Opening a Staggering Amount of Retro Tech Mail!

Final LGR donations unboxing for 2021, and it's a huge one! All kinds of vintage computer hardware, software, oddware, classic games, and retro technology. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed - and also made offers to do so! Super psyched to make videos about these things.
● LGR links:
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● Pertinent video linkage:
The weeCee Project
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RaSCSI video by Action Retro
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PotatoFi 3D printed enclosures
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Geekenspiel stickers
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King's Chill Vol. 1 on vinyl
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● All background music licensed from:
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#LGR #Retro #Unboxing

[@zoid9969]

I did enjoy the gasp when Clint pressed the "tilt" button on that wonderful Sharp PC.

[@AFishNamedBob]

I had so many favorite parts but that really was magical.

[@ItsCith]

Clint was having nergasms all the time there!

[@Vamptonius]

I saw it coming just before he pushed the button and his reaction is perfect.

[@gamingtime4428]

timestamp?

[@thescrewfly]

@@gamingtime4428 1:13:10

[@Logovanni]

The postcard on the right says: “Where” “To whom” “postal code and sender's address” The left side says at the top “photo:” and then either the name of the photographer or the location photographed. Not sure which The bottom left says: “Postcode of the communications company of the destination” The stamp says USSR post. 3 Kopecks.

[@JoeSanNipple]

Photo: I. Kropivnickiy (photographer). USSR Ministry of Communications, 1971. Price of the postcard: 4 kopecks. And it says "Happy New Year!" on the front of the card.

[@9852715576]

Всё так.)

[@foxo444]

Dang you beat me to it. Almost got a chance to flex my Russian ;)

[@user-gt8ql9vp1b]

That "предприятие связи" in the bottom left and bottom right means in effect "regional postal office", region being a part of the city, or a village, or a (small) territory. It definitely doesn't mean "communications company" (in the Western sense of the word, there were none such entities in USSR). The left upper sign means just "Photo by " (with the initial).

[@TheStanHill]

Also don’t forget probably the most interesting part - the bottom left corner. The dotty area are the guides to write the index - an equivalent of zip code. You were supposed to connect right dots to make digits in a particular way - to make it possible to use automatic recognition for the index. This postcard is from 1971 and it uses a machine-readable index to automate logistics.

[@lus.n7009]

The subtitles are important to your foreign subscribers too, for those who don't have english like their primarily language, helps a lot to understand your content, and even learn more english with your pattern to say some peculiar words oftentimes LOL, hugs to you Clint.

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

90% of the time I don't need subtitles but sometimes they are extremely useful when I don't know the specific word and don't know how to write it so it's nice to have them! Recently I couldn't find the "croquembouche" recipe, it took me more than an hour because I couldn't figure out how you write it lol!

[@rodger3352]

Indeed !

[@jamiestewart5032]

Yyyuuyù

[@Mortalkombatdakota]

@@davedave9308 head phones?

[@vidarhol]

Curb cut effect, yo. When you offer subtitles for the hard of hearing, everyone starts using them for a wide variety of reasons you never imagined. For me it's so I can follow at a reduced volume while my wife's on a work call.

[@Zenmasterslim]

"It's pretty cool though, despite being a little beat up here and there, but, aren't we all?" That made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. / w\

[@alexsilva28]

Wholesome LGR

[@GeorgeBPryor]

I’d like to see the drive-bay speakers installed on the same system as the drive-bay CRT screen. All that’s missing is a drive-bay keyboard and you can play Doom entirely from the front of your desktop PC!

[@rpavlik1]

Yeah it's too bad those are so rare he had to borrow it to make that video

[@MrDuncl]

It immediately made me thing of a tower case I once had about 3 feet (1 meter) high with about six 5 1/4" drive bays

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Today I went in a Super Potato and saw one of those ridiculous mini screens you could plug into the back of a mini PSOne. What was the point of those? Though these days with clone consoles and whatnot, a portable playstation with something like that, and a pad, built in, might be fun. It could have a CD drive but also, being portable and not wanting skipping, dump a rom from the disk and keep it in memory until another disc is put in, thus allowing for skip-free playing from a chip.

[@cassiopeiaclark9260]

As someone that uses a processor for hearing, it is immensely valuable to have proper subtitles added to a video. It means that I don't have to try and figure out what someone is saying if I can't understand them and am able to enjoy the content much more. Thank you very much.

[@TechTimeTraveller]

Man.. with that level of donations going on the next LGR Thrifts could be filmed entirely inside the LGR storage unit.

[@maedero05]

Never a boring day for some time; mountain to climb !

[@mewkatlol]

I’m tempted to mail him a box of my trash as well

[@ScottGrammer]

He should open his storage unit and let some other tech channel go thrifting there!

[@pacmania1982]

Usually these are filmed in his storage unit.

[@p60091]

The guy owns a museum

[@gen_angry]

1:18 I was the first package with the CPU and RAM chips. The 'unknown chips' are upgrade 512KB EDO RAM modules. You often saw those little 40 pin brown sockets on PCI-era video cards. The chips I sent are rated for up to 25ns so they'll go on any card that supports that or slower. I believe some Gravis Ultrasound cards also have the same socket but don't quote me on that. I used six to upgrade a 1MB Trio64V2/DX to 4MB. It doesn't do much for core speed but in my case, it let me use a higher resolution in Win 3.1 and would enable better textures if a game allows it.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Imagine you could just up the RAM amount of a 1080 to like 16 Gigs for your Reverb G2 performance nowadays instead of going through all the fuss of getting a new, massively overpriced card that just has 2 more Gigs, still choking.

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

It'd be pretty awesome if modern GPUs had socketable GDDR6 chips lol

[@fonkbadonk5370]

@@hi_tech_reptiles I'd assume the trace lengths for that could already mess up timings considering how damn fast things are nowadays. I don't think it is a coincidence that RAM chips are now soldered right next to the GPUs instead of just bunched up at the rear end of the card, as it was common in the past.

[@mor4y]

@@CakePrincessCelestia I used to go to Tech Power Up and a few other forums where people would do things like swap RAM chips and see what happens, or the slightly more useful (in the real world anyway!) 'fill in all the unpopulated holes on a device board and see what happens', which worked really well on some networking gear, especially network extenders, modem/routers, sound cards and a lot of power-bricks, surprisingly. A lot of the things removed always seemed kinda random, we always assumed the designers designed a good product that worked perfectly, then the beancounters (accountants!) would come along afterwards and see how many parts they could pull of the board and still have the thing just work and not reboot too many times per day! 🙄

[@DaleyKreations]

Ladies, gentlemen, and others - the sound of pure joy at 1:13:09 Never change Clint - this is why we watch the channel

[@sinephase]

yeah man, I was smiling the rest of the vid! :D

[@damonskates]

i replayed that section three times just for the secondhand joy

[@Incothe]

Thank you for the timestamp. ❤️

[@BlockSaver]

Fellow subtitle user here! I'm not hearing impaired but I do have ADHD. Reading subtitles help me focus on the video I'm watching rather than spacing out. You're one of the few people who adds custom subtitles so I greatly appreciate all the effort you do!😁

[@jamesrivettcarnac]

ADHD. Distracted by comments. Turned on subtitles. Helps

[@user-me6td1up1m]

Man oh man, I can identify with the the tendency to zone out when dealing with audio-only media. It’s why I still prefer old-fashioned print books over audiobooks and podcasts - when I’m listening instead of reading, it’s just too easy for my brain to get sidetracked.

[@user-me6td1up1m]

@@jamesrivettcarnacthat’s why I can’t stand the newer version of the mobile app that automatically changes the comments during the video. Every time the displayed comment changes, it’s distracting and then I end up having to rewind to see what I’ve missed.

[@Kuroichi]

At 2:53 Clint had a postcard on hands, which is in turn is greeting card from USSR. On the front, where image is printed, there a text in Russian "С Новым Годом!" which translates as "Happy New Year!". On the back side of that post card is a place for your greetings and addresses for sender and recipient, no need to glue a postage stamp, because cost of post card is already covered by service provider. Text "Кому" reads as "To", which used to write to who you are sending post card, while "Куда" means "Where", which used to write recipient address. And down below these two fields are field with text "Индекс предприятия связи и адрес отправителя", which used for writing senders postal code and address. To the bottom left of card are field, where you put recipient's postal code in designated manner. At the top left corner of the card, in small font is a text, which mentioned who's photo is printed on the front side. In this case is I. Kropyvnitskiy. Hope it's helps to understand about that postcard.

[@Ale.K7]

Thanks!

[@kc5402]

Спасибо for the information!

[@BrandonBlume]

Really enjoyed the video! 31:55 So glad our chill out vinyl remix project piqued your interest. :)

[@LGR]

It’s wonderful, can’t wait for volume two!

[@RedLegion]

Dr. Robin Zasio: "Clint is a KZbin creator with an incredibly popular channel that features videos about retro computing, but his wife has contacted us and asked for help. Clint, does this particular item have any value to you?" Clint: "If you can't appreciate a cigarette lighter that fits into five inch drive bay, I can't help you, lady."

[@AJ-nc4vr]

~Hoarders Theme Intensifies~

[@shelby3822]

*Matt Paxton begins yelling*

[@AkosJaccik]

I imagine the Carmen Sandiego standee reaching out for help, quite the lore for the channel.

[@squirlmy]

This is funny because Clint doesn't smoke. In the 90s, both me and my ex were smoking over a pack a day, we would've bought a PC lighter for sure. A friend claimed he got a nicotine buzz just from typing on our keyboard. Probably could have got more from selling it as a crazy custom vape device instead of an old computer.

[@alexsilva28]

In actuality he would answer that question with a 35 minute oddware speech right there detailing the story and significance behind the object

[@JohnKelly2]

The moment when Clint presses the button on the Sharp.. Just priceless!

[@GearSeekers]

Imagine if the Voodoo 5 6000 box has a prototype in it and Clint never opens it.

[@michelefarroni93]

someone recently made a replica, could contain one of those?

[@lharris428]

Find someone to X-Ray the box.

[@spoonified52]

@@michelefarroni93 an actual functional reversed engineered replica though

[@spoonified52]

​@@lharris428 not a bad idea, good places to start are local medical equipment repair companies, they need something to test the repaired equipment on. Though on that I would be nervous exposing x-rays to any eeproms or roms if there actually is a card in there.

[@Vamptonius]

That's my thinking based on the knowing 'this is a mockup' official text on the box and then saying it contains the thing amongst the list of contents.

[@kentwobits]

The sheer elation of Clint at discovering the tilt button on that luggage made me smile

[@mrfuzzer1]

I know right! Haha i never wanted to give anyone a high five that bad :)

[@ScottGrammer]

The mechanism on the wooden floppy disk case is called "tambour," and it's often seen on roll top desks. Really cool accessory!

[@EposVox]

That red PSP is glorious

[@RetroPCUser]

I'm fixing up a silver PSP 2001 and the board I have installed since the original has issues is a 2000 model board (O is A, X is B) and it's a work in progress still (the UMD drive isn't working since it's a cheap crap one and the original is somewhere, the display needs to be replaced yet again, and it does run alright, but after I tackle those items and get the CFW installed, I'm set for life). My first 2001 model got reshelled, but the UMD drive door doesn't close all the way, the other that has the extended battery works without issues, and the last one I have runs, but it's many versions lower (4.40 installed), but it runs. I'm not an expert on console repairs, but it's a learning experience and I might run a console repair shop someday.

[@midimusicforever]

Releasing a midi album on a floppy disk. That is heart-warming!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

I'd love to like this, but it's already at 69. Nice!

[@juansanchezdominguez7885]

@@CakePrincessCelestia 70 here!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@juansanchezdominguez7885 Now 71 ;)

[@donovans.5241]

Please make the wecee video a high priority, lol. I've heard of them and seen photos and spec list, but never seen one in operation. You are the perfect person to cover it on your channel. Thanks for all your hard work!!

[@michaeljuneau4085]

They're super fun. Was a blast building 2 of them and I bring one to work very easily. Gotta build myself a mt32pi hat to complement the Dreamblaster S2 for maximum portability Sierra old school gaming.

[@ianhanschen]

Me, remembering the Sharp PC-7000 I had as a kid, waiting for LGR to discover the button that causes the display to tilt: "hit the button... hit the button... ahh." I still want another one. I upgraded mine with an 8087 mathco. It exposes the ISA bus pins using its own standard, for which they have a few rare peripheral cards (modem, HP GPIB are the ones I know of). Always thought it'd be cool to make an Adlib card for it. The display is backlit by an EL panel, which results in a wonderful hum and a much more uniform backlight.

[@BrassicGamer]

Fascinating idea about the AdLib! I have a PC-7000 with dead double floppies. Keeping a look out for the hard drive expansion unit but I think the chances are slim.

[@BrassicGamer]

@James F. Oh yeah, the skill isn't lacking - it's the time! I'll get around to it at some point, is just unusable in the meantime. Thanks, though. 🙂

[@chrisreynolds1112]

Over an hour of unboxing retro stuff? Inject it directly into my veins.

[@Xisle66]

Oh yeah. The good stuff!

[@alextirrellRI]

I don't always have the subtitles on, but when I do there are usually some fun 'Easter Eggs' -- your sense of humor on display in the brackets is always a nice touch.

[@J0hnnyxm4s]

SUBTITLES!! Those of us who struggle with ADHD also benefit greatly from subtitles. The combination of aural and visual input helps massively with info retention.

[@J0hnnyxm4s]

@@aidancommenting it’s something my therapist taught me and now is see others who struggle doing it everywhere. I’ll take this over the side effects of meds any day.

[@SirRobertDole2]

Somehow I didn't even notice my subtitles were on until he pointed that out lol.

[@socoamarettojustine]

i have autism and have difficulty understanding people when they speak, but subtitles totally solve that problem. i use them on everything and it makes me really happy when creators make it a priority!

[@greendblink182]

Having a serial connector on multimeters is very common in the engineering world. I use them all the time to capture long term test data, like making sure a power supply outputs the right voltage over a long period of time while under extreme conditions. RS-232 is still commonly used too, even on new ones from Fluke, Agilent, etc.

[@marshallberry8943]

Never seen a serial DMM, usually for acquisition you would have a bench multimeter with GPIB. Actually having to help migrate stuff at my work from a Kiethly GPIB voltmeter to a new ethernet controlled model because we're trying to get old unsupported harware like the GPIB controller of the secure network.

[@greendblink182]

@@marshallberry8943 All the agilent 34401a DMMs in my lab have rs232 as well as GPIB. They are a bit older at this point but still work great. Rs232 is convinient when you don't need high speed acquisition or want to quickly plug into a laptop with a serial to USB

[@MrDuncl]

Fun fact. When Thrust SSC broke the Land Speed Record it had a Fluke, belonging to a friend who was part of the engineering team, logging the power supply voltages after they had problems on some previous runs.

[@chaoszonenate]

I'd also just like to join the thank you for the subtitles camp. Auditory Processing issues from Autism. I want to learn everything from the videos, and subtitles help tremendously. Great vids and content, LGR.

[@gabrielledebourg2487]

"I've never owned an iPod." *Wish to see crossover with DankPods intensifies*

[@mr.bobcyndaquil4214]

Yeah! He even opened up an ancient nugget!

[@TheJaguar1983]

"Christopher Lloyd, a BDSM Sheep and a Pierced Cow" - Toonstruck!!

[@billybollockhead5628]

Let’s make some whipped cream…

[@jerrymartinez1208]

Loved pen, badges etc. Merch. Aside from rare retro tech. Watching Clint is like sitting in a bus and having him time travel us back to the good old days. Kind of like back to the future movie. Love you, man!

[@it-linux-computers-geeky6651]

How about creating a 90's audio editing PC with all of the hardware, software that you have got over the years, would be interesting to see what a 90's audio editing station would of looked like.

[@jhon-cg4rg]

Sure More if have some DSP sound processing

[@pikgears]

or maybe something similar with the early digital video of the time

[@JovinRepairs]

A multimeter with a serial connection! That just needs an old school Toughbook to hook up to and then you have a meter and a scope...and way more cool factor than anyone should have(as far as us retro tech people are concerned at least)

[@epicpotatofiend]

Hey, LGR, I'm the guy who contributed the photo for the front album art on King's Chill Vol. 1. Hope you enjoy the album! Personal favorites include Witch's Groove and Girl in the Tower, even though I was never a fan of the latter originally :-P We're hoping to get Vol. 1 repressed, but it's probably gonna be a small amount. Kinda hard to gauge interest at this time. King's Chill Vol. 2 is almost ready! I even have a song on there that I covered this time, with Mr. SQH collaborating. There's certainly far more sonic variety on that one than Vol. 1, too, with more musicians contributing this time around. I think we're at the mastering stage, but we still need to work out the album art. Now, re: that SB16 CT2290. If that card's got a CT1703-TBS or -A for its DAC, USE IT. I have the exact same model (one I've had since childhood) and it has the cleanest output you can get from an SB16 without the option to disable the amp. Plus it's one of those cards where you can wire the PC speaker mobo pins straight to the board, great for recording them beeps'n'boops'n'RealSound-type-things, and you can use CD/Zip drives on there under a tertiary or quaternary IDE channel. The DSP 4.13 does unfortunately have the hanging note bug, but it's the less severe version, where it misses the "Note off" command, rather than the more irksome bug other chips had, where it makes up inputs arbitrarily. It also allegedly has the single-cycle DMA clicking, but I've never noticed it on mine.

[@epicpotatofiend]

[UPDATE] The Qrates fundraiser for King's Chill Vol. 2 has started!

[@Avopaa]

45:10 My dad had that exact computer/calculator. I remember getting a serious case of an asswhooping when I decided to try what happens if I pressed the reset-button in the back. Ended up deleting all the programs he'd written for calculating stuff for his mechanical engineer work.

[@jruonti]

That reaction to the Sharp screen tilt was just priceless. It was warranted too, that was awesome!

[@thingi]

My dad had one of those Sharp luggables, all on-site techs working for AM Varityper (phototypesetter makers before the advent of DTP) were provided them for their newer machines diagnostics (which ironically became mac based hardware before the company died). They can run standard DOS but did come with a Sharp branded MS-DOS discs. The thing I remember about it most was the passive matrix screen it's ghosting was incredible bad. They performed about twice the speed of the original IBM PC, about 7 or 8Mhz which was impressive for a luggable at the time.

[@colinstu]

"that phone!" "that clock. that penholder!" Love it.

[@AverageLatvianDude]

That postcard - USSR era postcard from russia. They had wery nice paintings on them. Memories from that time when I was a kod

[@rorysparshott4223]

I know it's a misspelling but kod made me laugh - THERE IS NO "I" IN COMMUNISM

[@douro20]

Edgars Berkovics- I'm guessing you're from Latvia?

[@AverageLatvianDude]

@@douro20 yes, esmu gan ...

[@atrocity3010]

That CompUSA cosplay is just delightful. Totally made my day.

[@SevenGC89]

That Shareware packaging is one of the coolest I've ever seen, I've never seen one like it, so cool!

[@fattomandeibu]

The VGS was actually banned for using the PSX BIOS without a licence, sadly. It was much better than Bleem, especially for compatibility, but it was assumed that was the illegal use of said BIOS at work.

[@SovaKlr]

I think if you asked, people would help you fund building a real museum and hiring people to help you curate all this retro stuff. Most of us can't think of anyone better to do it and a lot of people would not only support it, but truly appreciate it. Then you could build that office and recording space you want. Recover some of your personal space at home.

[@mxnjones]

Oh absolutely! As a museum nerd who enjoys retro tech, I’d definitely want to be a part of this!

[@rpavlik1]

That was glorious retail packaging for that set of shareware CDs. Never seen anything that fabulous.

[@Ojisan642]

32:40 Girl In The Tower track from the King’s Chill album song length: 4.20 Nice.

[@AgentWaltonSimons]

Damn, that Sharp at the end, that's really something. Can't believe it actually powers up! O.O

[@doalwa]

The untold hours I’ve lost as a kid to Might & Magic 4 and 5! World of Xeen was really an interesting concept, would be cool if you’d decide to cover it on your channel!

[@Rando1975]

Loved that game. I had them on floppies. I think Clouds was 5 disks and Darkside was 7 disks? And the neatest thing was that were areas in each game that you couldn't access till you found the "key" in the opposite world.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

I'd love to see it covered on the channel, and Clint just should play it completely for himself, such a great game! Back in the day I had the disk version of Darkside ("offsite backup") first which was 8 floppies. That basically was hard mode, still getting massive Vietnam flashbacks of the Armadillos before gettign to Sandcaster every now and then. Later I got MM3, 4 and 5 CD versions through a monthly magazine and finally being able to use those pyramid portals and get into the locked dungeons was just awesome.

[@Rando1975]

@@CakePrincessCelestia The first time I went to Darkside, I was already pretty leveled up playing Clouds, so it was pretty easy going for a while. When I played it for the 2nd time, I went to Darkside much earlier and got my ass kicked.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@Rando1975 Getting Cure Poison / Disease alone makes it a lot easier already. IIRC you won't get those in Castleview, but I remember the Druid and Ranger getting one of them at least so there was actually a good reason to have one of those in the party (in MM3 they actually have some spells the others can't cast like Walk on Water)

[@doalwa]

@@CakePrincessCelestia I envy that you still have such sharp memories of those games! Sadly, its mostly a mist for me since its been so awfully long ago...I just remember little details, might be time for a replay sometime in the future 😳

[@thatpersonwithamlpiconwhos2861]

Even for people who have perfect hearing, subtitles are a massive convenience. Especially if your in a noisy environment without headphones, eating chips or crunchy food, or have mental disabilities and have trouble processing speech quickly.

[@robertrobertrobrob]

"random sound of Clint elation" is pretty much the best/only tagline needed for this channel.

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

You have by far the best unboxing videos for Retro Computer stuff......and you are the OG for Retro Computer goods......keep up the good work.

[@monkeyman767]

0:54 I'm not hard of hearing but do have trouble following spoken words sometimes so I also wanted to thank you for the subtitling work, it's probably a long laborious process but it's really appreciated. Plus I love the little jokes too.

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@davedave9308 They can be auto-generated, but creators can also upload subtitles so that they are more accurate. I don't know the format, but it does take some effort to put together...

[@monkeyman767]

@@davedave9308 some can be auto generated, bit I think LGR at the very least goes back over them and cleans them up, if not out right transcribing them himself. there's often little jokes in them that KZbin definitely wouldn't create

[@itogi]

2:51 This is a Soviet "Happy New Year" Card

[@bpkolos1974]

completed with a Soviet era type of paint art on the front aimed at cheering up festive spirits and bring in joy of a New Year season

[@PanekPL]

I don't need subtitles, however I watch your videos only with them enabled. Seeing stuff like "[mail-induced chuckle]" is essential for the full LGR experience.

[@pkscarr]

it amuses me a probably unfair amount that all the other pens at 18:00 were nice and clicky, and then the Windows ME once was a squeaky, cheap looking pop lid with a pointless lanyard... sums up Windows ME so perfectly

[@Nintenboy01]

Also I've always loved Clint's little giggles and hmms

[@eltrash]

and when he is satisfied, how his voice lowers

[@Dee_Just_Dee]

38:15 Ah, I loved ATI's TV Wonder / All In Wonder cards. They were my first foray into video editing. My parents weren't super big into recording things off of TV - even onto VHS tapes - so they never got a Tivo, so I convinced them to get an All In Wonder card for the family PC rather than a similarly priced ordinary video card. I haven't retained any videos from way back then, but I remember recording a few music videos and TV shows off of cable TV. Later on, with some more money and my own PC, I used a TV Wonder card to record some Canada's Worst Handyman and to help me record the music off of some N64 and Gamecube games before other people had managed to adequately decode their music formats. I've tried out other TV tuner cards and analog video recording cards since then, but nothing has ever been as solid as those ATI cards.

[@Gatorade69]

Oh man, I always wanted one.

[@parlinmains]

I find the idea of recording onto a computer really intriguing.

[@mindjam5320]

3:03 it is a Soviet postcard which says "Happy New Year!" on the front side. On the back side it's just empty - you put destination zip-code (we used/use numbers only in USSR/Russia), destination address and recipient's name, and the congratulations text on the left side. On the top right side you see the printed postcard which costed 3 kopeykas (0,03 rubles) back then.

[@Wikcentral]

Years worth of video material here. Wow. Such cool stuff.

[@Rob_Huskett]

4:30 I remember buying one of those numpad joysticks. They were useless. The double sided tape that stuck the base of the stick to the 5 button kept pulling off. If they had put a ball joint in there it may have worked better.

[@johnignaczak7242]

Bonnie blue is a confederate states reference…the “Bonnie Blue Flag” song was considered to be one of the confederate states anthems

[@RegulationGamingHP]

Thank you i was really struggling to figure out what that was

[@vanteal]

It's nice having people like Clint around. Because many of us have random doo-dads and Dinglehoppers loafing around in strange corners of the house with ancient goodies that would stypically just collect dust. But with Clint, we're able to send such stuff to him knowing it will be used and or appreciated in some way. Instead of just throwing things in the garbage simply because we don't know how to use it.

[@standardnerd9840]

I worked in the CompUSA Tech Shop Store 288 for 3 years with a black shirt. We didn't get the swag given to sales reps, like pens BUT we were quietly given sound cards by Soundblaster and video cards from various makers😁 The knew we often got to choose the parts used in repairs and wanted to stack the deck. They were wise.

[@pinealservo]

For future reference: The sliding door on the floppy holder is called a "tambour" door. Love your unboxing videos!

[@jamesrivettcarnac]

TIL

[@skunkmyrddyn]

WOW.. I still have a pair of the i-glasses. Though they stopped powering up a decade ago. They aren't shutter glasses though, they're small displays, used VGA and the interleaving to display to lefty and right eyes. And in the head-tracker is a neat multi-direction mercury switch.

[@ActionRetro]

Hooray for RaSCSI and PotatoFi!

[@LGR]

Yes! Such handy products

[@thekuddster6191]

Oh my! My first video card is in this video @ 38:05 ! When I was 14 I was allowed to build my first computer. It was a 1.6ghz Pentium 4, with 512mb of ram, and a Geforce 4 MX 440 graphics card! I loved that thing so much, I wish I still had it! I don't remember any other specs than that but I so miss that computer. I also don't remember what happened to that computer. Mysteries!

[@cheeseburgerwalrus499]

I also want to be the one other person who gives a shoutout to you adding subtitles. While I am not hard of hearing, I just like reading along, and KZbin's auto-generated subs (while funny at times) are mediocre at best. For those who need them (and not just people like me who like them there), it's probably a much more appreciated effort. But I still appreciate them all the same.

[@Pantology_Enthusiast]

5:50 I am loving the look of these. I'd be tempted to use those cases for other projects.

[@faameran5854]

It’s great when several KZbinrs unite, know each other, and send each other packages.

[@faboohaahh]

I love your genuine enthusiasm. It’s great enough as it is to learn about some of these lost pieces of history, but your excitement sends it over the top. (My first computer was an Osborne when I was 7 years old.)

[@StereoTyp0]

Ah, the WeeCee! Love Therasteri's stuff.

[@GravyNavy09]

That AMD T-Bird was the first processor I bought on its own back in the day, ran hot but coming from a 650mhz amd K6 something I thought it absolutely screamed. Chewed through Max Payne with no issues anyway.

[@TrackZero]

Had a K6-2 200Mhz with the "heat" problem alongside dual voodoo 2s in a rig. Ended up having to custom-mount so many fans to keep that thing from overheating, it was ridiculous. Like turning on a wind tunnel with every boot.

[@Gatorade69]

I also had a thunderbird 1.2ghz. With a GeForce 2 GTS. Ran Max Payne nicely.

[@s8wc3]

Multimeters with a serial *cable* are rare and usually only seen on benchtop units, however multimeters with a PC link are not at all uncommon. It's preferred to do it via an Infrared link on the handheld units for reliability reasons but it also has a safety benefit of being galvanically isolated. Anything but the cheapest multimeter frontend chips have this capability, though it is of course up to the manufacturer of the meter itself if they want to use it, more often than not even if they don't use it they do place pads for the IR transmitter on the board which is nice if you want to mod it :)

[@Jef_Vermassen]

Absolutely love these videos. Seeing cool stuff, hear you getting giddy about it and getting hyped for possible future videos about these things! A perfect mix of loveliness!

[@calvinsmith9541]

I love these unboxing videos, always interesting to see what you get! Greetings from Scotland.

[@patprop74]

Always fun to watch a stranger opening unknown packages from unknown strangers lol

[@jessragan6714]

Eagerly looking forward to that PSP getting the full LGR treatment. I've been in the same position, buying PSPs only to sell them later. Hopefully this one will stay with you for a while.

[@cfox4548]

You have such a smooth voice, great for falling asleep to, but to wake up while you're unboxing World of Xeen, such memories from playing that game. Loved it so much as a kid, yes, it is the combination of Clouds of Xeen and Darkside of Xeen with some added adventures after completing both. So great to see those maps and books again.

[@KityCrylics]

Your content has been my favorite thing to binge for the last few weeks now and I am so grateful to find your channel. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. It helps some of us more than you may ever imagine and comprehend!!

[@peterkambasis]

Clint, you really know how to do unboxing videos. Always a pleasure to watch! Just a heads up: I used to own those Aviator wireless network adapters and they were horrible. They only worked a couple of feet away from each other and the transfer speeds were SLOOOOOOW. You've... been... warned!

[@Dukefazon]

17:37 - I was expecting a pineapple pen after the apple pen, the internet ruined me :D Wow, Need for Speed 1 EU version! My favorite is NFS3-Hot Pursuit, and I really like the US boxes with the gatefold cover so I just had to get one. My copy just arrived this week from the US (I live in EU). Neat! 28:11 - Nooo! MO Disk is in Resident Evil 2! :D 35:13 - talking about Resident Evil, I played the first Resident Evil a lot on my old PC using the Connectix VGS with a USB controller that had the same layout as a PS1 controller, also a lot of Silent Hill 1. That's the best PS1 emulators! If it works, that is, sometimes I had issues starting it up for some reason... 58:00 - looks like a guitar tuner 1:13:07 - I audably gasped that with you :D

[@TheyreStillOutThere]

In the mid century furniture world, we call those sliding covers on your wooden floppy disk box “tambour doors” and they were common on large danish storage furniture for a brief time back in the 60s.

[@stevesminty]

I’m J.A. and my fiancé is P.V! They’re beating themselves up for forgetting a note tho. We just came back from out of state and watched to look for us.

[@jimboogsxr]

1:13:08 love the excitement! 😊

[@ahandsomefridge]

I always feel sort of guilty for hanging around here for.. about 12 years now and never have anything interesting to donate, but yeah. Looking at that pile of boxes I know I clearly don't have to :')

[@316diag]

Gary Kildall was awesome, RIP. For those who dont know: you can watch him on Computer Chronicles.

[@SammyRenard]

Ambra was a subsidiary of IBM in the early 90s that focused on low-cost computers. Sprinta (not sprinter) was one of their models. It took 386 cpus but some of them also had 486 overdrives, such as the one I was given in 2000 as a christmas gift which had a 486 dx2 overdrive. I've been looking for one since 2009 with two near misses but I haven't found one exactly like the one I had, with the ambra badge and off-grey aesthetics instead of beige. These looked so nice

[@tom-carlson]

Don't forget the grey mouse pad and the truly awful mouse :)

[@krcsirke]

1:07:44 I hope you backup these disk to online archive, would to look up some of, specially that source code one. I think TCRF staff will enjoy it too!

[@chrislsommers]

In the US, Bonnie Blue is often associated with the confederate states during the civil war.

[@Nobe_Oddy]

HAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!! OMG!!! @ 26:55 those poor gummi bears :( listen to the sound they make when they hit the table - CLANK! omg they are as hard as a rock LMAO!!!

[@TheRetroBristolian]

Damn! That 'high fidelity' turntable/components would make an AWESOME poster - someone needs to do that

[@startedtech]

58:07 dankpods showed off a very similar player in one of his videos for a second didn't he? Not sure if it was Patreon or normal vid

[@ayberkturkeli749]

That was a patreon special or a just show-up for once thing in one of his videos I remember

[@Randoplants]

Subtitles are great even if you’re not hard of hearing - especially with tech stuff, since it’s easy to misunderstand a tech term or a brand name.

[@scurvy3113]

Dear LGR it seems I always get the news of a new upload from you when I’m driving. I go hands free mode and kick on the blue tooth making it the highlight of my night. Your videos (especially the unboxing) always make my day. Please keep bringing us juicy vintage tech videos man! Please keep us updated on when you go to more conferences or cons! We don’t have them in my neck of the woods but I’d like to travel and enjoy one with like minded humans with similar interests!!

[@AntiPseudo]

Oh my god I love that Sierra pen so much. Those bizarre neon colors of the mid years of the Sierra adventure games, just lovely!

[@osgrov]

I'm more than intrigued by that motherload of QQP stuff you got there. Especially that Perfect General Source disk you found!? Please, please follow-up on what's on that disk, and if there's anything else unusual on the rest. :)

[@6581punk]

3dfx's demise was probably accelerated by their IPO disclosing all their contracts with Sega, angering them and leading to Sega dropping their chips in favour of the PowerVR.

[@shadowmanwkp]

Here's a translation of the Dutch NFS insert that shows up at 24:50: Speed I need patch This nfs patch makes the following possible: * Using the bonus track #7 Lost Vegas * Using the bonus card without first * Cheat codes (type into the Name box) EAC POWR - 800hp bonus car EAC RALY - Drive on gravel. Rusty Springs EAC WARP - Makes the game faster (Arcade sty Other codes: EAC RULE EAC QAQA EAC TEST EAC SC EAC TIME EAC SLOW EAC 4X4R EAC WA Press F1 for the patch Patched...

[@SeraphimKnight]

That word for the wooden floppy holder you're looking for is tambour! Always liked tambour furniture too :)

[@helenFX]

I've been watching RMC's going through the process of creating a retro computer museum - Is that anything you've had any thoughts towards ? You likely have enough stuff but the managing, organising and sheer financial risk must be daunting.

[@LGR]

I’d love to but it would probably mean the end of LGR videos, at least in their current form and frequency

[@Bobbias]

@@LGR yeah, that would be an absurdly large workload judging from what I've seen/heard about your collection.

[@jimbalbier8526]

​@@LGR But then again, you could make videos about exactly this. Finding a place, setting things up, dealing with the gazillions of things that can occur when you want to open a museum. Seeing all the stuff you dig from the back of your shelves that has been mentioned on LGR before, man I really would enjoy this. I even would visit you, once I make it over to the US.

[@MrMeowNow]

Lol, this post card, old Soviet one, so on its front it says :” S Novim Godom “ - “Happy New Years” … On its back it’s just “ to whom” whom … and place for a zip code … wow … I have not seen those in forever… I was born in Ukraine but left in 1993. Anyhow, awesome post card!!! Lol

[@jochenwuerfel]

Can't wait for all the videos about most of the stuff 🥰 20:49 Wow.. those "3D" 3DFX stickers, I remember how proud I was having one of these on my PC back in the days 👌