Exploring My Rare/Obscure Tech Collection! (Windows, IBM, Apple, and more!)

[@doodles113]

I was a technician at a IBM business partner in the 90's, and the code on top of the diskette box probably is the FRU number (field replaceable unit),the part number for mostly anything (HW parts,software,etc) you can order to perform a repair or an install of any given equipment.

[@DavidWonn]

12:20 Starter Editions of Windows would be great for baiting tech support scammers, especially if the license isn’t activated or is expired. It would be a lot of fun watching a scammer try to access it remotely and try to "fix" the license issue while barely being able to open many programs at once. Plus it would keep signing them out periodically if the trial license is expired.

[@arnox4554]

Speaking of which, I wonder at this point how many copies and retail keys of Windows Michael has. To be a true Windows master, he must have at least a genuine retail product key for all of the following: Windows XP Professional Windows Vista Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 8.1 Professional Windows 10 Professional I didn't count anything below XP because they're all free on WinWorld now, but boxed copies of them nets bonus points.

[@PikaDogg]

@ARTOFMUSIC i use windows bc i dont have the courage to override windows, but i use Ubuntu on a vm and i do agree the penguin is the master race.

[@andreyv116]

@@arnox4554 I mean there's Windows 10 Pro for Workstations which includes ReFS and compute farm features

[@andreyv116]

@ARTOFMUSIC ideally yes but there's enough legacy code floating around that doesn't function just right in Wine

[@arnox4554]

@@andreyv116 Yeah but that looks suspiciously like Windows Server in disguise. In any case, many of the features it has aren't useful at all to almost all consumers/power users, so I don't include it.

[@aidancommenting]

"this corner over here, some Windows XP related stuff" Ah yes, Windows XP bobblehead.

[@kit7une_]

The fonts in the Apple Media Toolkit, especially Garamond are sought after

[@tituslafrombois1164]

Is there a special version of Garamond they use or something?

[@cdtheman95]

I also have the XP lava lamp. It’s the centerpiece of my fireplace mantel

[@the_mariocrafter]

Woah!

[@Riley_MDS]

using your video as an audio background while doing homework is just good enough for me to keep me from being bored

[@pastasos]

Michael: its the HP iPod Me, an intellectual: say it with me, HAITCH PEA

[@ade2382]

Mmmmm Geir

[@TobStonk]

Shrek pod touch

[@aidancommenting]

b l u e t o o t h m o d e

[@ErickHatesBMC]

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[@wdue]

ONE GRIT MASTER RACE

[@mjdxp5688]

Old tech is my favorite! If I may share, some cool stuff from my own collection: - My Sega Dreamcast, honestly probably my favorite console design wise, it's a shame the PS2 dominated so much... - My DMG Play it Loud Game Boy, I got mine a few years ago at a retro games store and never have seen another DMG model Game Boy once... Good thing I bought it, because it's really cool! - My Game Boy Micro, probably Nintendo's worst performing handheld, it's quite uncommon and honestly pretty nice to play. My NES and SNES classic, I'm lucky I was able to get them both!

[@JasperFoxo]

i have an nes classic, sad they discontinued it

[@myrmeko]

Regarding those diskettes. Why not use SpinRite on those that "work"? Maybe BIKINIS3.JPG can be saved afterall.

[@myrmeko]

@FBI Federal Bureau Of Investigation The FBI wants to know the secrets of BIKINIS3.JPG too, huh? 😂

[@Nabeelco]

Yep, that's 100% a service replacement phone box. I used to work at apple.

[@nu52927]

Ok

[@TomokoAbe_]

My favorite word-processor is WordPerfect. I have the original notebook binder with tutorials--I REALLY love that.

[@autiboy08]

Hey Micheal, great video, great channel! I love your content! :D

[@VirusVox]

Here's a bit of a list of my cool, obscure, or rare old tech! Sega Saturn - So I collect SEGA consoles (just missing a 32X from their NA console lineup!) and this was a huge local find for me. Such a shame it flopped because the console itself is absolutely brilliant Sega Nomad - A handheld console i didn't know existed until a few years ago. It's a handheld Sega Genesis! What's not to love? Compaq Portable III - A bit of a rarity these days! I picked it up for $150 and after a good cleaning It's in almost full working order. Unfortunately the original 47MB HDD is dead, so I need to put a new hard drive in it. NEC MultiSpeed - This is a super cool laptop from 1986 I picked up for $50! The PC has a very interesting hardware layout - NEC V30 CPU with no hard drive. It has 2 DD FD drives, and a system disk in which it boots off of. When it loads up it turns some of its 640K of RAM into a RAM disk too! And not rare, but cool - my beloved 386 PC. My whole setup is the following: Intel 386-DX @ 25MHz, 8MB of RAM, Western Digital Caviar 85MB HDD, Oak Technologies OTI-37C (Unfortunately not an SVGA card, which I desperately need), a Soundblaster 16 with a real OPL3 chip and a Dreamblaster wavetable add-on, and other assorted things like a modem, a couple peripheral cards, and a controller card. It has MS-DOS 6.22 installed as well as Windows 3.1! Paired with the machine is a generic but great feeling AT keyboard, a generic serial ball mouse, and a Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 15VX CRT Monitor (it is absolutely LOVELY) that I picked up at a thrift store for $4! I also have some other rarities like a cartridge-based CD drive, an Iomega Jaz drive, a tape drive, and a couple other things!

[@perolozac01]

I have the Beta 2 Kit myself. It was given away to attendees of certain Microsoft-based conferences. I got mine at WinDays.

[@KaranDeshmukh]

We also had a version of the XP Starter Edition, here in India. I vaguely remember it having a picture of the Taj Mahal on the front cover. Would be interesting to find a copy, but I suspect it'd not be easy finding one.

[@dollardealtech768]

Nice collection. I still have some of those. Keep up the amazing videos Michael.

[@stonent]

I had cd case of Microsoft "Drive Time" discs that were internal training materials for Microsoft employees. They were designed to be played in your car like a book on tape so you could learn things while driving. The ones I had were basically how to downplay Linux to your customers, so mainly if your customer was thinking about implementing a Linux solution, you could counter that with the company approved talking points.

[@jargon343]

Awesome tech mike! I love watching your channel! Thank ya!

[@TobStonk]

An old friend has returned Good Ol windows XP

[@beanboy89]

10:30 Could be like the date code on a chip. 1386 is production on the 13th week of 1986.

[@the_master_of_beans]

I've been looking for one of those Windows XP lamps for my desk, because I love Windows XP or any late 90's or early 2000's Windows OS. Also, because it just looks cool! I love the video, by the ways!

[@TracerPixel128]

My mom had that Kin! It was an M series model that was released in late 2010. She got hers in March 2011.

[@Damaniel3]

Lots of large companies had 'internal distribution' disks custom made back in the day. I have a full box of Verbatim 3.5" floppy disks with Tektronix logo labels and a box of 5.25" floppies, also with Tektronix branding - the 5.25" disks apparently have development code for one of the products in their old terminal family; at least that's what the (now retired) engineer who worked on the project told me when I got them while he was clearing out his desk.

[@Sixkill3r]

Love you videos man. So glad i found your channel. I also did the homebrew stuff for the wii from your video. Thanks so much.

[@danielcervantes4729]

I aspire to have a collection of stuff like this. Especially with Win XP, Win 95/98, and old Mac. Seeing this kind of stuff is so cool!

[@Headshotnoby]

"And you got these, uh, handles right here..." straps

[@huleeyaxerssius7]

Something that is a bit harder to come by, not rare but i suppose somewhat obscure is installation dvd's for Windows 7 Starter. A basic version like XP Starter, limitations & whatnot, not the best of versions like it. You'd only be able to get it preinstalled on lower end machines back when, and yeah can't find the DVD's for it much. Though a few years ago i saw a listing on eBay for what i read as 1 copy of 7 Starter, could get more if you chose a higher quantity, though there were 5 copies for sale. I misread it at the time, and when i received it, turned out to be 5 copies for each single purchase, so that was a nice surprise. Was $70 AUD or so when i bought them too. In the standard clear DVD case, and all 5 were sealed but opened one up to install it on a VM & for whenevev i'd mess about with it too, so still have the 4 sealed. Are the 32-bit version as 7 Starter was only offered in that, and these were only meant for sale in latin america as it mentions on the discs. Have aquired beta & whatnot physical versions of windows over the years, such as a few of Windows 2000 of the corporate preview program discs, some XP & Server 2003 evaluation discs along with XP Professional Beta 2 Build 2463 or 2462 it is. as well as this interesting 4-disc set of vista in a clear cube where the discs sit in it, has a fold out manual type of thing & the discs are of beta 1 build 5112, RC1 i think it was but don't remember the build & the RTM of Vista, and another pre-release build that i forget what it was, an interesting find it was too. Also got 2 sealed copies of NT 4.0 Terminal Server, with the floppy disks & the documentation that comes with them. Not a big box one, something more like an OEM thing i'd best describe it & 1 loose copy with just the CD, you don't see NT 4.0 Terminal Server pop up as much for sale. Those are some of my interesting software finds i've gotten over the years. Are a few more things i've found, that's just some of them.

[@frostycola42]

the xp baseball man creppy happy haloween

[@shibolinemress8913]

In 1979 when I was 16, I attended a summer creative writing camp at Indiana University, which was a great experience. Even though that CD-ROM obviously wasn't even dreamt of back then, just mentioning IU brought back fond memories. 😊

[@fionnmcgovern545]

You sure have a lot of cool stuff! Nice Video!

[@MichaelMJD]

Thank you!

[@tituslafrombois1164]

You should make an ISO backup of that Media Toolkit disc and upload it to the Internet Archive or Macintosh Repository/Garden, it seems difficult to find that specific version anywhere!

[@Robongiovanni]

About the Apple DVD-R, when my family purchased a iMac G4 there was a bunch of included discs that contained additional software like iPhoto and iDVD, but the last was that Apple DVD-R like the one you showed in your video.

[@JasperFoxo]

One detail I love about the xp lava lamp is that the things inside, are literally the letters x and p, its very cool to me.

[@j.m.74]

"This is a lava lamp." Close, but not quite... if you want to get technical, it's a glitter lamp. My mother has one nearly identical to this, but for 3 minor differences: 1) the plastic holographic "glitter" isn't in the shape of Windows XP letters, just ordinary small squares & circles. 2) In hers, the water is tinted light blue. 3) No Windows XP logo printed on the base. I really like that Motorola phone. Same keypad as their Razr line from some years back, and that slide feature to reveal a full keyboard for texting... just like my T-Mo (Alcatel) Sparq phone 😃

[@jverm]

Great collection you have there!

[@brett9000]

while watching this I realised i actually still have the release of ubuntu 5.10 with both CDs it has a live CD and an install CD I have also got a copy of windows 7 signature edition that came in my windows 7 launch house party box

[@lemurmad]

22:50 - This is what happened with my laptop. It has windows 7 pro installed but came with disks to upgrade to the latest (and worst) windows 8 pro. Even had a windows 8 pro sticker on the bottom.

[@Pupp3tCl0wn]

23:30 Wow, cool, I had no idea it worked that way. It just seemed to me to be a simple indication that the computer was meeting the requirements of the newer system when it was still being sold with an older one.

[@Reallynotnick]

I have the iPhone slim box too, I got it when I bought a refurbished iPhone from ATT/Cingular in early 2008. It came shopped in a larger ATT box with custom cut out styrofoam to fit the phone box and other cut outs for the cable, charger and headphones that obviously don't fit into the slim box. I'd wager this slim box would be used for all refurbished iPhones.

[@Pupp3tCl0wn]

Damn, I used to have this physical Ubuntu release. I wonder if there is still somewhere in my parents house with rest of my old stuff or if I lost it at some point. It would be a shame, especially since they are no longer available.

[@windowstips1430]

The thumbnail made me click 😂

[@LellePrinter82]

I actually have Microsoft Zune 120gb laying around with the usb cable. Unfortunatly the harddrive is broken. (clicking noise during startup)

[@WeatherSTARIII]

That's a nice tech memorabilia collection you got there! Since you previously did the Windows 98 Indiana University Edition CD-ROM back in 2017 (even though it was the same as the retail copy of Windows 98), I'm still curious to see both the Windows 95 Indiana University CD-ROM as well as the Microsoft Office for Mac Indiana University CD-ROM just for fun (even if both the Windows 95 & Office for Mac CDs are the same as the retail copies like the Windows 98 one). I don't think these were ever covered, just the Windows 98 one. I wish I could see videos on those other two Indiana University CDs.

[@dinkarfowkar999]

Your house is a Retro Tech lovers dream

[@MartinGarcia-ok5hb]

I had a Motorola SLVR back in the day, lol....paid $20 for it brand new as an upgrade when I was with Suncom or T-mobile. Good phone back then. I think I ended up going with Sony phones after that for a while

[@billob4285]

Ah the Ubuntu 10.04 distro. I had one of those CD's, coolest thing was you could install the software as a directory on Windows without changing anything about the Windows OS. One small change was the new Windows boot menu, letting you pick which OS to start. Draw back of this method was the file system had to be FAT32, you could try NTFS, but several warnings about compatibility issues gave good clause to steer away from this option. If you chose Ubuntu you were reminded that you could install it permanently or keep your directory install (with implied limitations).

[@sburton015]

I actually came across an interesting piece of tech when I was shopping at Goodwill. It's a Sony Mavica FD75 digital camera that uses standard 3 1/2" floppy disks and it seems like it was made in early 2001 even before XP was released, so at the time, Windows ME would have been the latest and greatest operating system. Still works perfectly today.

[@davithehuman4432]

That iPhone 2G is a little thinner than the iPhone 12 box

[@kukaribroadmoor2542]

XP Starter was released in the US, but only as a preinstalled OS on netbooks afaik.

[@ChrissehCat]

I have an older version of Ubuntu on CDs like that, they actually sent me a whole stack of them. I think it was Hoary Hedgehog or Breezy Badger? Can't believe it was that long ago!

[@gakabler]

You've had the bobble head on the desk for so long that I thought that it was supposed to be a representation of you!

[@sandrotanica]

26:48 WHEN THE BOOKLET IS SUS!!!!!!!! if you have not understood it, in the lower central part of the booklet, there is the software update service (SUS)

[@victorvaida4272]

If you end up getting those 5 inch floppies working, can you post a dump of the 3270 one? Thanks!

[@SkyeWeeb]

Will you ever publish that apple software lot unboxing just for fun?

[@oseidwomoh]

Eddy Reliable Trustman was watching you talk trash about the Microsoft Kin.

[@akiraredacted]

If you start a museum I think you should put interesting vintage apple products in there too. I'd donate some of my own apple things!

[@mushroomsamba82]

9:25 I once tried chewing (what was at the time) approximately 25 year old gum that was in a pack of super mario bros trading cards. It was very dry, and very stale. It didn't actually "gum" up it just kinda crumbled in to dust and I ended up spitting it out. Would not recommend.

[@griffinlaw9367]

My first ever laptop was actually one of those "Vista Capable" ones. It was the first ever computer I specifically had for myself, I got it when I was like 6 years old, I think I actually got it before Vista came out. I never got one of those upgrade disks though.

[@SKCro.]

25:30: I didn't know OneNote existed in 2003! I thought it was introduced in, like, 2014 or something!

[@kantraa]

Super cool video and collection!

[@scottcol23]

That date code(1386) might be the the 13th week in 1986. I know IBM PC's are dated that way and so are IC chips. the 15F part I'm not sure about. Could be an internal IBM code

[@tapearchive-i9b]

Did you all notice that on the iPhone replacement box the time displayed is 9:42 AM as opposed to 9:41

[@blainepalmerza]

Awesome video, Michael!

[@BoomboxStudiosAndDexter]

Hey Miachel MJD Again again!

[@TechNetworkUK]

This is a really good video 😀

[@MichaelMJD]

Glad you like it!

[@TechNetworkUK]

Michael MJD Thank you

[@TheDesertsweeper]

I still have the very first GSM phone by Siemens, the S1, that I purchased in 1994 !

[@dercrysisbz2049]

Hey Miceahl MJD did you know that windows XP source code has been leaked? Do a video on it!

[@TomokoAbe_]

I really love that super cool notebook. I'm green with envy!

[@Wapitiii]

As always, good video!

[@yourmom_544]

MJD is a cool content maker :D

[@Taken_Alpha]

I have one of those HP iPod’s hard drive in it is dead and I need to look into replacing it but I still have one

[@harryrickenbach5890]

I had gone to Microsoft Server 2008 launch event called Heroes Happen here the packet they gave out is Server 2008 32/64 one year evaluation, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, Windows Vista Ultimate, Forefront/System Center, and Windows Mobile 6 Developer Resource Kit

[@simonez]

18:17 I have a physical copy of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

[@justjadethings9630]

Please put the fonts in the Apple Media Toolkit somewhere we can download it. We need Garamond

[@spongemagnet]

motorola slvr was neat, could sync from itunes

[@TomokoAbe_]

Cool stuff. I still have my old Windows XP computer for specific games AND UTILITIES which the newer versions of WIndows Microsoft WILL deactivate because it duplicates videos very well, that is, VHS to DVD conversion. This is essential for rare and extinct movies you can't get anywhere else and you don't want to play the VHS to preserve it.

[@KingCez100]

That Motorola phone got me some pre tinder hook ups. Air g and old school moco chat got me some hot dates. Also a long distance relationship that ended when I lost the phone. Gosh what a time I was 18 fresh out of high school lived by myself made good money... Now full of responsibility that I’m happy to uphold makes me reflect on how simple life used too be. All from a piece of tech. Thanks for the video!

[@feni_1553]

Have you ever had a lava lamp? Come on, come on, you could sit there and stare at it for hours!

[@roadblocktrains]

6:32 ITS A HAITCH PEA

[@aanjaneyamehrotra2100]

Hey michael , do you have a Nokia 3310 original?

[@markkeener6675]

Maybe reach out to LGR to collaborate on those IBM disks? Seems like something Clint would be interested in, although it might have to wait until current events die down.

[@franli4077]

geez how many types of windows phone existed that were kindof short lived now that i thinked abouts it

[@eupher2]

I have a official physical copy of Ubuntu 7.04 laying around somewhere. Somebody in my Computer Essentials 2 class was handing them out, which is how I got it.

[@countdracowo]

That's so cool

[@mrcxlinux]

Your the best. Love you. Great videos!

[@tabbycat406]

The iPhone is an apple care replacement mail in box.

[@jsubuntuxp]

Wow, I forgot that Canonical had Ubuntu CDs back then. These days, most GNU/Linux distros move way too fast to do that anymore.

[@tyg3rpro]

I might actually still have a 5.25" disk drive, if I do would you like to borrow it for the channel?

[@The_Wandering_Nerd]

I'm still waiting for my express upgrade to Michaelsoft Binbows.

[@eastonreid]

Very nice!

[@landlps]

Dear Michael, I love the video!! Please could you do some research and then make a video on the windows xp notebook please???

[@Anis360-k5p]

Wow the Motorola SLVR L7 I had it when I was 12-15 years old

[@AndreDuarteS]

i do have some of these old stuff too... like the Office 2003 Beta Kit... :D

[@PingoPiper]

i dont think that mike knows hp ipods are pretty common haha

[@GrayLeaf]

ITS MICHAEL

[@PingoPiper]

mike is a shorter version of michael?

[@og_werwest]

Hey, have you thought about video about windows mobile? I would love to see if there are other people as nostalgic as I am about this OS :D

[@MichaelMJD]

I did a video about Mobile 2003 a few years ago. But a full retrospective would be fun to do! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@kennysboat4432]

I have a Volkswagen iPod still works.

[@jonathanthegreat2008]

So, Michael, i thought “who made the Samsung phone animations and the jingles, both the boot-up and the shut downs” Maybe a video idea? Shalom from Israel ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ And I’ll see YOU in my next comment!

[@moved5600]

This video is giving me a Windows XP-ness vibe.

[@sophiethecat9256]

The HP iPod is also the HAITCH PEA iPod (dankpods reference)

[@polystation1229]

Nice. I have some prototype windows phone and Android devices, maybe I'll make a video some day.