I used Windows 98 in 2024. It's amazing

Windows 98 was an incredible release of Microsoft Windows, selling 58 million licenses throughout its lifespan. How great is it in 2024? Well, with the right system, it's amazing. But with a system where drivers may be hard-to-find, it also might be a nightmare. I, luckily, have a good, capable system for this OS with easy-to-find drivers, and I could even upgrade the graphics.
Please, PLEASE do NOT expect something of this production quality for the next two weeks. I prioritized this video for Windows 98's 26th anniversary/birthday, and have two rather "meh" videos to kick off July. Plus, this video took a brutal toll on me, as I filmed an hour of footage (including bonus videos and B-roll footage), and it took five days to edit and twenty minutes to render. And it says it's going to take another 3 hours to upload the remaining 90 percent of video.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this video. If there's fuzzy background noise, I do apologize, I narrated this with what the input of my mic had.
If you desire to view any specific chunk of my video, here are the main timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:27 - History of Windows 98
2:09 - System Info
2:46 - Starting Windows
3:40 - Calculator
4:06 - Microsoft Paint
4:57 - ScanDisk
5:44 - Outlook Express
6:14 - Microsoft Word
6:48 - My Computer
7:30 - Windows Media Player
8:07 - Netscape Navigator
8:28 - Windows 98 Gaming
12:39 - Summary
13:07 - How you too can enjoy Windows 98
14:05 - Closing Words
Credits:
- Video edited in DaVinci Resolve 18.1
- Audio Recorded using Audcity 2.3.0
- Thumbnail edited in Paint.NET 5.0.13
- Music used from KZbin Audio Library, with some tracks from the video games Age of Empires, Need For Speed II SE, and Sonic CD (US soundtrack).
- Source: betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_98
- Source: betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_Nas...
- Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98
- All sources were viewed from the dates 2024-06-14 to 2024-06-19.
Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
#windows98 #windows #retrotech
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[@hblaub]

"So, well, yeah" - Please skip this.

[@steelsofliquid]

Thanks for the feedback, I've taken note.

[@robuxisgud]

Watching this, (apart from the “so, well yeeeah” part) I thought that your channel must have at least a few tens of thousands subscribers, but then I checked your subscriber count and its much lower, you definitely deserve more recognition for your work! :)

[@newyoshistudio]

No matter which year it is, Windows 98 will always feel amazing to use

[@HotPizzaHotPizza]

such a small youtuber popped up on my feed. great video, but i feel like images would help when describing the story. Keep doing what youre doing and you will succeed!

[@thisisntmadeinchina]

dude the video was interesting but you randomly saying "so, well yeeeah" is like listening to a chalkboard being scraped, very annoying to an otherwise good video about win98.

[@silly7622]

‏‪4:24‬‏ this is art

[@Gui2226]

Cubism at its essence

[@Tommy43040]

Windows 98 is still amazing for me. You can also watch KZbin on it again through a special frontend.

[@zzco]

I never liked the Windows 9x UI, but that's just me.

[@yendayo]

I am still salty they changed the start menu.

[@FifaAlbgaming252]

Holy Crap you are talented at video editing. I wonder why you still have 267 views

[@fra4455]

Great👍

[@KevinJLoos]

Why does your microphone sound like the inside of a clam shell 🙈😂