Should Have Been Bill Gates - Part II STEREO RE-EDIT |
Part 2 of the 3 part documentary: Dive into the untold story of Gary Kildall, the overlooked genius ... |
2023-09-21 14:57:44 |
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Gary Kildall - The Man That Should Have Been Bill Gates - Part III |
This is the concluding part of the three part documentary covers the lifetime and story of the man w ... |
2023-09-16 09:17:09 |
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Gary Kildall - The Man That Should Have Been Bill Gates - Part II |
There are some audio issues with this part. These have been fixed here: https://youtu.be/sDJVr8XSZRI ... |
2023-09-15 06:00:12 |
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Gary Kildall - The Man That Should Have Been Bill Gates - Part I |
This three part documentary covers the lifetime and story of the man who was robbed from being Bill ... |
2023-09-14 14:18:49 |
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Gary Kildall should have been Bill Gates / Microsoft. The documentary premieres tomorrow! |
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2023-09-13 22:16:17 |
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The community is what brings you 'Back to the #BBS' #shorts |
Sysops ANaCHRoNiST and MeaTLoTioN from two BBSes talk about what the sense of community is all about ... |
2023-09-05 06:15:01 |
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2023 M2 Macbook Pro 14" Quick Review |
A few weeks in on the new Macbook Pro M2 14" - it's a lovely machine, but here's why it's so lovely. ... |
2023-07-09 18:09:11 |
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Trivia I bet you didn't know about Gary Kildall #digitalresearch #technology #shorts #CP/M |
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2023-06-01 21:59:39 |
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Your videos, by me! #AlsGeekLab #shorts #patreon |
... |
2023-06-01 21:40:22 |
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Why do you American's call solder saw-durr ? #shorts #britishvsamerican |
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2023-05-26 15:33:06 |
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Was this New Zealand's first microcomputer - The HUG1802 #interview |
It isn't often you get to speak with the designer of a computer, especially not one of the first of ... |
2023-05-23 06:00:08 |
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Email back in the early '90s was not the same as the email you know today! #shorts |
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2023-05-19 11:27:09 |
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How to use #ChatGPT 4 for FREE without a Plus account or 3rd party tool |
If you have a trial or standard pay-as-you-go OpenAI account, then you can only use the older ChatGP ... |
2023-05-08 13:01:05 |
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The future of Cybersecurity with #ai #chatgpt |
Whether you work in the cybersecurity business, or are a business that uses Cybersecurity services, ... |
2023-05-01 08:48:42 |
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The Short Story of the Apple ///, Apple's first business computer |
Kirk Jackson was at the NZ Vintage Computer Meetup (LNI) in April 2023 and brought his mint Apple // ... |
2023-04-17 06:30:45 |
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Kirks mega sexy, transparent, modded Apple2! #appril2 |
Right in time for #aapril2, here's Kirk showing off his Apple //e (Platinum?) at the recent NZ Vinta ... |
2023-04-13 06:15:01 |
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3rd New Zealand Vintage Computer Meetup - #Commodore #Apple 2023 #appril2 |
On Saturday 8th April 2023, I joined a number of retro computing enthusiasts from the lower part of ... |
2023-04-12 06:00:21 |
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It's time for #Appril2 What are your favourite Apple2 stories? |
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2023-04-08 22:13:30 |
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Andonstar AD208 Review with a HP25 Calculator |
I review this inexpensive digital microscope which is available from AliExpress and Amazon, put it u ... |
2023-04-03 06:15:01 |
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Interview with Dave Kelso - Technology Everything #AI #bbs #retrocomputing |
Dave Kelso of PSEC Media interviews me on everything technology, from new to old.. the power of AI t ... |
2023-03-31 13:51:54 |
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Microsoft's forgotten UNIX operating system - Whatever happened to Xenix? |
Did you know that Microsoft made their own version of UNIX, all the way back as far as 1979, before ... |
2023-03-10 06:15:01 |
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Lotus 1-2-3 Development nearly broke me! (Interview with Bert Bruce, ex Lotus) |
Have you been involved with long-drawn-out projects and been utterly burned out by them? If the answ ... |
2023-03-05 06:15:03 |
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Trailer: Microsoft's forgotten UNIX operating system - XENIX |
Did you know that Microsoft were once the biggest seller of UNIX in the world, with their own brand ... |
2023-02-15 22:12:59 |
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DOPE.MOD is a 28 channel tracker module and it really struggles on this 286-6 but it still plays! |
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2023-01-30 22:00:57 |
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You don't want to miss this! #Wolfenstein3d in CGA on an 8088! Here's how! |
The same fella that brought you the very awesome Microweb browser for 8088 class PC's has now brough ... |
2023-01-24 06:15:01 |
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Back to the BBS - Part 8: The Art scene #ANSI #asciiart |
In the 80s and 90s, people found a way to make art from text. And they would share this art online o ... |
2023-01-21 20:52:03 |
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Great Retro Computing YouTube channels I subscribe to |
Wondering what other great retro computing channels to subscribe to? Here is a video showing off mos ... |
2023-01-21 06:00:37 |
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Back to the BBS - Part 8: The Art scene #ANSI #asciiart |
In the 80s and 90s, people found a way to make art from text. And they would share this art online o ... |
2022-12-24 11:45:12 |
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Trailer Back to the BBS Part 8 The Art Scene |
Well fans, it's been a really long time coming, but Back to the BBS part 8 is finally upon us! Here' ... |
2022-12-17 13:34:00 |
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A MacOS X that looked like Classic Mac? It was real! How to install and what it looked like #apple |
Imagine for a second if Apple didn't invent the Aqua theme for MacOS X, imagine if it stayed with th ... |
2022-12-11 09:30:09 |
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Retro Mail call.. PFS First Choice |
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2022-11-11 17:00:17 |
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Quick and Dirty game of Soldier of Fortune (live stream) |
Watch me play a game that I totally forgot about. It's a goodie FPS from the turn of the century: So ... |
2022-11-07 08:03:36 |
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How to install WordPerfect 7 on a modern Linux desktop! |
A clever chap called who works for Google called Tavis Ormandy ported the old UNIX version of WordPe ... |
2022-10-08 06:30:01 |
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Must Watch! Return to Monkey Island & More on The Retro Reboot Show October 3rd 2022 Ep. 03 |
This episode of the Retro Reboot Show is absolutely busting at the seems! What an absolute banger of ... |
2022-10-03 08:15:00 |
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Digger by Windmill Software Quicky Review 1983 (PC) |
Somewhat similar to Atari's Dig Dug, Digger is a great game from Windmill Software, released in 1983 ... |
2022-10-02 07:45:01 |
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NEW Sony Camera and Rode Mic thanks to Patreons. Better quality videos, hurrah! |
Well thanks to you lovely Patreon and YouTube Members, I've been able to save up enough money to buy ... |
2022-09-30 20:40:07 |
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The Angry Scotsman shows off what Project Brutality 3 can do with E4M2 Ultimate Doom [LIVE] |
Yes, I suck. I know!
Support the stream:
https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab
https://ko-fi.com/alsgeekl ... |
2022-09-18 10:11:10 |
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Can you believe it? Episode 8 of Back to the BBS is *almost* done! #ANSI art scene |
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2022-09-12 18:03:06 |
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Retro Reboot Show Ep.2 2022/08/28 Pacman ate my #Apple I but it still sold for $667,000! |
In this Episode of the Retro Reboot Show!
* Voxel Graphics in Monkey Island and DooM!
* 3D Adventur ... |
2022-08-29 05:45:02 |
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The Retro Reboot Show LIVE Episode 1 - August 2022 Recorded 13 Aug |
This is an edit of the live stream of the first episode of the Retro Reboot Show, where we talk abou ... |
2022-08-25 06:30:07 |
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The Retro Reboot Show LIVE Episode 1 August 2022 (Live Stream) |
Support the stream:
https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab
https://ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab
https://streamlabs. ... |
2022-08-14 00:44:09 |
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IBM Attack (1982): The game that IBM "never made" #retrogaming |
Did you know that IBM made computer games? Did you know that IBM made a cheeky game in 1982, where t ... |
2022-08-02 07:15:02 |
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Retro #shorts in the National Museum of Scotland |
Al's Geek Lab is on tour in the UK! I found this little retro exhibit stuck up on the top floor of t ... |
2022-07-25 21:19:07 |
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July 2022 Update to MTCP for DOS & Unofficial Fork quick review |
In June, I posted a video detailing an unofficial fork of Michael Brutman's excellent TCP applicatio ... |
2022-07-13 06:15:01 |
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Quick Review: Attack On Altair by Windmill Software (1983) for MS-DOS |
Before their timeless classic, "Digger", Windmill Software came out with "Attack on Altair" for MS-D ... |
2022-07-12 08:00:07 |
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The Prehistory of Social Media: BBSes and the future of the net (with Kevin Driscoll) |
Kevin Driscoll, author of the book "The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media" and professor at ... |
2022-07-11 10:50:15 |
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#MTCP Telnet for DOS update with Graphics, Mouse and Extended Keyboard Support! |
MTCP, the venerable TCP client for old DOS computers has had an unofficial fork which adds support f ... |
2022-06-13 06:00:03 |
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BBS Game Servers and File Distro Nets |
Some BBSes are members of Game networks that allow gamers from all over to join in and play in leagu ... |
2022-06-06 06:00:09 |
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Scan networks like a pro with #NMAP: The Network Mapper (port scanner) |
Today's video is a full length tutorial which you can use to comprehensively learn how to use NMAP, ... |
2022-05-20 04:00:24 |
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Leisure Suit Larry 3 Unboxing & Sierra 10 year anniversary |
In 1989, Sierra On-Line (Entertainment) was a decade old. Leisure Suit Larry 3 came out at that time ... |
2022-05-06 05:00:01 |
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Behind the scenes at the Al's Geek Lab |
Here's an exclusive video for my Patreons & YouTube members! This is a behind the scenes tour of the ... |
2022-04-30 10:10:19 |
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#Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" First Looks |
Every two years, Ubuntu release an LTS version: their Long Term Support release. It's renowned for b ... |
2022-04-01 19:05:29 |
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Ken and Roberta Williams' new game: Colossal Cave 3D Adventure |
Sierra On-Line made amazing 3D adventure games back in the day such as Leisure Suit Larry and Kings ... |
2022-03-28 09:15:00 |
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Easily run 16 bit apps in Windows 10/11 with WineVDM (no VM!) |
If you've ever tried to use old Windows 3.x (or even 1.0 and 2.x) apps on Windows 8,10 or 11, you'll ... |
2022-03-13 08:15:01 |
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Back to the BBS - Part 7: The Music Tracker Scene |
Starting with the Commodore Amiga, Module tracker music was the first widely used consumer grade sam ... |
2022-02-26 08:45:13 |
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Teaser content: Back to the BBS Episode 7 (Music Tracker scene) |
The next upcoming episode of Back to the BBS focuses on the Music Tracker scene, where we have some ... |
2022-02-12 17:21:24 |
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I just got a BBC Micro Master! Finally! #shorts #acorn |
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2022-01-28 21:16:24 |
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The #Cadburys ICT 1301 computer from 1963 #shorts |
This mainframe from the 1960s may look impressive, but it's probably less powerful than the calculat ... |
2022-01-23 16:25:26 |
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My own collection is close to this museum's! #dunedin #shorts |
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2022-01-23 14:56:03 |
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Will an ancient version of Word 6 install on Win 10? #shorts |
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2022-01-17 14:53:29 |
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EtherDFS: Easy file sharing for #DOS computers #howto |
In this howto video, I just missed out on #DOScember by a few days... ah well, good things come to t ... |
2022-01-08 06:00:00 |
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2021 In Review |
Support the stream:
https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab
https://ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab
https://streamlabs. ... |
2022-01-01 02:42:38 |
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Back to the BBS - Part six: The #Demoscene |
Although not part of BBSes per se, a lot of the demoscene started from distributing software that sh ... |
2021-12-29 09:15:14 |
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TRAILER: Back to the BBS Part 6 (The Demoscene) |
Very soon now, coming to a YouTube near you, is episode six of the documentary, "Back to the BBS: Th ... |
2021-12-27 00:35:25 |
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#Sonic the Hedgehog on the Commodore 64! WOW! It's real! |
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2021-12-26 19:36:16 |
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What should I do to the ~4hr length of the upcoming back to the BBS episode on the demoscene? |
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2021-12-09 20:52:15 |
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BBC Power Supply RIFA Recapping #ModelB #vintagecomputer |
Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs!
I was so excited to become the proud ... |
2021-11-23 08:15:01 |
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I made my partner learn DOS in 2021!! |
I often wonder what it would be like if we bought computers that ran command line interfaces like DO ... |
2021-11-15 05:00:22 |
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A quick look at the BBC Model B #shorts #vintagecomputing |
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2021-11-08 15:47:42 |
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New Zealand Lower North Island Vintage Computer Show and Tell 24th Oct, 2021 |
A great day out here in the Lower North Island of New Zealand where owners of vintage computers got ... |
2021-11-05 11:55:35 |
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#shorts The "Beastinator" Classic DOS/Win 9x Gaming PC Build! |
So I've been thinking about building a classic gaming machine for a while and I just never had all t ... |
2021-10-06 19:37:14 |
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Introducing YouTube Memberships on Al's Geek Lab |
Hi everyone! It's been a lot of work getting the channel to where it is at today, but I am spurned o ... |
2021-09-27 14:12:23 |
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#shorts Lots of cool features in DR-DOS 7 |
I'm playing around with DR-DOS, so I decided to install the last 'Official' version, version 7.02. D ... |
2021-09-22 19:06:37 |
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How to download and play Project Brutality 3 |
When I saw project brutality 3.0, I thought "I have to have a play with this!" but as the software i ... |
2021-09-16 11:54:07 |
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Apple Pegasus Spyware Vulnerability - Why this is different |
There's a real doozy of a security vulnerability that can infect your Apple device (including iPhone ... |
2021-09-15 13:55:49 |
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"Incredible Doom" book about teenage angst and BBSes! |
this comic story book is about growing up as a misfit in the 90s and dividing friends in the new rea ... |
2021-09-10 19:19:58 |
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Modern web browser for DOS: Microweb #shorts |
Check out my other videos for how to set up Michael Brutman's MTCP for DOS to get this working.
Here ... |
2021-09-08 19:19:26 |
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Post BTTB5 premiere party stream. |
After the premiere of Back to the BBS Episode 5 we had a live stream which consisted of Meatlotion ( ... |
2021-08-29 00:13:48 |
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Back to the BBS - Part five: The Underground |
In this episode of Back to the BBS, we take a step down memory lane to look at where the darker side ... |
2021-08-28 09:00:30 |
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Al's Geek Lab BBS Demo & Cryptocoin mod |
Here's a quick video live stream demo of my BBS, which inventively is titled "Al's Geek Lab" ;)
I ru ... |
2021-08-26 07:42:05 |
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The #IBM PC turns 40: How IBM came to make the PC |
Today, August 12th 2021, marks the 40th anniversary of the IBM PC. IBM were late to the game - by 19 ... |
2021-08-13 15:08:03 |
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Microsoft's Linux Distro: How and Why are they doing it? (CBL Mariner) |
I almost fell off my chair when I heard that Microsoft released their own Linux distro. So what is t ... |
2021-07-28 14:55:09 |
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[Live]: Let's Play Lotus 3: The Ultimate Challenge |
Live play-thru and review of Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge (1993) game for PC.
Support the str ... |
2021-06-13 06:37:20 |
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LIVE: 68k.news On Doslynx - Why So Slow? |
@ActionRetro You asked to see what people's experiences with different web browsers and 68k.news / f ... |
2021-04-25 19:48:10 |
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Elite Hax0r Terminal from the movies: EDEX-UI. Oh boy! |
Have you ever wanted an elite hacker terminal just like out of the hollywood movies? Well look no fu ... |
2021-04-17 22:01:54 |
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Back to the BBS - Part four: BBS Server software |
In this part of Back to the BBS, we focus on making your own BBS. I spoke with the authors of Synchr ... |
2021-04-16 09:00:17 |
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First Live Stream: browsing 'modern' web on IE5 with Frogfind |
The first ever live stream! I'm going to show you something for browsing websites on really old comp ... |
2021-04-07 08:23:04 |
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[LIVE] FrogFind - using the web on old web browsers & upcoming stuff on AGL! |
The first ever live stream on AGL! I'm going to show you something for browsing websites on really o ... |
2021-04-06 20:35:33 |
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The IBM 5162 XT 286: A wolf in sheep's clothing |
The venerable IBM PC XT. It wasn't exactly a milestone ahead of it's predecessor, The IBM Personal C ... |
2021-04-03 08:15:01 |
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Back to the BBS - Part three: Privacy, Messaging & Hardware |
In this part of the documentary we introduce the matter of privacy, with all the erosion of privacy ... |
2021-03-14 09:00:18 |
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Back to the BBS - Part two: Games and Mods |
In this part of Back to the BBS we introduce Games and Mods. There are interviews with the authors o ... |
2021-02-21 09:00:15 |
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Teaser Trailer "Back to the BBS: The Return to being online" -Games, Mods, Hardware, Software + more |
The next installments of the new BBS documentary is coming soon, This part of the documentary covers ... |
2021-02-01 22:37:41 |
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Back to the BBS - Part one: The return to being online |
Bulletin Board Systems (BBS's) were what people went online with before the web. This multi-part doc ... |
2020-12-21 08:15:13 |
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How to use a DOS PC for web, email, twitter, chat and more #DOScember |
Ever wanted to get your DOS computer online with 'modern' day Internet apps?
In this video I show yo ... |
2020-12-07 05:00:05 |
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The #WiModem232 / #WiFi232 - A wireless Hays modem for your vintage computer |
Ever wondered what it would be like to connect your vintage #Commodore 64, #Amiga or PC to your home ... |
2020-11-09 08:00:00 |
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The Top 10 best PC DOS games of 1981 - 1991 |
Here are the best games of 1981-1991, the first decade of the PC. I created 10 videos, counting down ... |
2020-10-27 06:15:02 |
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How to clean & restore an IBM Model F / M Keyboard |
If you have an old keyboard, like one of these lush IBM Model F or Model M types, then it will undou ... |
2020-10-06 09:00:05 |
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The Top 10 #DOS Games of #1991 |
It's the last in this 10-part series documenting the best in the top ten games of the first decade o ... |
2020-09-24 22:42:38 |
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Ken Williams Interview: Sierra On-line 🏔 |
I met with Ken Williams of Sierra On-Line fame for a fascinating chat about all things Sierra: From ... |
2020-09-16 07:00:07 |
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The top 10 DOS games of 1990 |
These were the top 10 DOS games of the year 1990. Watch with me as I review them all and tell you wh ... |
2020-09-10 22:44:11 |
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They found GayBlade! (from Netflix's High Score series) |
If you've watched Netflix's High Score, episode 3 shows role playing games. Gayblade was the first g ... |
2020-08-28 23:03:59 |
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Happy 25th Birthday Windows 95 (Install & Review) |
#Microsoft #Windows 95 is 25! Here's a quick look back at some of the things that #Win95 brought us ... |
2020-08-25 19:40:12 |
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Unboxing Star Micronics Colour Dot Matrix Printer. Will it work? |
I picked up this 1989 Star Micronics NX-1000 dot matrix printer from a recent computer warehouse hau ... |
2020-08-23 09:48:25 |
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How to install Enigma 1/2 BBS |
I often think, wouldn't it be nice if I could watch a video and see how to install something step by ... |
2020-08-15 07:15:01 |
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The top 10 DOS games of 1989 |
Whether it was because there was more money being ploughed into the #games industry by #1989, the ad ... |
2020-08-09 20:35:14 |
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10MHz V20 XT vs 6 MHz 286 - What's faster? |
I had no idea whether an XT-clone rated at 10MHz NEC V20 CPU with an 8087 co-processor, or an XT mac ... |
2020-08-02 10:13:33 |
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Massive retro computer warehouse sale |
I went to Auckland on the 11th of July for this massive retro computer warehouse sale. I picked up a ... |
2020-07-25 17:04:17 |
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How to repair an IBM 5151 Monitor |
This IBM 5151 Mono monitor has vertical hold or size issues. I had to take it apart to fix it. Here' ... |
2020-07-20 23:28:58 |
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How to make a CRT discharge tool for free |
To practice safe monitor love, you need to deal with discharge... High voltage discharge. To dissipa ... |
2020-07-19 23:05:51 |
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IBM PC: The first games '81-'91 Part 8 (1988) retrogaming |
I reviewed approximately 82 games for this year. The vast majority were worthy of keeping in the 'pl ... |
2020-07-15 19:35:12 |
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Vintage warehouse haul: quick view |
On the 11th of July, I went to a warehouse that was full of vintage computing stuff. This is a very ... |
2020-07-14 20:10:38 |
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How to install FreeDOS + Review of features |
I hadn't really used #FreeDOS all that much, but I had a bunch of laptops lying round so I decided t ... |
2020-06-22 22:57:57 |
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IBM PC - The first games '81-'91: Part 7 (1987) |
Wow! The #DOS games of #1987 really turned a corner! Digitized sound, colourful graphics, gameplay k ... |
2020-06-19 13:03:31 |
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IBM Hard Drive 'Find' #timecapsule |
I just found someone elses data lying on an old 1980s supposedly 'broken' hard drive! What a time ca ... |
2020-06-11 23:40:31 |
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How to clean retro kit (grubby Microsoft mouse) |
Well, I got a mouse today. A lovely little original serial port #Microsoft #mouse. It was pretty gru ... |
2020-06-02 13:54:35 |
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Sound Blaster 16 Vibra PnP Installation for MS DOS |
I needed a sound card for my Compaq 486. So I got a #soundblaster 16 from Ebay. Stupidly I just tho ... |
2020-05-22 15:22:31 |
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IBM PC - The first games '81-'91: Part 6 (1986) |
Here's my review of the top 10 PC DOS games of 1986. Do you agree with my selections?
Although the ... |
2020-05-19 12:30:06 |
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IBM PC - The first games '81-'91: Part 5 (1985) |
1985 was a lot harder than 1981-1984 to review. Many great titles came out in this year. The attack ... |
2020-05-11 21:53:25 |
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IBM PC - The first games '81-'91: Part 4 (1984) |
Games just kept getting better on the IBM PC. By 1984, some top arcade classics get porting treatmen ... |
2020-05-04 10:44:21 |
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IBM PC - The first games '81-'91: Part 3 (1983) |
Goodness! 1981/82 weren't great years for games on the #ibmpc but in 1983, addictive #games were sha ... |
2020-04-28 09:21:19 |
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Lockdown Leadership - Leading remote teams |
A quick video with a few pro tips to help you lead your team remotely (which are still good for when ... |
2020-04-21 18:10:13 |
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IBM PC - The first games '81-'91: Part 2 (1982) |
- The top 10 IBM PC games of 1982 -
In the last video, 1981 covered mainly basic text games. A litt ... |
2020-04-18 18:07:41 |
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IBM PC - The first games '81-'91: Part 1 (1981) |
The IBM PC launched in 1981. Until its release, many people hadn't programmed for the Intel 8086 arc ... |
2020-04-11 22:31:11 |
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How to use a DOS PC for web, email, twitter, IRC & more! |
Your pal Al again! This time on the Geek Lab, it's time to get your retro PC kicking and screaming i ... |
2020-04-05 20:14:33 |
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Zoom Security Update |
The popular video conferencing software, Zoom, has been subject to zero-day exploits and has also be ... |
2020-04-03 15:52:32 |
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Lockdown! Tools and Tips for working from home |
On this special edition of Al's Geek Lab, I talk about my (and my team's experience) of working from ... |
2020-03-29 12:30:44 |
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Lockdown! How to survive working from home by using the right tools and by looking after yourself |
On this special edition of Al's Geek Lab, I talk about my (and my team's experience) of working from ... |
2020-03-26 22:24:00 |
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How to play music modules on an old PC (MOD/S3M/XM) |
Up until now, listening to digitised music on a retro PC has been pretty much impossible. In this qu ... |
2020-03-19 10:49:56 |
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How to clean disk drive heads |
Is your floppy drive a bit tired out? Does it need a good polishing? Does your travel actuator need ... |
2020-03-08 21:50:47 |
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Windows 2.0 Review |
Windows 2.0 was the hotly anticipated replacement for 1985's Windows 1.0. Here's an in-depth set-up ... |
2020-02-29 20:46:29 |
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MS DOS Shell & Task Swapping Review |
Many people didn't even know that a utility called MS-DOS Shell shipped with the extras disk of MS-D ... |
2020-02-16 19:06:44 |
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My Dad reviews Leisure Suit Larry in the land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) |
Hi folks,
Today I'm reviewing one of my favourite games, Leisure Suit Larry in the land of the Loung ... |
2020-02-12 21:19:09 |
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DOCUMENTARY: Why and How IBM ended up creating the PC (and ended up choosing the 8088 CPU) |
#IBM released the IBM PC 5150 in 1981. Internally, IBM went through massive hurdles to get a persona ... |
2020-02-02 21:02:40 |
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How to get more than 640K RAM in a PC or XT |
For years, I thought that it was impossible to access any more than 640K 'Conventional' RAM on my PC ... |
2020-01-26 20:46:01 |
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How to flash the BIOS on an XT-IDE CF ROM |
The #XT-IDE-CF card is great. It lets you add an IDE hard drive, or a Compact Flash card to your PC ... |
2020-01-14 21:51:32 |
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The C64 Unboxing and Review |
The C64 'Maxi' has arrived in time for Christmas 2019! Let's unbox it, set it up and have a look at ... |
2019-12-29 22:29:45 |
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Google Chromecast Ultra Unboxing, Setup Instructions and Short Review |
Is the Chromecast Ultra worth the money? I unbox, set up and review the Chromecast Ultra to see if m ... |
2019-12-28 22:25:35 |
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The Internet connected Hot Rod #IBM PC #XT! |
Your pal Al shows you how you can turn a 256K original IBM PC XT at 4.77MHz into an Internet using, ... |
2019-11-16 22:28:59 |
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The Everymans Garmin ForeRunner 645 Review |
This is an in-depth review for the every person. I'm not a professional runner, not even close! So t ... |
2018-09-02 19:41:28 |
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Linux Mint 18.03 Install and Review |
This video is about Linux Mint 18.03 Install and Review ... |
2017-12-10 17:34:42 |
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The IBM Personal Computer - History, Teardown, Demo and Internet Use |
In this movie, you'll get to know a little bit about the computer that started the personal computer ... |
2017-11-13 21:17:15 |
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Plantronics BB Fit Unboxing & Review |
A complete review of the Plantronics BB Fit, includes a 3 week and initial post-run review, unboxing ... |
2017-11-07 16:01:15 |
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How to use Alpine (PINE) email client to use IMAP iCloud (or Gmail) email |
Ever wanted to be able to connect to your favourite IMAP email service such as iCloud or Gmail using ... |
2015-01-19 14:19:25 |
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ULNG - How to install and dual-boot Ubuntu Linux 14.04 with Windows (Part 1/2) |
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2015-01-07 19:14:35 |
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ULNG - How to install and dual-boot Ubuntu Linux 14.04 with Windows (Part 2/2) |
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2015-01-07 19:14:35 |
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linuxnewbieguide.org : Using the Ubuntu Desktop (Part 2/3) |
How to use the Ubuntu Desktop - Using Office On Linux (OpenOffice.org) as well as other common apps. ... |
2014-12-31 11:14:19 |
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linuxnewbieguide.org : Using the Ubuntu Desktop (Part 1/3) |
How to use the Ubuntu Desktop - The Applications Menu, Launching Apps ... |
2014-12-31 11:14:19 |
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linuxnewbieguide.org : Using the Ubuntu Desktop (Part 3/3) - |
Demonstrating the use of virtual desktops as well as installing software with synaptic. ... |
2014-12-31 11:14:19 |
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How To Install Software in Ubuntu Linux: Part 1 of 2 |
Check out the website at http://www.linuxnewbieguide.org for more information and helpful guides.
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2014-12-31 10:16:02 |
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How To Install Software in Ubuntu Linux: Part 2 of 2 |
Check out the website at http://www.linuxnewbieguide.org for more information and helpful guides.
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2014-12-31 10:16:02 |
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Installing Ubuntu Linux on a PC with Microsoft Windows and dual-boot it. |
A beginners tutorial to how to install Ubuntu Linux on a PC which already has Microsoft Windows on i ... |
2014-12-31 09:56:05 |
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Apple ][ - Modern Day Hacks |
How to use the Vintage Apple //e for modern purposes including Twitter, Web Surfing, Email, IRC Chat ... |
2014-12-10 21:18:12 |
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How to go online on a 1970s era computer (the Apple 2). Email, chat, news groups and even twitter! |
Call me crazy but some of us out there spend times modding things to do things they were never inten ... |
2014-01-12 21:45:34 |
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Controlling the Raspberry Pi from your Apple 2 |
How to use a 1970s era computer to control a modern day computer and make it look like the Apple 2 i ... |
2013-09-22 20:59:41 |
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Using a Raspberry Pi to browse the web on an Apple 2e |
via YouTube Capture ... |
2013-09-21 19:37:33 |
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