Exploring Windows XP Tablet PC's Experience Pack!

[@JimOkurku_]

So nice seeing the Windows XP Tablet back on the channel. It's been years!

[@animatorisbored1246]

I was actually surprised how well it drew! For an old tablet that was made back in 2005, almost 17 years ago, that was pretty awesome. I love your videos, keep up the good work!

[@ElectricoGamez]

that's just about as old as KZbin in fact.

[@thesidneychan]

Somewhere in the mid 2000s we reached a plateau. It's a giant leap from what was possible in the 90s.

[@MrKillswitch88]

A lot of stuff was made pretty well back then and generally was of a higher build quality compared to a lot of the modern stuff that is sold with a two year life span. When collecting just be very choosy to avoid the bulk of the consumer junk from brands like HP because they were some of the worst back then.

[@diwagalvez9170]

@@MrKillswitch88 oh come on. Nothing was worse than eMachines and Acer

[@animatorisbored1246]

@@ElectricoGamez Yeah

[@SamuelBrownFilms]

Something I noticed about the Crossword app is that there's references to TikTok as one of the clues for 12 across. That must mean that the date is definitely messed up and the crossword you downloaded is recent. Insane!

[@MichaelMJD]

I had changed the system date to the date of recording by that point so the puzzle that the program downloaded was a recent one, which explains why there's references to modern stuff.

[@CutieFakeKirby]

So do you mean that its actually recent?

[@oxymoronic-ephiphanies]

11:42 it is recent One of the question is “Turning _______” (2022 Pixar Movie)

[@mewhenigoblocks]

@@oxymoronic-ephiphanies "Turning R_d"

[@meandmyEV]

I remember buying 2 Toshiba XP tablet PCs very late in their lives, maybe 2012, for my young kids to use and they LOVED THEM. They were powerful enough for playing simple games and watching videos and the kids liked to draw and color so they were perfect for them. I think I paid like $90 apiece for them.

[@InternetInMemoriam]

Love this and the WIndows 7 era of these tablet PCs, the designs were so interesting and they still catch my eye today!

[@thefrecklepuny]

Worked in Staples for a while some years ago. Remember having these things in stock. Mostly HP I think. Bloody thick and sturdily built from what I remember.

[@Larry640]

At 11:29 you can see that one of the hints is "scrolling tiktok to some" so it looks like these crosswords are up to date with the times too and not recycled old ones. Crazy how they've been keeping this up for so long after XPs end of life.

[@dragonl0l]

It seems to me theyre using a crossword site that has been up for decades. The site just never changed servers or their updated servers work with their old site/IP/something like that. So this old XP era tablet can still connect via the internet to that particular crossword site.

[@yxles]

Nice, a content for Old Windows Tablet. Never heard of this pack and I wish I know this before, seems that programs included are very fun to use especially as a child

[@pCJjXXWFuGCciKMw33M8]

Wow that Ink Art is just the ArtRage! I didn't know the ArtRage was born that early! How cool was that

[@NoahClevinger]

Welcome back, Michael! Glad to see you uploading again!

[@enilenis]

I remember buying a pair of those on a film shoot, along with arm strap accessories. Think they were $4K each. It was for 2 coordinators. We joked about giving them both to the same guy, so he could have one on each arm and look like an oversized dual monitor stand.

[@RandomFandomOfficial]

Thats hilarious 😂

[@exonymat1471]

Wow I haven't seen the tablet in years, I'm glad to see that it's still in action! And I'd love to see you make a video on how to make Windows 7 look more like Vista, I've always preferred the visuals of Vista but I want the security/reliability of 7 :D

[@TDGalea]

Your starting point should be the Vista VS theme pack. You might even be happy enough just with that, but you can of course go further.

[@gooseinred]

there's no security for windows 7 whatsoever anymore

[@TDGalea]

@@gooseinred There's common sense. That's all you need on any OS.

[@gooseinred]

@@TDGalea common sense of realizing youre targeted cause your os doesnt have any type of security protocol 😂

[@TDGalea]

@@gooseinred You're only gonna be targeted if you're a business or you piss somebody off.

[@MadameSomnambule]

Ink Art! I recognize that one, that's ArtRage!! (I can kinda tell by the logo that popped up) I had a copy of that that came with my wacom bamboo splash tablet back in 2013! Didn't know it was a thing on these old tablets.

[@EldaLuna]

i really miss this era of operating systems sigh. all of cool things like this could get or change as well no full bloat and always online apps everywhere and just love the old theme/ui's from win 95 era to the shiny glass like ui that is not this flat colouring everything became today bleh.

[@LucasSaturn]

The fact this title isn't "eXPeriencing the Windows XP Tablet PC's eXPerience Pack" is a crime.

[@ElectricoGamez]

(NOTE: You can't use the same joke in the title TWICE) me: right...

[@gingerwitch64]

5:16 Michael gradually becoming Bob Ross right here 🖌️

[@joshua01793]

cool to see the start of the snipping tool.

[@nuvaboy]

Super interesting to see how Windows XP behaves with pen input (in terms of its UX). Thank you for the showcase! PS: 13:47 the word you were looking for is "stroke" Edit: misplaced parentheses

[@eryonzane]

Ah yes, the Stargate Atlantis Tablet PC. Always wanted one of these back in the day. Bought one for 50 bucks a couple years ago

[@spouros2614]

Windows XP tablet edition is such an underrated piece of tech it was wat ahaid of its time and it worked prefectly even for today standars

[@brentgoeller8257]

I have a Gateway M275 that I love. I always thought that was the correct direction for a tablet in software and usability. Unfortunately, that was the last large format tablet pc.

[@latvijastvlive]

Michael, happy to see that your video projects are back on feet! keep it up!

[@eeyoretriple6]

that media center theme was a blast to see again. woke up dormant memories

[@minecrafter7850]

just watched all of your history of windows development, and I remember that in one of them, you talked about this. crazy coincidence

[@AnotherDoomerWeeb]

Slap a custom case on that and the Stargate Atlantis nostalgic is real. Man I miss when tablets seemed like the future

[@Anthxnv]

I love the random suggestions I get from your channel (I ended up subbing). I was born in 99 so I feel like I grew up simultaneously with technology so I was a little tech baby. But not an iPad baby thought. These kinds of technology bring me nostalgia.

[@videoman362]

I laughed so hard at the part where you drew. Your deadpan delivery and sarcastic remarks were too much 🤣🤣

[@jdatlas4668]

I have to admit, something about the era when "tablet PCs" were a thing still makes me a bit nostalgic. There's just something about having Windows XP shoved into that form factor. (same with UMPCs, honestly...)

[@lolcat]

aren't they pretty much surfaces? although they have docking keyboards usually

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@lolcat I know Surfaces can be used with a pen, but it’s not mandatory. For me, that’s part of what makes the “Tablet PC” era unique. Weird form factors, pen-only interface, barely-adapted Windows desktop.

[@kevinwong_2016]

Nice your bisexual im Genderfluid and abrosexual

[@sirflimflam]

I wanted one so bad, and I had no justifiable reason to own one. Nor would I have been happy with it because they typically had worse performance than regular laptops and everything I did needed a modicum of power.

[@mitkopetrov5347]

This is my first time seeing a tablet like this and i em just amazed by how the mouse follows the pen when it gets closer the screen, it's something small but very interesting for me, great video by tha way.

[@blainepalmerza]

Awesome video, Michael!

[@curbthepain]

Oh man this brings back the old Pocket PC/Windows Mobile vibes. So glad I went and grabbed an HTC Touch Pro to relive the old windows goodness.

[@UchihaNoble]

Not only you are showing things from the early 2000s, but also your voice sounds like Agent Smith from The Matrix xD

[@thedelayingskipper]

Love your content! Hope your moving is going well!

[@chodmaisamsee2302]

Windows Game

[@catsdgs]

Ink art looks very similar to Microsoft's Fresh Paint in newer versions of Windows

[@tailsprower9542]

yay been looking forward to another MJD video cant wait to watch it!. thanks for all the good content and keep it up MJD cant wait to see what ur gonna post next

[@kennyamaya7407]

That Energy Blue gave me so much nostalgia. I had used XP Media Center Edition back then.

[@thebuccaneersden]

Lol, this is the nerdiest Bob Ross video ever

[@bothsamuel]

It is interesting to see how Microsoft since XP tried to bet on touchscreen equipment, and now it has one of the best lines of tablets/laptops. I also found that Microsoft developed a specific interface for UMPCs with the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (Origami Project Launcher), although I haven't found any videos showing the interface in action.

[@shipguy55]

It is amazing that the crossword still works with updated puzzles. You would have thought that it would have stopped getting new puzzles at some point in the last 17 years but it still works.

[@HouseOfFunQM]

Maybe they version the crossword API really well haha

[@Juanguar]

Ink art is just a rebrand of artrage I remember using artrage when I was a kid, I got a dvd full of pirated software and it had it Used to spend hours on it so that’s why I instantly recognized it

[@PonyOfWar]

I thought it looked familiar!

[@vincentwhitehead]

Speaking of windows XP themes .. I remember seeing somewhere that there was a pack containing installers for all the known downloadable windows XP themes

[@Null42x86]

This video makes me want to buy a 17 year old tablet

[@syd5099]

I need a Video of MJD just drawing whatever... It's super relaxing to watch

[@supernoob17]

i kind of want one of these 4:3 windows xp tablets because it seems like the ideal way to play some of my favorite point and click adventure games

[@kantraa]

1:11 love the fact that DankPods' iDuck video showed up in the recommendations

[@kantraa]

also, you should run some version of osu! on that tablet lmao

[@aKuBiKu]

@@kantraa Oh god, osu would be terrible on these, imagine the input lag.

[@aKuBiKu]

Nice to finally see all those things working, for some reason whenever I install them on my TC-1100 most of them start crapping themselves with .NET errors, only the paint program works.

[@vincentbulandus9900]

Love this video! Gonna buy this soon!

[@GreenSwede]

11:02 The way you write the letter 'e' surprised me

[@ElectricoGamez]

Great video MJD! Great to see the Windows XP Tablet again! (funny enough the thing is just about as old as KZbin itself...)

[@ElectricoGamez]

Also, are we gonna get a retrospective video on Internet Explorer since the browser is RETIRED now? (R.I.P Internet Explorer) :(

[@makaylaserniotti1474]

Not going to lie, as a digital artist that painting program you show off first looks so tortured to me. Proper drawing tablets have little to no delay, you need them to be snappy.

[@cabbitkisser2620]

i found this tablet at a local goodwill a few years ago. i think i paid $10 for it & i got it up & running

[@BeesonsCars]

The Ink desktop application really reminds me of the Promethean software Smartboards use in education.

[@awesomeguy2650]

Welcome back Michael I hope moving to your new house is going well

[@josephfilbert97]

3:54 the UI is so familiar, really same as ArtRage. Until finding out, it's actually the same company that created ArtRage.

[@patpatboy2]

Everyone else: "apple invented the tablet!" Me, an intellectual: "well ackchyually....." 🤓

[@MarkusMaal]

They didn’t invent the tablet. They defined the tablet. Same with iPhone and smartphones.

[@TRLTheRandomLab]

Nah they just marketed it to the mainstream. XP Tablets were always prohibitively expensive for consumers, they had a lot more success in enterprise environments, specifically healthcare.

[@Tsaukpaetra]

Makes me want to boot up one of my several tablets I still have with the Windows XP logo...

[@SalariaStudios]

That puzzle server:”oh my oh my god what the hell! Yea yea here puzzle!! Here!

[@limedashseven]

5:38 Michael is following Bob Ross' steps in the joy of painting!

[@xXBlueSheepXx]

3:00 I've seen this theme called Energy Blue, Royale, and Media Center Style. I prefer Royale tbh

[@iTunes2001]

It seems that that tablet is even better than today's one

[@SamHebditch]

I have a feeling InkArt looks like a precursor or cutdown version of ArtRage. The UI looks very similar to how I remember ArtRage looking in 2006/7

[@hahaiseewhatyouredoing9086]

Indeed.

[@wileymonair]

I love seeing videos like this! Also, I thought this theme was called the Luna theme?

[@Az-pe8jj]

My sister had one of those for school back in 2006!!.

[@azaharia10]

Welcome back, Michael. Add the Channel Updates, please

[@derpy01]

ambient design is the company who makes artrage, which is a pretty popular art software. looks like ink art was the precurser to it, very close design to artrage 4

[@WhtKenny]

i was waiting for you to add some happy little trees.

[@nickynikos]

6:16 good job at making Bob Ross style videos 😉

[@tassaron]

I felt the Bob Ross vibes from that lovely tablet drawing 🎨

[@ScottieNiven]

Its funny because I just picked up a Toshiba Portege M200 and have been using XP tablet edition myself for the first time. It's actually quite fun

[@autumn_mnya]

KZbin hasn't been sending me notifications for a bit on this channel even though I have notifications set to all :(( Have some catching up to do now 😎

[@ikannunaplays]

15:30 The snipping tool to the rescue

[@andresbravo2003]

Well, I would ever loved this one. Great for artists if they will what Apple doesn’t until Apple Pencil years later.

[@thracian]

these were so futuristic to my teen eyes.they kinda still are.

[@Cyba_IT]

You would've made an excellent XP tablet salesman my friend. I want one!! :p

[@SmeddyTooBestChannel]

I feel like it's both awesome and a storage nightmare to have as many devices as you do.

[@SilveradoTDP]

I was reminded of the Snap-On OBD-2 reader that my shop teacher had because it ran the same OS... a expensive tablet that can read codes and stuff and again Snap-On

[@winelectronic101]

Makes me wonder if there ever was an experience pack for XP's Media Center Edition.

[@Nobody_256.-qj3kd]

6:13 this app makes drawing in a tablet look like drawing stuff on an actual drawing paper.

[@askhowiknow5527]

It looks like stroke order is important. You kept writing a letter "e" but absolutely in the wrong direction so it didn't get it. Software that is stroke-order sensitive allows you to write very quickly and illegibly in cursive and be understood

[@SubtotalAnt8185]

I think the server was kept because I think some later versions of Windows had the features still used, otherwise I have no idea.

[@zepo82]

oh gosh, I got a similar tablet convertible (I had to solder in a chip ordered in from taiwan for whatever I guess tpm) I was proud I fixed it up cos I got it for my gran to use. She used it for 2 days...played card games on it and said nah, went back to normal cards..:D

[@kevinwong_2016]

Aw man 🤦😂😓

[@ahmedsaeed12]

That's looks interesting

[@brettdamkroger1371]

true

[@Pupp3tCl0wn]

11:50 OMG, is it possible to install something like this on a modern Win11 computer? I'm terribly forgetful and being able to take big notes right on my desktop would be great

[@DiversityGames]

Windows 11 already comes with a very similar program, it's called "Sticky Notes"

[@Pupp3tCl0wn]

@@DiversityGames Kind of. It's only restricted to write on a widget window, not entire screen, and when you do a typo, you need to delete whole note and write again, there is no eraser tool. But i see that's the best what i can get. Other apps like Epic Pen only writes on a top of everything, including windows and fullscreen apps, not the desktop itself

[@immernochanders776]

Man, i took my apart two years ago. I am so mad at myself. BUT, instill got the exessories, i could send you these because you still have a working one. I dont have a use for the axessories. Its like a dock to put it somewhere on your desk and some extra pencils.

[@immernochanders776]

If you want it, just reply to the comment, because then i am happy to have found someone who i can give it to without throwing it away.

[@TheBlackFoxMaster]

18:08 LiM 😆👍🔥

[@asunavk69]

Here i was installing linux on a disposable windows 8 tablet and you post this hehe.

[@LeseanDeVon]

Funny how this computer line inspired the iPhone and iPad development lol

[@Jean0987654321]

I remember seeing something like this one time. I think it was at the doctor's office. Thing was surreal. I wished I had one of those. Could've been handy 😂🤣

[@HarrisFS]

Kinda looks like the one in the movie "Collateral", in one of the taxi scenes.

[@berkpwn]

Crazy that crossword API is still intact 20 years later

[@sharkuel]

Not gonna lie, this thing is really cool!

[@Mr.Mysterious3293]

If only things like this weren’t so expensive

[@CutieFakeKirby]

Never saw a tablet running a windows operating system, looks kinda weird but also looks really intresting, can you try to upgrade it to windows 7 or even vista in the next video? I would like to see it! It looks kinda fast so i doubt it should run vista, nor sure about 7 though.

[@MadameSomnambule]

Doesn't look so weird to me, but that's because I've seen doctors using these things. Funny to see these kind of apps on it tho.

[@JustPyroYT]

Is that a Michael MJD Video? I mean: Nothing went wrong... 😂

[@DominatorHDX]

Oh just when I was about to start watching a new episode of my favorite TV series, MJD posts a new video on KZbin. Now I have to watch that first 🙄 Life is hard 😜 EDIT: OMG! The Intel sticker is misaligned and also partially loose! My OCD can't handle this 🤯

[@Izdl_]

I really want to see this being upgraded in terms of specs and the actual window version.

[@aurathedraak7909]

I'm surprised that he didn't a video about ie, finally being retired.

[@shangrilai1990]

MCE theme > XP Theme. MCE theme was the actual best. I would install the MCE on my PC not for any media abilities but just for the theme.

[@bowzasaurusrex]

Any time I hear Spy Groove I think of LGR Thrifts, lol

[@NascarMario]

One question. Can you upgrade these tablets to Windows Vista?