Exploring a Terrible Windows CE Netbook

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Michael MJD

Michael MJD

Күн бұрын

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Logo-slapped laptops are back! Today we're exploring a delightfully terrible Windows CE "netbook" from sometime in the early 2010s. And it's got the name of a light bulb manufacturer on it... so it has to be good, right?
Tim Hortons Computer: • The Tim Hortons Computer
Windows CE Applications: archive.org/details/winCE6soft
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro & Overview
02:47 - Unboxing
06:57 - Initial Exploration
08:16 - Internet Explorer
10:40 - An old KZbin app
13:30 - The Photo Viewer
16:24 - Office programs & utilities
19:35 - Included games
22:05 - Modern KZbin & WarpStream
24:21 - Display settings
26:27 - Running some old PC games
32:08 - Running some console emulators
37:38 - Outro
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Пікірлер: 749
@WinXP_SP1
@WinXP_SP1 3 күн бұрын
I like how this laptop was packaged.
@Enderman1462
@Enderman1462 3 күн бұрын
Yeah it's packaged nicely
@noctis-nhs
@noctis-nhs 3 күн бұрын
Also the funniest thing that makes the laptop like a toy for kids
@rizzing_mogger
@rizzing_mogger 3 күн бұрын
Its made from china
@weegeenumberone2
@weegeenumberone2 3 күн бұрын
Packaged like an idiot!
@Kmart2K
@Kmart2K 3 күн бұрын
that's not a laptop, its a mud made computer
@TheDreamcastLover
@TheDreamcastLover 3 күн бұрын
Fun Fact: The Sega Dreamcast has an image printed on the side of the console saying “Compatible with Windows CE”
@JasperFoxo
@JasperFoxo 3 күн бұрын
im pretty sure mjd has the web browser that runs on windows ce iirc
@TheDreamcastLover
@TheDreamcastLover 3 күн бұрын
@@JasperFoxo Ye I do to but I couldn’t get the browser to work
@wertywerrtyson5529
@wertywerrtyson5529 3 күн бұрын
You have the wrong colour on the Sega swirl. Just kidding I know it was only blue here in Europe.
@xbrun3356
@xbrun3356 3 күн бұрын
Has anybody tried getting a full fledged windows or linux distro on an Dreamcast
@TheDreamcastLover
@TheDreamcastLover 3 күн бұрын
@@wertywerrtyson5529 Ye I was always confused why they changed it for Europe
@vwestlife
@vwestlife 2 күн бұрын
So I guess 13 years is how long it takes something to go from cheap new junk to nostalgic retro junk.
@tonyb586
@tonyb586 3 күн бұрын
"This product is not a computer." I wonder if they were trying to avoid some specific tax with that, arguing that it is not technically a computer.
@xiphoidPXCB
@xiphoidPXCB 3 күн бұрын
i wonder........
@DTS__
@DTS__ 3 күн бұрын
@@xiphoidPXCB i too wonder........
@Ian99_
@Ian99_ 3 күн бұрын
It's like the reverse of Sony arguing the PS2 was a computer to avoid taxes on game consoles
@LesKing72
@LesKing72 3 күн бұрын
Probably trying to make sure no one who thought this was a computer and not manufactured e-waste could sue for false advertisement
@LBJshowedmehisJ
@LBJshowedmehisJ 3 күн бұрын
That's a funny theory. It kind of reminds me of that one time Sony shipped a Basic interpreter disk with their PS2s in Europe in an attempt to avoid tariffs on game consoles that existed there at the time
@bp13
@bp13 3 күн бұрын
I'm ready for "Installing X on the terrible windows CE laptop and everything goes wrong" 😂
@higihups
@higihups 3 күн бұрын
Why would you want to install Twitter on that?
@OptiplexAircraft
@OptiplexAircraft 3 күн бұрын
@@higihups Maybe they meant Mac OS X.
@sihamhamda47
@sihamhamda47 3 күн бұрын
@@OptiplexAircraft or XUbuntu
@johang727
@johang727 3 күн бұрын
​@OptiplexAircraft X doesn't mean anything in this situation. Just a placeholder basically. "Installing Windows 7 on the terrible windows CE laptop..." "Installing Ubuntu on the terrible windows CE laptop..." Etc. Etc
@OptiplexAircraft
@OptiplexAircraft 3 күн бұрын
@@johang727 Aha, got it. But I tend to seem that Mac OS never tends to work. (Even if nothing actually does)
@ciach0_
@ciach0_ 4 күн бұрын
I definitely want to see a video on the installation of other OS's on this thing!
@afan64
@afan64 3 күн бұрын
Me too
@firstsurname9893
@firstsurname9893 3 күн бұрын
There's a whole pack of different firmwares, including WinCE, Debian & Android, for this thing on the Internet Archive named "Windows CE Netbook Firmware Collection", uploaded by RaduTek.
@SpeedHunter_9
@SpeedHunter_9 3 күн бұрын
Yes, I wanna see how it will perform with Linux.
@Ikeaboi
@Ikeaboi 3 күн бұрын
If it will run windows XP, it can run everything
@B3NH3
@B3NH3 3 күн бұрын
Same windows 95 may work well
@icukeosu
@icukeosu 3 күн бұрын
12:30 - if i remember correctly you could actually stream KZbin videos from any regular media player. I actually did this on my Nokia E66 with RealPlayer. That KZbin app is probably just used some old API to search videos and stream them with WMP.
@rigen97
@rigen97 3 күн бұрын
apparently KZbin still serve plain old h264 mp4 stream if asked so unless you time travel too close to Jesus' birth there's fair chance the device could technically play it
@Jesse78
@Jesse78 3 күн бұрын
I think you still can. Put a KZbin video URL into VLC and it'll play it
@DanTDMJace
@DanTDMJace 3 күн бұрын
@@Jesse78that doesnt work for me
@sihamhamda47
@sihamhamda47 3 күн бұрын
@@rigen97 Only works if it's in supported browser. Yes it supports very old h264 codec but the old basic early youtube HTML has long been deprecated, so why it only shows "your browser is no longer supported" and can't go any further. Even if he could install a supported browser to that laptop, it still only has very slim chance to get youtube working as intended as the CPU itself is too weak, even weaker than Intel Atom
@leonidas14775
@leonidas14775 3 күн бұрын
@@Jesse78 I think that used to be possible, you could even download videos with VLC that way.
@vertujoe2886
@vertujoe2886 3 күн бұрын
The titile of Chinese song means ”Chen Xu, Your Bro (myself) is only a legend.mp3“
@ElfinaAshfield
@ElfinaAshfield 3 күн бұрын
...which is an old OLD meme song (around 2010 IIRC). The manifacturer is probably just some random factory in Shenzhen and decided to put some random meme song and picture to test their device (the display / speaker / program is functioning etc), and don't bother to remove because no one really cared.
@gluttonousmaximus9048
@gluttonousmaximus9048 3 күн бұрын
@@ElfinaAshfield Wven weirder, they likely removed the mp3 file but didn't clear the playlist
@Akajakex
@Akajakex 3 күн бұрын
It’s so frustrating to see some completely foreign meme these times when everything is globalised. Makes me want to dive to Chinese memes though 💀
@FatherMcKenzie66
@FatherMcKenzie66 3 күн бұрын
That’s cool!
@ElfinaAshfield
@ElfinaAshfield 3 күн бұрын
@@gluttonousmaximus9048 Probably the media player just kept what's been played last time.
@nushnume
@nushnume 3 күн бұрын
I had an old car GPS that used to run Windows CE.....i also still see Windows CE running on those price checking things at the supermarket
@bluespartan076
@bluespartan076 3 күн бұрын
ye so those price checking guns are essentially purpose built Windows Mobile PDA devices (like the PocketPC PDAs from the 2000s). Really just an easy way to deploy many single purpose devices with a really locked down OS that cant be changed easily or at all (if its built into a eeprom or firmware chip) you can load linux though from an external boot device (only tried this on a Neoware thin client WCE device to not much success but it apparently can run Tinycore)
@kristianperryadams
@kristianperryadams 3 күн бұрын
Yeah there was a community of GPS modders I stumbled across about a decade ago, there was a ton of apps and mortscripts for these devices, I didn't delve much past loading Doom, TCPMP(Tiny core pocket media player) and WinCEBoy
@hectormiguelperezgomez6612
@hectormiguelperezgomez6612 3 күн бұрын
Here in Mexico we have a supermarket chain that used to have price checkers made by NCR that were running Windows 2000, even the cash registers of the nearest store to me were running Windows 2000, then they changed their OS to XP, then to 7 and now they use Windows 10, it was quite interesting that they keep using a really old Windows version in their systems.
@hectormiguelperezgomez6612
@hectormiguelperezgomez6612 3 күн бұрын
I also have seen price checkers mainly of the Zebra brand that now run Android. They are basically an Android device, like your phone but without phone capabilities.
@louism771
@louism771 3 күн бұрын
There also are a few sewing maschines (the fancy ones with embroider units) from Bernina sold in the mid 2000s that featured Windows CE and a touchscreen interface.
@AnotherFreakingDude
@AnotherFreakingDude 3 күн бұрын
Imagine pulling one of these out of your backpack at Defcon, running Gentoo.
@Kayraman256
@Kayraman256 3 күн бұрын
michealsoft binbows
@Graylord88
@Graylord88 3 күн бұрын
Ok, there's something so weird and alternate reality feeling about seeing a full laptop being packaged in a blister pack.
@yourlocalpensulilvanian
@yourlocalpensulilvanian 3 күн бұрын
fun fact: back in the late 90s sylvania made some televisions and vcrs, however weren’t very popular. i own one of those tvs and vcrs.
@Sunkery_CD
@Sunkery_CD 3 күн бұрын
They also made CD players, because I have one of them from a while back.
@darsparx
@darsparx 3 күн бұрын
Yea we used to own some of them too and they were very decent for what they were. But that was in the final days of tube tvs since it was like 1998-2005 when we got it. Heavy af but I liked them 🤣
@AlanXenos
@AlanXenos 3 күн бұрын
Not sure about the 90s ones, but the late-tube era Sylvania sets (2001/2 and later) were brand slap-on jobs, and were manufactured by Funai - who also produced identical models under the Magnavox and Emerson brand.
@yourlocalpensulilvanian
@yourlocalpensulilvanian 2 күн бұрын
@@AlanXenos emerson also did the same, they just slapped their logo on funai vcr/dvd combos
@tonycrabtree3416
@tonycrabtree3416 2 күн бұрын
Sylvania made electronics all throughout its history. It became GTE and is now Verizon.
@AB-Prince
@AB-Prince 3 күн бұрын
I think all of the warnings and disclaimers are more to do with the licencing around windows embedded, spesifically embedded is a slimmed down version of windows, mainly intended to run on hardware that is intended for only one spesific application. like a kiosk, digital signage, or a machine controller. all of the disclaimer jargon, to me, screams 'we are using windows embedded exclusively in the way as exactly worded in the licencing agreement'
@AB-Prince
@AB-Prince 3 күн бұрын
presumably even the use of the name 'smart book' is to seperate the device from being classified as being a proper computer.
@user-cr4sc1ht9t
@user-cr4sc1ht9t 3 күн бұрын
It's crude way of saying "It's Windows! *but not actually" to avoid getting lawsuits
@solenoids3
@solenoids3 2 күн бұрын
Windows CE actually has very little overlap with Windows at all, since it doesn't use Windows NT. But yea, your theory is probably correct. CE in these late stages was mainly meant for full-screen applications, like in-car entertainment systems or kiosks. The bonkers UI was fine as long as it could run the vendor's in-house GUI and set it to fullscreen mode, as well as support the dying line of Windows mobile devices before Microsoft could come up with something better. The final major release of Windows CE in 2013 actually dropped most of the GUI. All that was left was something reminiscent of the Weston desktop on linux, which was originally intended to demonstrate that Linux could work for... in-car entertainment systems and kiosks.
@user-cr4sc1ht9t
@user-cr4sc1ht9t 2 күн бұрын
@@solenoids3 At least MS committing to a weird idea that everyone is going to love getting slapped in face and then proceeding to hand everything to Android was hilarious
@slightlyevolved
@slightlyevolved 22 сағат бұрын
Windows Embedded and Windows Embedded *Compact* are two VERY different things. Compact has hardly anything at all shared with x86 Windows. Windows Embedded however (which long predates this version of CE) is a stripped down Windows, as you say. But that's not this. As usual, terrible naming from Microsoft. Must have been the same guy that named the Xbox line....
@BlakeHelms
@BlakeHelms 3 күн бұрын
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a computer in a “blister pack”
@aga_100kr
@aga_100kr 3 күн бұрын
You should try the Portuguese educational laptop Magalhães, the terrible laptop the Portuguese government gave to a lot of childs (me included) that bankrupted this small country. It has dual boot between win xp and a portuguese linux distro, Caixa mágica
@SummonerArthur
@SummonerArthur 3 күн бұрын
Nothing beats the Brazilian positivo mobo s7, it had a genormous dual bezel, comic sans keyboard, a weird ass linux distro running on an SD card (which breaks if you try to run and update it nowadays)... Beautiful thing!
@aga_100kr
@aga_100kr 3 күн бұрын
@@SummonerArthur opa, that is a true nugget! your right
@PotatoPCGamerz
@PotatoPCGamerz 3 күн бұрын
Imagine trapping a laptop in the worst type of packaging: Clamshell
@xgui4-studios
@xgui4-studios 3 күн бұрын
every laptop use the clamshell design ... it is not a laptop if it is not a clamshell
@rexperverziff
@rexperverziff 3 күн бұрын
Clamshell in clamshell ​@@xgui4-studios
@PotatoPCGamerz
@PotatoPCGamerz 3 күн бұрын
@@xgui4-studios I meant the packaging. The clamshell design is fine, the clamshell packaging is what makes me die inside.
@Pan_Fafik
@Pan_Fafik 3 күн бұрын
If I'm not mistaken, the keyboard in this thing comes from the cheapest tablet keyboards. I once had a "case" with such a keyboard. It was connected to a very thin micro USB. The "Zzz" function key worked like power button (I could force it to turn off just like real button). Btw it brakes two month after purchase.
@georgemoodier
@georgemoodier 3 күн бұрын
that doom gameplay felt like cruelty squad but on even more drugs
@ssharma5
@ssharma5 3 күн бұрын
CRUELTY SQUAD MENTIONED
@loleq2137
@loleq2137 2 күн бұрын
this is just like Gorbino's Quest of Life
@singeslayer8367
@singeslayer8367 3 күн бұрын
It's that packaging that no-one likes - a very dank man
@afan64
@afan64 3 күн бұрын
Better bust out the Famous Toledo's!
@shockwave3318
@shockwave3318 3 күн бұрын
I enjoy the fact that almost every window seemingly has a different theme.
@jaredwright5917
@jaredwright5917 3 күн бұрын
If you leave one of these running Solitaire for long enough (months), it somehow runs out of RAM and becomes completely unusable until it's rebooted.
@greenbassboosts8872
@greenbassboosts8872 4 сағат бұрын
The nature of Microsoft... Various issues that compound and worsen with time
@LokolcThe
@LokolcThe 3 күн бұрын
14:21 What an unexpected way to find Macross. Never thought I would see that here on this channel.
@JeffreyPiatt
@JeffreyPiatt 3 күн бұрын
Most CE builds dont include stolen Anime art mixed with the default Microsoft Pictures.
@vadnegru
@vadnegru 3 күн бұрын
The thing about warranty void if loaded with other OS. Unofficially most computer retailers in Ukraine require you to bring back the laptop to a state you bought it. My friend almost got return rejected because of Windows installed on a FreeDOS device. Because it was exhibition unit, he talked them out to return as is.
@slightlyevolved
@slightlyevolved 22 сағат бұрын
Why would you NOT have a return that requires it to be in the same state? I buy buy a bag of oranges and try to return it after swapping them to apples I would expect to be rejected. Now, if you meant warranty repair, that's different.
@AveCortes
@AveCortes 3 күн бұрын
Incredible how this tiny shity laptop has more ports that the newest high top devices.
@n646n
@n646n Күн бұрын
We simply don't need many ports now. Things that needed different ports can now all be done through USB-C.
@LotoTheHero
@LotoTheHero 3 күн бұрын
"Not a computer" In the manual it says "setting up your computer" though... hmm... 🤔
@ElectricoGamez
@ElectricoGamez 3 күн бұрын
Sylvania, it's a computer. Stop denying it.
@rigues
@rigues 3 күн бұрын
That software load is CRIMINAL. Whoever "designed" this thing couldn't care less about the consumer.
@Odd-Bike
@Odd-Bike 2 күн бұрын
30:56 here comes LGR in his duke nukem voice saying "Hmm, I feel a bit sluggish as of right now."
@Azeria
@Azeria 3 күн бұрын
it has an ISO \| _and_ an ANSI \| for why…?
@CuriouserArchive
@CuriouserArchive 3 күн бұрын
The Amazon redirect probably originally went to an affiliate link, so they get a very small cut of anything you purchased when you accessed it through that desktop shortcut. And I'm guessing they used the redirect so they could change the link if necessary.
@minilathemayhem
@minilathemayhem 3 күн бұрын
I remember seeing these things when I worked at a Kmart back between 2008-2013. I am 100% certain I never saw anyone ever buy one lol
@gentuxable
@gentuxable 3 күн бұрын
9:37 I'm almost certain this is because the UI was optimized for smartphones where it would open an on-screen keyboard when you focus a textbox and it would make sense to make it that big because there's not much room left on screen.
@gentuxable
@gentuxable 3 күн бұрын
23:23 I think I really am onto something
@ConStormENT
@ConStormENT 3 күн бұрын
Fun fact: you could run android on this tiny thing although the highest I have been able to go is android 2.2
@RichardG867
@RichardG867 3 күн бұрын
The Jawbreaker / Bubble Breaker game came with Windows Mobile phones. Judging by the glitchy about screen, it's just running the Windows Mobile executable. My WM6 phone could start some apps designed for CE, but without a touchscreen they couldn't do much.
@GYTCommnts
@GYTCommnts 3 күн бұрын
I would love an entire episode of that "CE software collection" in a WinCE device, and trying other OSes on this one. If you are not allowed to entirely install other OS, if possible, you could try running them from the USB (Linux options at least). I think a version of Puppy Linux could work?
@greenbassboosts8872
@greenbassboosts8872 4 сағат бұрын
I love puppy Linux but I'm not sure modern pup would run well on this hardware.... I'm not sure anything modern would run very well. I'm thinking of trying to load Debian or Gentoo or something on the one I have
@lucsirotouka
@lucsirotouka 3 күн бұрын
Interesting, 11:20 the song name is in Chinese, reading "哥只是个传说" (I'm just a legend) sang by 陈旭 (Chen Xu). What kind of "smartbook" is this preloaded with a Chinese pop song?
@BURGERGAMERGAMING
@BURGERGAMERGAMING 3 күн бұрын
I don’t why but is kinda funny how the KZbin auto-translate gets the translating wrong
@afan64
@afan64 3 күн бұрын
Most likely it's from China and they just left it on there.
@belstar1128
@belstar1128 Күн бұрын
looks like they were having fun at the factory
@Mercenary1996
@Mercenary1996 3 күн бұрын
Bro peeling that film actually looked like it was peeling the screen I was actually about to get pissed 😅
@Dmrketao
@Dmrketao 3 күн бұрын
The "stupid book" was packaged like a toothbrush
@splatsmodofficial
@splatsmodofficial 3 күн бұрын
3:56 We gotta take a look at... The charger! *throws the charger on the table* There's the charger.
@gedeonclavet2946
@gedeonclavet2946 3 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@louism771
@louism771 3 күн бұрын
The jankiness of Windows CE / Embedded Compact 7 surprises me again and again. Yeah these cheap Sylvania devices are trash now and were trash back then but it's the awful OS that blows my mind. It always reminds me of some kind of old bootleg Windows linux distro or a Windows-style theme pack for phones in the early 2000s.
@SillyGoober___
@SillyGoober___ 3 күн бұрын
i love this exploring series
@shadzz06
@shadzz06 3 күн бұрын
Windows guy is back at it again! keep up the good work ^^
@ThePrimaFacie
@ThePrimaFacie Күн бұрын
the click to zoom feature is I think the smartest part. Old people are gonna buy this cause they don't know what from what and now they can actually see what they are typing. Its great . Thanks for the vids
@user-vp3wd6zx9i
@user-vp3wd6zx9i 10 сағат бұрын
😅 31:48
@bubbles581
@bubbles581 3 күн бұрын
In voice of the Terminator: "its not a computuh"
@nightcorefusion3884
@nightcorefusion3884 3 күн бұрын
The same visual appeal and formfactor as a portable DVD player with... LESS functionality. That's genuinely impressive.
@leonidas14775
@leonidas14775 3 күн бұрын
For the right price, I think there's fun to be had with this thing.
@aurathedraak7909
@aurathedraak7909 3 күн бұрын
This should be a series
@Knight00001
@Knight00001 Күн бұрын
16:56 I went on the website listed in that about window, and surprisingly that "nPOP" mail viewer was last updated in 2023, it's up to version 1.2.6, and it's an open source freeware program !
@zealotelite395
@zealotelite395 3 күн бұрын
Nice day for an MJD video!
@_helmi
@_helmi 2 күн бұрын
Michael, we need a dedicated video featuring the ENTIRE content of that CE softwares folder. Yes, please and thank you.
@friedacorns
@friedacorns 3 күн бұрын
17:13 - That's What She Said I couldn't help myself.
@mattparker9726
@mattparker9726 3 күн бұрын
6:24 HEY! Chunky netbooks need love too!
@matticolo
@matticolo Күн бұрын
28:50 “the framerate is not super great”, that was absolutely the last think that popped into my head 😂
@techdistractions
@techdistractions 14 сағат бұрын
Looks like the OEM got the absolute cheapest windows mobile license SKU then scraped the internet to find 3rd party replacements for apps that are in the more expensive Windows Mobile version. I’ve seen this edition on embedded industrial devices
@axpuser671
@axpuser671 3 күн бұрын
How can a laptop be worse then the Tim Hortons laptop?
@Mimikyu_Lov3r
@Mimikyu_Lov3r 3 күн бұрын
9:20 It probably does that because it knows how small the screen is and it wants to show you just how horrible it actually is 😂
@Takoto
@Takoto 2 күн бұрын
14:19 Macross jumpscare - The image before at 14:16 looks extremely familiar, I think it was a really commonly shared piece of fanart. Will see if I can find a source.
@davinp
@davinp 3 күн бұрын
These plastics were impossible to open without destroying them
@Mizai
@Mizai 3 күн бұрын
that's the point so you dont return
@Z64bit
@Z64bit 3 күн бұрын
I think GE is more famous for their light bulbs. Sylvania is famous for those old TVs with the fake wood on the side and VCRs
@macintosh4664
@macintosh4664 3 күн бұрын
No I think GE is famous for their kitchen supplies
@eDoc2020
@eDoc2020 8 сағат бұрын
They were both large old-school brands. Sylvania made tubes, light bulbs, and consumer electronics while GE made those as well as everything else electrical.
@YuNherd
@YuNherd 2 күн бұрын
installing linux with the lightest desktop manager is a good follow up
@williamcollinson7245
@williamcollinson7245 2 күн бұрын
If anyone was wondering, the text document's name translated to "New Text Document (2)"
@the-shork
@the-shork 3 күн бұрын
I happen to have the German version of this "netbook", the SD slot is supposed to eject the card when you push it in, it's not like a macbook
@kenzie4217
@kenzie4217 3 күн бұрын
Happy canada day to you to man. As a canadian i actually kinda forgot it was even canada day, so glad you remembered
@KioAMVs
@KioAMVs 3 күн бұрын
The Macross/Robotech background on a SEALED product? That's insane.
@bryo4321
@bryo4321 2 күн бұрын
4:36 “Setting up your computer” … but I thought it wasn’t a computer? Lol
@rollingtroll
@rollingtroll 3 күн бұрын
I feel like this thing should run better than a 386 honestly. I wonder if you could do a clean install
@SVNMasterTech
@SVNMasterTech 3 күн бұрын
cool video michael
@himbourbanist
@himbourbanist 3 күн бұрын
the idea of a KZbin app that uses an API to fetch site data is kind of cool and interesting. Nowadays that's really silly since we just do like, everything in browser or with a first party application, but for the target demo of a system like this, it's kind of a cool way to centralize sites like youtube to an app you just click on the desktop.
@bitelaserkhalif
@bitelaserkhalif 3 күн бұрын
This is still done with cheap dvb t2 stb that has KZbin and tiktok capability
@deeiks12
@deeiks12 3 күн бұрын
lol, the image viewer program.
@lower_case_t
@lower_case_t 14 сағат бұрын
I have a similar netbook, brand name Jay-Tech. It's based on VIA's WM8505 SoC and it was my first Arm-based computer ever, even before the Raspberry Pi became available. I actually used it a lot as a pocket-sized Typewriter (smaller that Asus' first eeePC) and as mp3 player. There's a Debian hack for these WM8505-based machines that is maintained to this day. The WM8505 is a 300MHz Arm 5 SoC, so don't expect a gaming machine or a media center. But it ran the LXDE desktop and Abiword, so I was quite happy with it. Also, in 2010, lightweight browsers like Dillo were still quite usable. Oh, and Doom runs pretty well on this little gem on Linux.
@TheiTunesFanboy
@TheiTunesFanboy 3 күн бұрын
I imagine that this smartbook included so much third-party software was so that way users wouldn’t associate it with Windows CE’s bad reputation.
@philtkaswahl2124
@philtkaswahl2124 3 күн бұрын
I'm still oddly happy "Tim Horton's netbook" is a combination of words that exists in reality.
@InsanityPrevails
@InsanityPrevails 3 күн бұрын
I mean... At that point Doom wasn't even running, it was just walking 💀
@CHICKEN_sandwich_from_ohio
@CHICKEN_sandwich_from_ohio 3 күн бұрын
Mjd never fails to amaze me
@RedVRCC
@RedVRCC 3 күн бұрын
You can identify piss poor electronics by noticing they are in that cheap ass plastic packaging rather than a proper box. Some exceptions do exist, like calculators but if you see a laptop, phone, etc in that kind of packaging and especially in a store not centered around tech it's probably gonna be shit. The sad thing is that it has more USB ports on it than my laptop that cost me almost $1000 when it was new.
@leonidas14775
@leonidas14775 3 күн бұрын
Cheap electronics skimp on some things like build quality, while luxury electronics omit other obvious features
@CommanderMouse72
@CommanderMouse72 Күн бұрын
It’s got more USB than my 15” MacBook Pro
@Crissley10
@Crissley10 2 күн бұрын
15:55 Neat lighthouse dude! 10/10!
@Gavinkhan777
@Gavinkhan777 3 күн бұрын
Hey, I’m asking so you know when the beginning of the video of you still have this with you or could you like try to load a separate OS on it like chrome os or windows or Linux thanks a lot
@rokyo401
@rokyo401 3 күн бұрын
I love the blue Pacman as the icon for IE!
@FatherMcKenzie66
@FatherMcKenzie66 3 күн бұрын
Hey Michael, cool video! Could you share those anime pictures you found on this computer? I’d like to use them as wallpapers
@loleq2137
@loleq2137 2 күн бұрын
This is my jam!
@VeryRandomStuff361
@VeryRandomStuff361 3 күн бұрын
legendary case
@AlexN0
@AlexN0 3 күн бұрын
That airbubbly screen film is a pixel perfect actual screenshot of the desktop you're booting into, with a slight shift in the panel from the bottom right so you have something to grab onto, and for some reason I find it amusing
@danagoyette7932
@danagoyette7932 3 күн бұрын
I'm curious if these devices have anything like Device Manager in Windows. Is there a Windows CE version of something like hwinfo or cpu-z?
@Nooptema
@Nooptema 3 күн бұрын
This honestly looks like a fun device to try and mod
@TheRealKidRed_
@TheRealKidRed_ 3 күн бұрын
Still has a bigger battery then the Rabbit R1 lol.
@ebridgewater
@ebridgewater 3 күн бұрын
This runs 7.0 (2011). The latest version was 8.0 (2013). Any chance of a video with a clean version of that running on this device?
@drkdncr
@drkdncr 3 күн бұрын
Kind of reminds me of the Casio Cassiopeia Palmtop with Windows CE. My car Sat Nav system from 2008 runs Windows CE 5.0 on a DVD-ROM! ❤
@davidshepherd265
@davidshepherd265 3 күн бұрын
I suspect the big drop down boxes and text and stuff might be due to them potentially marketing this at older people who just needed a device to keep in touch with the grandkids via email, or look up stuff while on holiday. I was doing tech support for older people at around the time this would’ve been sold and while it’s certainly not something I would have recommended, I can see them seeing it on display in the chemist or supermarket or wherever and deciding to pick it up.
@ManuelSLaraBisch
@ManuelSLaraBisch 2 күн бұрын
The text box zoom in IE reminded me of the Dell PDA running Windows Mobile 2003 I used to have. I think it behaved the same way. My memory is a bit foggy, but I do remember it also came with the same jawbreaker game.
@beyond.the.cosmosx
@beyond.the.cosmosx 3 күн бұрын
So many uploads! I like it!
@superbros64deluxe
@superbros64deluxe 22 сағат бұрын
9:02 ironic you bring up the tim hortons laptop during Canada day
@PhobosTK
@PhobosTK 3 күн бұрын
Maaaan, I remember "repairing" a bunch of these on my first job... A beaten up compaq ipaq looks and feels like a supercomputer in comparison.
@maclaren93
@maclaren93 3 күн бұрын
Now im wondering if you can install another os. Maybe w98?
@mariosdent-lu9tc
@mariosdent-lu9tc 3 күн бұрын
that screen is like 100x100 edit after one minute:that thing looks like a toy not a pc(portable computer)
@belstar1128
@belstar1128 Күн бұрын
its 480p once upon a time that was a good resolution but even in 2011 that was stone age for a laptop
@galaxyzeinz
@galaxyzeinz Күн бұрын
that file in the MP3 mentioned a name “Chen-Xu” brother is a legend, wonder that that’s all about
@just-yellow
@just-yellow 3 күн бұрын
that photoviewer software and the weird included images almost broke my brain
@belstar1128
@belstar1128 Күн бұрын
i like it it gives it some personality
@kim_balck01
@kim_balck01 3 күн бұрын
오늘도 재미있는 영상 잘 보고 갑니다.
@EmanuelCampos
@EmanuelCampos 3 күн бұрын
where did the Sylvannia truck overturn and a whole lot of this things flooded? I want one!
@luis-ranma
@luis-ranma 3 күн бұрын
Amazing manual ♥
@matthewwilde5222
@matthewwilde5222 3 күн бұрын
I've been trying to get one of these old CE netbooks, to experience some nostalgia from my childhood 😅
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