The Ultimate Tech Hoarder Bunker | Wendell's Offices (Level1 Techs)

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[@darrk_matter]

Hoping the autographed tool sets are ready to go soon!

[@MrLince-hr4of]

WOW that dice set is EPIC 💜💜💜💜

[@samiraperi467]

It's a shame Snowflake minis aren't available separately.

[@raminpro9765]

sssssssteave we are waiting your video about reddit boy burn 9800x +msi carbon

[@robertlawrence9000]

Whoa!!! Wendell moved into Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe lab?!!! 😲

[@Level1Techs]

thanks so much for coming to visit, this was a lot of fun to do. I'll keep working on organizing rather than just memorizing where every little thing is :D That doesn't scale super well it turns out.

[@goligogo923]

I've been curious for years. LoL V-cool! Thanks

[@peppybocan]

Wendell, you are an absolute treasure. Keep on rocking!

[@Trasselkalle]

The easiest things to find are the ones that got placed in that one really strange place. It is the order that makes at least me forget!

[@SWIRFTV]

good unique content of Tech Pickers, it's like opening storage, but in an area 51 bunker

[@Fuxy22]

Ha ha... good luck with that... I have been saying the same thing for decades.

[@L33TThor]

Wendell is just a big kid showing off his toys to his best friend. Wholesome content

[@pibyte]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@richardgarrett2792]

and us too. we all just happen to buds, you know.

[@valhalla8140]

lol yes, here's my flux capacitor, my black hole generator, and my superposition AI assisted switch.

[@camotech1314]

It's like a big nerd party 🤓

[@alentanor]

Wendell is a dragon in disguise hoarding tech, change my mind. No normal human would have such an office.

[@screwaccountnames]

Office? You mean dungeon

[@YuNherd]

dragons like magical tomes, treasures and stuff. wendell the dragon is understandable.

[@youkofoxy]

That make Steve what? a Dwarf? Anyway, Big hoard, several items one may not find elsewhere, tons of history, not organized but know where it is, ancient stuff, janky stuff, exotic stuff, weird stuff. yep, that is enough.

[@jaredbrooks7658]

Silicon dragon 👀 I may or may not need to go draw up some stats now

[@tzfardaya]

​@@jaredbrooks7658post the stat block if/when done?

[@Navi23Gamer]

Stevendell is the combo we didn't know we needed till we got it Thanks Steve Back to you Wendell

[@NazNaxs]

Or is it Weneven?

[@darrk_matter]

Sounds way too much like “Steve n’ Dell”, and those collabs never turn out good 😂

[@grmasdfII]

Their skits have been consistently great for...damn, years, now.

[@HanSolo__]

Thanks, Steve.

[@lbps4576]

Both are already individually OP -- combine the two for too long and it may open a worm hole

[@iamdak]

I purchased a KVM from Level1 Tech and had some issues with getting it up and running. The issues I had was almost certainly due to issues with my monitor and cables but Amber and Wendell were engaging and immensely helpful with figuring it all out. I love to see some of the most honest leaders of the tech community collaborate, thanks to everyone involved on this one!

[@Those_Weirdos]

> I love to see some of the most honest leaders of the tech community collaborate So do I, do you know of any? I'd love someone that'd use their quarter-million-dollar fan testing machine to test fans, like they promised.

[@FeintMotion]

@@Those_Weirdos seethe

[@Raven1024]

​@@Those_Weirdos God damn do you sound entitled

[@Voyajer.]

​@@Those_Weirdosmaybe someday you'll realize sample to sample variance means there isn't any interesting data to share between models and brands. I have noctuas btw.

[@jester6578]

@@Those_Weirdos Good god man, would you prefer they release something half assed and (effectively) dishonest? With the money and time they have invested in it they are hugely incentivized to turn it into a profitable venture. The fact that they haven't speaks more to their integrity than trying to push something out to satisfy someone who feels entitled to that video.

[@RinoaL]

I've really liked Wendell for over a decade, and it's so nice to see how he's grown in front of the camera. He used to be quite shy.

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

I remember when you'd never see him behind a wall of monitors.

[@bravoMike97]

Yeah literally hiding behind monitors in the beginning

[@tombowombo-]

​@@TheSolidSnakeOilI went through some old Tek Syndicate videos several weeks ago. I still love the vibes of that, Logan's music intros and Wendell's know-how. Shame things shook out the way they did but I'm glad to have Level 1 Techs.

[@initial_kd]

​@@tombowombo-I think things worked out better. Wendell seems a lot happier than he did then, well his on screen personality. Level 1 techs grew fast into an amazing source, forums and yt channel.

[@theglowcloud2215]

@@tombowombo- Logan spent all his money on Pistol's fursuits so that enterprise was doomed any way you sliced it. Glad Wendell got out and did his own thing.

[@EtaCarinaeSC]

So this is where the tech goes when it ends up lost in the night...

[@jessery475]

Wendell is such a treasure in this world. A real hero. Its people like Wendel that help me keep some faith in humanity.

[@gosuprime]

Seeing the PC boxes for Warcraft and Quake 3, so much nostalgia: this is back when you'd get a ton of stuff and full color manuals with a game, and not just an empty box with a code that says "hey! download your Steam game with this key!"

[@WayStedYou]

The reason I got physical copies of withcher 3 and cyberpunk 2077 since they still have stuff with them

[@SithLordAnakin]

I still have a cherish my MMO boxes. Star Wars Galaxies, The Matrix Online, City of Heroes, EverQuest 2, Planetside, Guild Wars 2 ... those were the days

[@ReckIamation]

Wendell just randomly showing cool things like a kid showing off toys.

[@blakes8901]

The way he hands things to Steve like at 8:38 you can just see the pride and enthusiasm dripping off of him like "Isn't this so cool?". Wendell is a true Enthusiast and I capitalized that on purpose because there are so few left. He really cares about and loves what he does, the same way a pirate cares about and loves their ship. I wouldn't be suprised to hear him give an offhand remark where he refers to a system by her or she the same way a sailor might the ship that he relies so heavily on.

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

Such a mood though - and ALL of them were super interesting. I mean LGR and Techmoan have probably made whole videos about some of those things and here he is just rattling them down and being wholesomly excited about it ^-^

[@nazgulsenpai]

I could watch Wendell and Steve interact all day. Its like 2 adult brothers that haven't seen each other in 10 years.

[@OnlyAnOpinion20]

He is such a cool guy. I love it when you guys work together on stuff.

[@stolz_ar]

70~80% of anything Wendell talks about in Level1 Techs videos is beyond my understanding, but I like to watch a lot of it anyways. It keeps me humble.

[@TheAtomicSpoon]

Wendell is our slightly crazy wizard.

[@PXAbstraction]

Wendell's explanation of what he thinks Star Trek represents is spot friggin' on! Also, I laughed way too hard at the Censor Ship. 🤣

[@linuxdragon57]

I need L1 to sell a poster version of that one - also signed by Wendell.

[@1981SPL]

as a dude whose tried almost all of em, L1Techs has the best KVM's available. I've got 2 PC's and 1 Macbook/dock hooked up and can still run 165hz @ 4k on the gaming rig...way above rating. Untouchable.

[@Voyajer.]

I recommended one to my sister and she loves it

[@KingtmacXX92]

I would literally pay Wendell for a weekend long tour lmao. Just like this i don't want anything different than how authentic and nerdy this was.

[@LAWRENCESYSTEMS]

Excellent video, Wendell has been one of my favorite super nerds for a long time and always great to hang out with in person the few times I have met him. I loved seeing all the random tech projects he has stashed there. I am sure the surface was barely scratched and this could an on going series for sure!

[@zorbakaput8537]

Wendell - a superhero from our IT netherworld may he and men like him prosper and grow because we need them. Even though many don't know it.

[@weswesaw1094]

I love Wendell. The sheer amount of knowledge he can pull out of his head at any given moment is astounding. And not just knowledge that he read somewhere. Knowledge he gained through actually working with it.

[@endlosschleife]

I am still stunned from the amount of awesome things I just saw, every single one with a little story to it. That was so cool to watch!

[@danielchristmas6967]

Wendell is fantastic. I've been watching him since the early days with TekSyndicate. Thank you for covering this. Amazing to see an in depth tour of the enigma of his mind and life!

[@AlexanderVonMalachi]

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting the name of that channel all the time, and for some time. I thought Steve was the second guy from that channel.

[@ConditionsCloudy]

I can never get enough of the two of you together. Steve, Wendell & Leo from Kitguru make up the holy tech trinity. Thank you so much for all the things you guys have taught me over the years!

[@MrMoogle]

Of all the KZbinr office tours, this was by far my favorite. So much character to that place! I feel like I would be right at home there. Organized chaos in a cozy, old building. Perfection.

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

Watching this after a stressful work at my IT job - and this brings pure joy to me. All those fantastic retro devices, interesting stories and absolute chill vibes - and Wendell just being like, "look! look!" XD Definitively one of my top favorite videos in this whole year, this was mad fun and enjoyable. The pure joy of exploration is just epic ^-^ Thanks Steve - and Wendell! ^.^

[@greglee4016]

Thanks Steve, This was a walk-through of most of my life. Even back to the first TRS-80 I used that was recovered from a fire. All I had was the board with the keyboard with partially melted keys. To PDP 11/70 to IBM 370s etc. Loved it.

[@darrk_matter]

This whole video is the moment we got the Steve grinning meme when Wendell visited GN, but almost an hour long 🤣

[@EldaLuna]

seeing modern tech in 100 year old structures like this is just amazing combination as i love both of these things.

[@fluffyfloof9267]

thanks Steve, and Wendel - may y'all live long and prosper.

[@l0nemonk100]

This brought back soooo many great memories. My brother worked for IBM when I was a kid and he brought home a IBM pc for me to play with and then an IBM XT. Then the IBM PC jr. came out and IBM wanted to get students to start using them in NYC. Since I was the only one who knew how to use one, I became a student/teacher at the age of 14. I had so much of the stuff in this video it like going back in time for me. Thank you

[@Radek125]

Nostalgia like crazy in this video. Brought me back to my child hood. Never stop being you.

[@atl6s]

this is seriously one of the coolest tech youtube tours to come out, even contending with the silicon fab tours. the history contained within this building is mind bending

[@AnticipatedHedgehog]

I think Wendel has enough treasures in the TV Repair Store Basement for a separate channel devoted to sharing stories and information about them. Seriously fascinating stuff! I love old buildings how creative people get with repurposing them.

[@Toradoshi12]

Wendell's lab is better than I expected. Love the creepy boiler dungeon.

[@TestarossaF110]

i love how the "hellscape" was just normal, made it even funnier

[@hydroponicgard]

I am so glad that the tech community on youtube is so closely connected. Such a wholesome lil community :)

[@StrikeWarlock]

37:10 holy crap, a demotivational poster! Havent seen those in a decade

[@DanOnTheGo1]

Thanks for this one Steve and team :) I love the tour videos, but this one hands down has to be my favourite. Wendell and his teams place is just simply...awesome!!!!

[@C-M-E]

Wendell's basement is a physical representation in forgotten museum exhibits of my early tech journey through life. The only thing missing was the master blue binder of AutoCAD that came on a collection of 20-odd floppy disks that had to be installed in a particular order start to finish. 👍

[@shawnsizemore2239]

This man has a lot of knowledge he seems to love to share. Kind of you to just let him talk and educate.

[@underwaterdojo]

25:02 DUDE!!! TRS 80 😮 I will never forget the disappointment of wanting a Nintendo for Christmas and opening the Color. We were like WTF is this while smiling. And it only got worse when we played it. I only wish i would have tried to appreciate it. Next Xmas, i had the NES and the Coco was forever lost until this moment of your wonderful tour, you mad wizard of recollection. Thankyou Wendel!!!…and steve:-)

[@3lanksp_ce]

This is awesome. It's like the PC hardware version of those videos on youtube where some car youtuber gets to tour some ridiculously rich car collectors private collection which is just sitting in some random warehouse somewhere.

[@Tuhar]

My 2 favorite techtubers doing a crossover. I could watch this stuff all day!

[@jeremyf1901]

I wish there was a series dedicated to showing us the history of PCs. Start at the beginning and show/educate us on how we got to where we are today. I really liked seeing you two chat about retro tech and history.

[@jkteddy77]

Having been a Wendell fan for a full decade I'm very pleased he's now recognized as more than just some linux channel.

[@Heakz]

God I could live inside his dragon hoard or "office" of oldschool tech, I love the fact that it the building holding it all is a part of the history itself; I love that kinda stuff.

[@Kneedragon1962]

About 6 minutes in ~ I am inspired. My wife & family attack me over the several milk-crates full of cabling and old computer parts I have ~ because you never throw away a perfectly functional cable or power cord. Or video cable. I am delighted and inspired to see Wendell has taken this concept and expanded it to whole underground bunker rooms. You could film the final days of Hitler and Hitler's tantrums down there, you'd have exactly the right ambience. "Never throw away a perfectly functional IBM Mainframe from the '60s!" "HAL ~ Open the pod bay door." "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave."

[@vicviper319]

My two favorite tech channels, what a way to start Monday! Thanks Steve

[@drewnewby]

Wendell's offices are like a Ripley's Believe It or Not! of tech oddities. Kids these days, all of our AT&T rental phones were rotary.

[@RiGoRmOrTiSUK]

best way to describe Wendell after watching this is disorganised genius.

[@fjallmann]

Wendell is like the friend I always wished to have but haven't met yet. His genuineness and knowledge are what set him apart from others in the space. Thanks for providing so much, Wendell and GN :D!

[@acquacow]

I could hermit away in just about any random corner of this place and be perfectly happy for a long time... Love it!

[@mark_delight]

What a wonderful walk down memory lane! I see so many things on Wendell's shelves all over that I either had or still have. Pure nostalgic bliss to watch this. Thank you!

[@Doobie3010]

Always fun when a random Wendell appears...

[@Madblaster6]

I’ve been following Wendell since the show with Logan before he showed his face and followed Logan since the Tiger Direct days. Seeing where the boiler snake lives is a deep lore from the l1 techs podcast.

[@Intel-6969K]

The amount of memorabilia Wendell has is amazing and would be background props most tech people would give an arm and leg for. I truely hopes his team has time to catalog and display them for his videos.

[@memorycl]

I was really happy when Wendell parted ways with his old YT channel. Have never been disappointed since.

[@icyki_1105]

It's like a tech museum, pretty awesome

[@YammyBoh7]

It's always so easy to see when people are actually having fun on camera. Love the energy in this video.

[@leviathanpriim3951]

Wendell and L1T crew are amazing, love that channel

[@kendil22]

Helping out Wendell this month and Jayztwocents in December. Must be going for the youtuber nice guy award. :)

[@Protoapex]

I love this. Been watching Wendell since Tek Syndicate, and it's been amazing to see what he's been able to achieve after all these years!

[@gwhether1326]

I just love it when the two of you get together...

[@balthazarbulau4095]

a man is never alone as long as his toys are with him !

[@D4ll4s69]

I cannot emphasize enough what kind of personality it takes NOT to forget people you like and who like you (Lvl1, Bearded Hardware etc) AFTER success comes through the door. Steve Burke is a man of integrity.

[@deeliciousplum]

It has been a while since my ageing body has produced a fair amount of drool due to so many old tech glimpses. Mind you, it may not be wise to say that in a public space. 😊 Thank you Wendell and to Steve for this much needed journey into a missed and loved past. The architecture and wooden floors are also a joy to explore.

[@Shot_Kawla]

I have too many comments in mind and can't decide on which one to leave.. Just going with GN and L1 are the goats of tech youtube!

[@BrendanGeormer]

The thing with a "hoarder bunker" like this is that these machines deserve to be preserved in a museum or something. Maybe not all these exact ones, but the models that have stories to tell, or the one-offs like the Intel lying at the trade show PC, that's worth being able to tell that story for the future so the lessons are not lost, or so we can track evolutions in technology and how we go to different things.

[@Dude3ro]

Great tour so much nostalgia... I'm gonna go binge watch some Star Trek now... again...

[@lordneo256]

I love your office so much. All the art, the tech... I love it.

[@danieloberhofer9035]

God, I just love Wendell's take on Star Trek, because that's exactly how it feels to me - and I'be been a Trekkie at heart for almost 40 years now...

[@dankvader420]

Wendell is like that friend you've known since forever and invites you to his place being like "yo check out this shit I found". Great vibe.

[@thetj8243]

Living in an 170 year old timber frame house in Germany, I really need these reminders that in the US 100 year old is mostly unheard of 😄

[@schnauzerhead]

Old houses are common in most of the country, it is just certain suburbs and areas that don't have old construction. Some people from the US (the west coast or southwest) have only lived in these areas of new construction, but the east coast is covered in 100+ year old houses and barns.

[@rawr40k]

You forget america is only in the realm of 300 years old.

[@a.ndy.nonymous]

This was fantastic.. The comradery between you two is great and that is a fine collection of E-waste Wendell! A lifetime of tinkering in one place. Bravo fellas.

[@john__johnson]

I love Wendell collabs!

[@agagliardijr]

I love this collaboration with Leven 1 Techs... I am Wendell, in a much older form. My goal is organization; however, what happens today is not always true tomorrow... Your channel has become one I love to watch and my first thing in the morning is Level 1 Techs. Thanks for the "hard" rolling content and even this much more "light side", but important...

[@dritzzka6177]

I always wondered how Wendell houses everything. Really inspiring actually.

[@gamesthatmatter9374]

I don't know if people realize but this is the most important video of this century and the best video Gamers Nexus ever made

[@jumper55ful]

In 2002 I was a sophomore in HS and was taking a computer repair class and the teacher had us setup a token ring network.....this was also the time around when IDE standard was dying to sata and my teacher refused to believe sata was faster cause it was not in his outdated books lol

[@DrakeDaraitis]

Steve and Wendell have such a nice and amazing relationship, I really love seeing the banter but as well as the love.

[@spladam3845]

That TRS 80 joystick Steve is playing with at 25:18 is the joystick I grew up with on my Tandy 1000, and it was analog control in the days of digital controllers, and had heavy springs on the sharp square buttons, love that controller.

[@allglorytogod12]

A lot of things here took me back to the days but the mention of Quantex really transported me.

[@Jukecity]

Wendells' collection of IBM keyboards is crazy. I'd love to get my own original SSK some day and get one of his custom PCB's.

[@danield.8615]

Tech-Jesus and Tech-Hoarder in one clip. Great to see you both!

[@UntoldTechy]

Very cool tour of the L1Tech Kingdom

[@Marc.Google]

Wendell is the nicest and most genuine tech tuber, I appreciate this look behind the scenes here. Great content!

[@gab882]

NGL, besides his basement, his corridor looks like it's from a horror movie

[@d7913]

Wendel's original office tour back with his last outfit, Tek Syndicate, is one of my absolute favorite KZbin videos of all time. Loved this!

[@karensmith7118]

@37:30 That's not a LaserDisc, it's a Capacitance Electronic Disc! LD predates CED due to RCA dragging their feet on it for 17 years.

[@j.v.maxwell8564]

I saw that as well. RCA Selectavision. I have an uncle that was an RCA dealer and had a bunch of those before the format failed, couldn't get rid of them after that. I grew up watching those more often than VHS. I'm guessing he still has a large collection of them in his attic.

[@Nebulous-39]

Yep! I collect Laserdiscs and CEDs and about jumped out of my chair when he called it a Laserdisc. I'm glad someone else noticed too!

[@dan3a]

Haha, fellow old format nerds in here

[@Preske]

I am legit in awe of Wendell and his team. So much knowledge. So many puns.

[@NoobNoob70-1]

Wendell is the one who sends all of the TRS-80 parts to William Osman

[@Voyajer.]

I thought the same thing lol

[@jacobnoori]

God I can't get enough GN and Wendell content. It's always so good!

[@johnnychang4233]

They can film one more chapter of Indiana Jones movie in that technological dungeon-temple 😉

[@josemachado7830]

The amazing part to me is that Wendell actually remembers each part from memory. Even things from 1991. I'd like to have a friend like that.

[@Alexandra-Rex]

The Quake 3 box ❤ I should get my game boxes from the attic and put them on a shelf.

[@PHF28]

This is probably screaming into the void, but I really liked this. Hearing stories from Wendell about the objects and the space is stupidly entertaining. Would like to see more of this, both with Wendell and others, like Tin at Xdevs, for example.

[@408civettethreat]

This content was by far the most entertaining laughable experience I’ve had on your channel. Compliment by all means. It’s just refreshing to see Steve laughing and having a good time vs sounding like a robot going over so many specs ❤❤❤

[@intoamutecrypt5782]

Fun fact: Hiding under your desk in the event of a nuclear strike was actually a decent idea. It wouldn't protect you if you were super close, in that "turned to shadow" type position, but it would protect you in the middle range, where the pressure wave and/or fire caused the building to collapse. At least, more than being in the open.

[@drewnewby]

The joke in the 50s was that it was easier to kiss your ass goodbye curled up under your desk.

[@Cinetyk]

The collab of dreams... again! Pretty fun stuff, and it's such an island of respite amidst usually depressing and toxic news/stuff. Honestly, just walking around and looking at tech stuff from the ages is so cool. But then you get the stuff like Wendell's take on Star Trek and it's just precious. Cheers everyone and do keep at it, I love it :)

[@JonathanSias]

My wife and kid just got back from the grocery store, dinner'a on the stove - they can wait. It's the Levelonetech studio tour!