The Bear-A-Byte PC: Pentium III Teddy Bear Computer

[@PENFOLD5]

Guilty As Charged…..I take full responsibility here. I’m the twisted genius who built this unbearable monstrosity. I put in about 40 hours of labor to accomplish this mod. I’m so insanely chuffed that of all the people who could give this thing a loving home, it turns out to be LGR! Yay! The comments here are way too enjoyable.

[@LGR]

Props for building this beast, sir. There's truly nothing else like it. Hope you enjoyed the video! It's wild how things come together like this.

[@robertsteel3563]

I would Love to have one!

[@PENFOLD5]

@@LGR you’ve done justice to my PC. You’re truly the most perfect human to be the owner of my machine who will cherish and love it as much as me, my wife, and kids did!

[@skellymanz5084]

This computer and story are so wholesome! Thank you for sharing it with us 🐻

[@guguy00]

heh, unbearable. I love that pun sir, intentional or not.

[@throwback19841]

It's a cuddly teddy bear with a retro PC heart. It's basically Clint.

[@offspringfan89]

Hahahaha

[@jimbalbier8526]

@throwback Underrated comment!

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

Clint in the LGR House.

[@TomJakobW]

aww

[@yeetertweeter]

yay '

[@Comtar]

Hey, it's me Charles! So glad to helped you get this, and so glad to see the bear look FAR less scary than it looked when I got it. You really cleaned it up!

[@LGR]

Yeah it turned out great! Thanks again, Charles :)

[@Comtar]

@@LGR Fun fact, I use to work at PC Club that you mentioned. I wonder if I helped this guy back in the day before he modded it! Hmm.

[@JFD62780]

You, LGR and @PENFOLD ; y'all three NEED to be in the same exhibitor table when he brings that beast to a convention! XD

[@bread9276]

Mmm bear pc

[@thefaultinourpizza1513]

i saw this on craigslist a little while ago lol

[@PENFOLD5]

Speaking to the cooling issues: The brown fur on the faceplate had negligible influence on the airflow. And the way I wrapped the bear around the case part making sure that the back side was completely unobstructed. But also keep in mind the hardware of the late 1990s early 2000s didn't have the same thermal and cooling issues that we experience with today's hardware.

[@MrWolfSnack]

Nope. PC's back then were fine with a huge brick of lead glued to the CPU and a little fan and they did plenty well.

[@3of12]

They would consune somewhere between 10 and 20W back then, you can likely passively cool them with a bigger heatsink

[@astrosteve]

Oh yeah, it used ot be way different. CPUs used to not even need fans. My first computer had one single fan in it, on the PSU. That kind of setup would be unthinkable in 2023.

[@charlesjmouse]

I how you got the exhaust in the right place!

[@startide]

You took build a bear to a whole new place and level !

[@Randoplants]

The bear PC actually looks quite nice with your wood aesthetic

[@BobRooney290]

agreed. why not just put in modern equipment instead?

[@llamacopter677]

​@@BobRooney290 the air flow in that thing has to be god awful, plus I feel like putting modern PC parts in there would kinda butcher the original vision from the creator lmao

[@NoReplyAsset]

...it also looks nice with his beard and chubby body. :3 because that body type is called bear too

[@Spoons89631]

"Nothing burns like a Deer" that was the saying when we would see those back in the early 2000's at the repair shop I worked at. It never failed that if we had a machine that would come in with a deer PSU it would not power-on.

[@ozzie_goat]

Only the finest Chinese metallurgy

[@straightpipediesel]

@@ozzie_goat *Taiwan. China stuff didn't really pick up until the mid 2000's following their entry into the WTO.

[@patricktrakzel9657]

Oh deer!

[@MrCarGuy]

​@@straightpipedieselBut Taiwanese companies would still use suppliers from China

[@DLTX1007]

@@MrCarGuy In those days, they didn't. The bad capacitors from those days were stolen formulas that were missing key ingredients from japanese manufacturers.

[@cs8712]

this looks like the end product of when LGR goes to a build-a-bear workshop

[@Stonehopper1067HMG]

Would he bring his own computer or would he take the one that they we’re using in the store?

[@brianfix4404]

I think if he went to BaB he’d want to put a cigarette tray in it.

[@andyovenstone9305]

@@Stonehopper1067HMG he always has the components for a full 486 with him, just in case.. :)

[@tunafish_tr4550]

Build-a-computer

[@VulpisFoxfire]

@@brianfix4404 Well, if he has a spare 5.25" bay, he can easily do that... :-)

[@keithmichael112]

I've heard these bear pcs are vulnerable to honeypots though

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Its a bear necessity, they still hate blonds though..

[@JonManProductions]

Every Cybersecurity/IT person who sees this: You MFer.

[@MK-lk7nc]

Yes and they automatically go into hibernation mode in the winter months.

[@jean-claudejosselin187]

😂😂😂

[@lawnside82]

Teddy ruxbeen got an upgrade..

[@kasgc]

I hope the "creator" of that bearPC is saw this video and he is happy to see his child to be alive and breathing. Because i can only imagine how is that to see something such personal, the only one copy that you've created, to be in other's hands after decades, still functioning. I mean, that PC is a part of his story, part of his life, and it is so ... i can't even explain that feeling. But it's so touching for some reason, like someone is telling his story trough this thing. It is quite an artifact.

[@LGR]

He did, see the top pinned comment :)

[@reggiebenes2916]

I love it that someone was willing to modify that back then. I remember in the late 90s just being thrilled that the computer was running, then never wanting to touch it, for fear of overheating or giving some random error that took forever to figure out. Bold step to put it in a huge teddy bear.

[@PENFOLD5]

I bought the case bare bones and modded it up *before* I had the hardware installed. I brought the *whole* thing into the shop so the owner/tech would have some context of why the front panel was brown fur.

[@Lukeno52]

Those Deer power supplies were infamous for catching fire... so it is a miracle that something like this actually survived.

[@AgentXRifle]

… so there is a deer inside the bear? …makes sense!

[@RyanAumiller]

came here to say this. had a pile of these pass through my hands and into my dumpster in the late 90s/early 00s

[@metacob]

Bear in mind, with basically zero airflow any fire would suffocate immediately.

[@alvar891]

The deer would of burned the bear to toast then. Lol

[@F_I_J_I_W_A_T_E_R]

@@metacob Bear in mind? It's right on your screen!

[@himselfe]

The eyes definitely need to light up when you power it on, and blink to indicate drive activity, or wired up to turn red when you press the turbo button. Wouldn't be a very difficult mod to do to be fair, but perhaps more destructive that you'd be comfortable with. EDIT: I'd personally also put a speaker inside the bear for sound.

[@TheOtherBill]

And replace the Windows startup sound with a roar.

[@StigDesign]

@@TheOtherBill and perhaps deer hunter background wallpaper and bear theme on win98se :D

[@elfedorausado]

That would give it Fridays at Freddy’s vibes 😂

[@KairuHakubi]

it makes me want to have a tanuki clock made, like that one random beast wars guy

[@Thega74]

Imagine having this thing and you forget to turn it off... Just imagine waking up at midnight to a bear with flashing eyes.

[@awelcruiz]

I can only imagine what Clint's neighbors would've been thinking had they looked out the window and saw somebody aircleaning a hollowed out teddy bear.

[@throwback19841]

"Sandra, it's happening again!"

[@overweightactor]

"That boy ain't right."

[@FaultyTwo]

"Mom! That weird retro PC man is cleaning his.. teddy bear.. box? thingy?" "Come on now sweetie. We all know he had lost it since he gave a bath to his PC cases."

[@pseudocoder78]

"Eh, guess it's Tuesday. That Clint is so bizzare."

[@erikm12]

Man, that bear's never been the same since he joined the Adeptus Mechanicus...

[@willm5032]

He just keeps screaming about purging heretics from his honey and something about the emperor's will

[@Peryite17]

One day the crude biomass that you called a temple will wither and you’ll beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved. For the machine is immortal.

[@vgtrombone]

From the moment I saw the weakness of my fur, I was disgusted.

[@sIDsleeper]

Bearisarius Cawl

[@rado78231]

Apparently as a Magos Bearologis.

[@jamiepilkey]

There were serious discussions at the office about getting this one, but I'm glad it ended up with you!

[@LGR]

Ha, of course there was. It’s increasingly a toss-up which channel ends up with which weird PC 😄

[@mogwaay]

This is what the internet was made: to get people together, to get a giant Teddy Bear PC sent across the US to the one man that will truly appreciate it for what it is, sweet! 😅

[@mobydoux]

I agree. So much.

[@painreliever83]

The builder really missed a trick by not putting the power button inside the bear's nose.

[@PENFOLD5]

I never thought of that. Bear 🐻 in mind it was my wife's computer, and I didn't want to complicate it. If I had built it for myself..... that's another story. I probably would have gone all Borg on the bear!

[@noahater5785]

Lol, literally booping it on the nose to turn the machine on, that’s hilarious! 😂😂😂

[@kg790]

Trivia: The IKEA name of the bear, “Varlig”, is a word from the Swedish singing game “Björnen sover” (”The Bear is Sleeping”)

[@frozendude707]

And "varlig" itself translates roughly to cautious, alert, on thin ice, careful, or something in that vein.

[@prorandocopier7945]

@@frozendude707 "be cautious around the sleeping electronic bear"

[@3x5b]

anyone else feel like LGR is just their comfort youtuber, just always feels like these videos are something to come home to

[@vouadx]

OMG I thought i was the only one who felt this way 😳! I'm Very very cozy in this channel🥰

[@AtheistJr]

For me it's LGR and old AVGN episodes.

[@DrCorndog1]

When I get sick and have no drive for anything at all, I binge LGR.

[@TomJakobW]

My “come home to”-videos are the LGR and PUR game sessions, weirdly enough.

[@TomJakobW]

@@DrCorndog1 learning about other people’s sick playlists is utterly fascinating to me for some reason! 😅

[@jeantechnoir7702]

I can totally relate to that feeling of building something special for your loved one and this PC is beyond original, it's amazing.

[@KartKing4ever]

This is the most ridiculous computer I've ever seen, and I need it.

[@OctavioGaitan]

Interesting idea for a novelty PC, and I too want one! 😁

[@billybollockhead5628]

If it was a monkey, rather than a bear.. it’d be a must have.

[@linuxstreamer8910]

@@billybollockhead5628 a purple one right?

[@pandemicneetbux2110]

I will be keeping this in mind for if I ever start building computers for people. BUilding a monkey or bear computer sounds like a great idea for a kid, or a Dollhouse PC. I could probably make money selling those as entry PCs to families.

[@dancooper6002]

@@pandemicneetbux2110 Sure, until it catches fire and you get sued.

[@TartarSauceIsNotDead]

Now that's a PC that has all of the bear-necessities.

[@mikewifak]

Teddy Ruxpentium III: Teddy is back, and this time he’s modestly more capable.

[@fryode]

I remember as a kid my neighbor friends got tired of their Teddy Ruxpins and wanted me to take them apart. I did so. Nightmare fuel ensued, but that juice was worth the squeeze. One kid went into animatronics and hired me for consulting work 30 years after the RuxpinDestruction.

[@Qwerbey]

I've heard about luggable computers, but this is the first time I've seen a huggable PC

[@mangobear3028]

As someone who LOVES bears and was sad af when warbear was already taken for a license plate choice, i need this in my life. I would never use it mind you, but I would put it in my foyer as soon as you come through the door.

[@MK-lk7nc]

Lol, that's awesome. The empty bear-case-cover @8:00 looks like some kind of weird portal, a Bridge to Bear-abithia. Also, the case with fur front and no bear at all... very nice. I could totally see a retro-disco-70s build kind of like that, maybe a mix of plush faux fur and pleather? With a disco ball.

[@MrDDawson]

I was expecting thomas the train to come out of it.

[@juango500]

7:48 ! !

[@49Ibanez]

My first thought seeing the thumbnail before watching the video is 'I bet this would overheat like mad'

[@VulpisFoxfire]

If the hardware was more recent, cooling would be a bear to manage...

[@CEzikMaj]

You can tell that this sound card is UNBEARABLE

[@nicoleking772]

I could Bearly' hear that thing

[@KalteLanze]

Oddly enough, I virtualized my family's original Millennium Edition disk a few years ago just for kicks and nostalgia. It ran perfectly for a few months but now it has the exact same audio issues you're experiencing here. Kinda neat to see the same thing happening on a physical machine, I just assumed it was a glitch with VirtualBox. Excellent vid just the same, brought many smiles to my face.

[@rommix0]

Going back to this one. Hopefully that bear survived the hurricane.

[@camotech1314]

It's beary hurricane proof. 🐻

[@AudioCraZ]

PC Club was a small chain of computer stores with main corporate office/warehouse in City of Industy, CA. They had just started branching out across the US when the owner passed away. Unfortunatly the owners brother took over, stopped paying vendors, liquidated what he could, and left the US. I woked at PC Club for a few years, lots of great memories.

[@Bobbias]

Well that's a depressing corporate history.

[@AudioCraZ]

@@Bobbias It really was, especially for those of us that worked there.

[@gentuxable]

tbh and imho looking at the parts it seems not like a great company, I mean look at that PSU and Mainboard, 1999 and no ATX PSU was used that would power off itself after shutdown? PC Chips as a brand is questionable at the very least. Maybe it was really cheap but it looks like they basically took whatever old parts they could find to squeeze out the last penny.

[@animeloveer97]

@@gentuxable thats not the stores fault but the manufacturer of the device. many big name brands sold the same trash components

[@gentuxable]

@@animeloveer97 to me it looks like those preconfigured PCs many smaller PC shops ordered from OEMs where they have control over the parts but I could be wrong, I suspected they just ordered the lower left model while there were some more decent options available for a little bit more money.. Sometimes things like a Pentium 3 but only 16 MB RAM and upgrading wasn't always an option. Real big brands like HP Vectra, Compaq DeskPro or IBM Aptiva were even more expensive for features smaller offices didn't need so building yourself as even my school (or my family) did was more efficient.

[@botterik81]

LGR just proved every PC has the right to bear arms.

[@hamza7518]

:patrick boo:

[@VulpisFoxfire]

And legs...

[@samuelcolvin4994]

Or would that be to arm bears?

[@Blitterbug]

Ouch!

[@Chaos89P]

​@@samuelcolvin4994 That as well.

[@Mrcharrio]

I assume it's a Bear Bones PC. Also wouldn't overheating fears be constant with that on your computer?

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

I know that's right, this is one PC I'd hate to do a modern hardware stuffing into.. and I've done such conversions to digital dec PC and Compaq desk pro en cases

[@volvo09]

Not with the current hardware, but anything more and you'd need air intakes, since the front intakes are blocked off.

[@Snyperwolf91]

PC-bear: " Hey, bro ! Should we play crysis on me ? " User: " Dude , you'll be toast by even installing it . Are you nuts ? " PC-bear: " Dont worry ! I call my friend smokey . He knows how to handle fires . That a$$ ows me one ." User: " NO . " PC-bear: " Alright Alright . Geeze ! I start Cyberpunk 2077 , NOW!!!" * Nuclear meltdown happens *

[@michaelmartin4552]

It was not as big of a problem yet in that era. But yes, that is right at the time that heat started to become an issue with items like 2CoolPC coming out to help solve that problem. If anybody wants to see what some of the strange things we were putting in our systems in around 2000, look up the 2CoolPC. The cases had yet to add more fans, so that was a strange blower that you would put in the bottom of your case to try and blow more cool air onto your motherboard.

[@BenHeckHacks]

Do you have to fill it up with fish before putting Windows into hibernation mode?

[@tellyjoossens4186]

In the days this board was sold on the market I worked for a wholesale computers parts supplier. One of the best boards pc-chips made! All those extra brackets were a typical thing for this brand and this was the era where you could use AT or ATX cases since the market was just changing. Afterwards for Pentium 4 and AMD systems our company began to buy Ecs, which was really a step down aka hit or miss depending on the model since some SIS chipsets were slower/less stable than most VIA or Intel chipsets from brands like Asus or QDI.

[@robintst]

Teddy Ruxpin really went through some weird phases in his life. He went from playing Ozzy Osbourne tapes in the 80s to running Mechwarrior 2 in the 2000s.

[@infinitytec]

Forget RGB. Shag carpet is what PCs need!

[@ashkitt7719]

Would fit with the 70s aesthetic.

[@jacobsekela8691]

That thing is simultaneously hilarious and somewhat terrifying.

[@ahniandfriends123]

That bear looks like an SCP entity that breached containment.

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

It's giving me Cronenberg style vibes for some reason.

[@louiseogden1296]

Gives a whole new meaning to Build-A-Bear...

[@hrrawr]

28:22 I Haven't seen that "It is now safe to turn off your computer." message since the first half of the 2000's! >:O

[@foxyloon]

Now I've come across some crazy case mods back in the day, but this is amazing~ The issues with the sound reminded me that this is the exact era of PC that cemented the whole "onboard sound is garbage" mentality.

[@Robert08010]

Yeah, I distinctly remember only choosing moboards that didn't have integrated sound or video because I knew I always wanted a good SBcard and an even better video card.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

before RealTek HD, onboard sound really was terrible. All the early boards had ACS chips, and they were absolutely awful

[@animeloveer97]

@@Robert08010 you could have just got the soundcard anyways no?

[@Robert08010]

@@animeloveer97 Not exactly sure why but I was under the impression back then that adding those features like a good sound card was made more difficult if the moboard had that feature build in due to resource conflicts. So I always opted for the board without a build in graphic chip or sound feature.

[@eDoc2020]

@@Robert08010 That's why there's almost always an enable jumper (or BIOS setting) for internal peripherals. If the internal video is always enabled then yes that could be a big issue.

[@jedikwon]

Wow, this is crazy. I live in Los Angeles, CA and when I first saw this computer on Craigslist, it looked so creepy, I just completely ignored it. It remained for sale for a while but man, I never expected to see this computer on LGR. Wow.

[@OakCityGamers]

“There’s a weird old Pentium III teddy bear online, and everybody’s like; LGR you need this, and I’m for some reason agreeing with them.” LOL it came from the internet and now its home is LGR. Thank you Clint. Thank you very much.

[@Vvardenfell_Outlander]

SO glad you put Millennium on this machine! My PIII had ME and I don't remember having near as many problems with it as most people were reporting. Must have just lucked out on hardware.

[@MalleeMate]

I’ve been off KZbin for a while, and it’s so good coming back to this channel. Such chill vibes, cheers.

[@ElyseExplosion]

My husband, as soon as you opened the case: "my god, it's like fucking Robocop but a bear!" What a treasure. I'm smitten.

[@louistournas120]

Smitten? I like Mr Burns.

[@ChaosHusky]

How does your husband know what its like to fuck RoboCop? Is he bi? I also know what its like.. It's SHOCKING! But quite bearable..

[@christophercole8114]

A "Bear PC" sounds great in theory, but you can't use it from December to March. You know why? It's in hibernation mode!

[@ImNXVS]

People need to really watch more of LGR's videos with CC on because some hidden gems of non dialog are almost always to be found. It's almost like little easter eggs to his videos! I love the one at the beginning of this video btw

[@MikeDragon]

Oh God. The very first computer my family had uses that same motherboard! I don't remember if the revision is the same, but the motherboard model definitely stuck with me. My dad bought that PC back in 2000, built by a brand called Metron. It came with a socket 370 Celeron 566MHz, 32MB of RAM (SDRAM), a 6.5 GB Seagate IDE hard drive, a 32x CD-ROM drive (plus a floppy drive, of course) and Windows Millennium Edition. The funny thing is that although the CPU was a socket 370 Celeron, it was installed on an adapter for the Slot 1 socket, therefore making it a Socket 370 Slot 1 Celeron. lol Overtime we upgraded it to a Pentium III 800MHz (installed on the actual Socket 370, though) and up to a total of 384MB of RAM and an 80GB IDE hard drive as well as a DVD-R/W optical drive. For the OS, over the years it went from Windows ME to 95, then to 2000, 98, back to ME, back to 2000 for a brief while until it landed back on 98 for a good while before it was upgraded to Windows XP Professional, which it ran for the rest of its days until it was retired around 2007/2008. I have fond memories of it and I spent a lot of time playing a lot of Need for Speed II SE, NFS III, NFS High Stakes, Hard Truck 2 King of the Road, LEGO Creator, The Fifth Element, among other known and unknown/obscure titles, all with terrible graphics settings because the onboard GPU on that motherboard is HORRIBLE and I could never afford an offboard GPU that would work with that motherboard. lol It's thanks to this PC that I discovered my love for computers and decided to work in IT. I still have that PC and it still works, though I haven't turned it on in years. I simply could not let it be thrown away so I kept it. It currently sits safely inside a box on a corner of my bedroom.

[@shannonolivas9524]

You did a great job restoring it, it's very cute. The opening bear pun in the captions set the tone perfectly. Sad to see it leave my home area but I'm happy it's found a good home.

[@kevintappminville195]

That's the nec plus ultra in thermal management. It got a lot of bear-flow, and you can't get any case that looks cooler!

[@ScooterinAB]

This is definitely an example of "just because you can doesn't mean you should," though it is adorable as hell and needs to exist. That being said, I can only imagine how hard it is to keep this thing cool and clean.

[@T3hBeowulf]

Since the front and rear airflow is largely unimpeded and given that most of these PCs had solid metal side panels, I imagine cooling was not remotely an issue.

[@gentuxable]

A Pentium 3 system wasn't running that hot, it required active cooling but I've seen many Compaq Deskpro systems having almost no cooling for that kind of CPU without dedicated GPU. With an exhaust at the rear and a tiny intake at the front I see no issue.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

before we hit 1 GHz, cooling wasn't really a big deal unless you overclocked the computer. Now, the factory OC chips Intel and AMD put out in the late 90s when they were battling to have the fastest CPU between 400 and 800 MHz, those bastards ran so hot you needed every bit of fan you could shove into the computer, and putting those inside a bear could possibly be fatal

[@jmh3ruva]

I love how you took us through every grizzly detail of this PC! ;)

[@michaelhoskins832]

Boo! That was painful.

[@lucasRem-ku6eb]

it's a Taliban Bomb

[@jayman4095]

I was not expecting to feel nostalgic over something I had no idea it existed But I have to say that is a really cool build

[@jeremymtc]

Your mention of the PC Club retailer is a total blast from the past! They were a local chain in SoCal which went defunct in maybe '04 or '05. Imagine an Aliexpress storefront inventory dumped into a Goodwill store retail layout, and that was pretty much PC Club. I had a Deer case from them which had the power supply die in glorious multicolored flames while playing FarCry. I learned about the use of quality components from that episode.

[@kevinwetsch5209]

I've seen some pretty crazy mods done to computer cases, and this one is right up there with them.

[@garita3690]

10:46 “the pressure of the bear suit” it’s like the title of a memoirs of a theme park mascot actor 😂😂😂

[@gentuxable]

It seems to have been unbearable for the case.

[@YogiTheBearMan]

I’m thinking someone dropped it at some point

[@RowenStipe]

The bear puns in the CC were outstanding, always love to see little jokes like them in there.

[@edobkin]

Clint I just loved this video lol! I was super thrilled that you decided to install ME on the machine as it has, by far, my favorite startup music!! Excellent work as usual - thanks for the great content!

[@DesignRevolutionary]

The Pressure of the Bear suit: A Memoir I stepped into the bear suit, the cool fabric clinging to my skin, and zipped it up with trembling hands. The weight of the suit settled upon me, a physical manifestation of the pressure I felt. Would I be able to endure the sweltering heat inside the costume? Could I bear the weight of their expectations?

[@ManducaFlown]

‘What am I even doing with my life’ - that was hilarious… made me laugh out loud. Not just because of the madness of this computer, and you diligently cleaning it; but because we all think this exact thought from time to time.

[@MidnightMechanic]

Good on you for testing the power supply before powering up the system itself, that 8 and 6 volts over the rails would've easily cooked something.

[@Foxxy999]

Things like this or when you built the vintage weather station are why this channel is so consistently great.

[@Jisamaniac]

PC Club! Best place to buy customized parts back in the day. It was a great place to work.

[@blaineallenbrown]

I really love how seriously you take every video--including the bear pc! Please keep it up!

[@LGR]

Thank you, will do my best!

[@crepuscule47]

A Deer power supply... In a Bear PC. Now that's, something :D

[@kolonarulez5222]

A cooling fan's nightmare lol. How awesome is this! 🧸

[@Cody0ne5]

This is what LGR is all about! I love the cool and weird PC's he features. Like the old Hot Wheels PC's and all the other random things from the mid 90s to the mid 2000 and on. Even stuff from before 1995.

[@four20team]

R.I.P. PC Club.......I have fond memories of those stores as a kid

[@Dire-wuulf]

I love this 'Bear' computer so much, thanks LGR for saving it!

[@sgtsquank]

I seriously never considered the hairiness as a factor with the Charmin bears but you have an excellent point and we need answers.

[@jessragan6714]

Reminds me of Chumby, the desktop device designed to be "cuddly." Unfortunately, the makers of Chumby sunsetted it, making it about as useful as an ordinary teddy bear, without the cuteness.

[@eDoc2020]

Chumby is actually pretty hackable. It's easy to load your own OS, or at least your own userspace for the existing Linux.

[@sk8terboi2005]

This is simultaneously the most hilarious and terrifying pc I’ve ever seen

[@BilisNegra]

The absolutely first thing that would come to mind as a cause in case of a house fire, pretty much.

[@BoterBug]

I've had a smile on my face all video, but "Hibernation Mode" got a giggle out of me 😂

[@braelinmichelus]

The wait from the beginning to see if it worked was un _bear_ able! Though this restoration project must have been a _bear_ , no one was as ready to stick his _claws_ into it as Clint! Of all the people to buy this off craigslist being LGR is very prophetic, I mean it was _open season!_ I wonder how much _honey_ crust was stuck in that thing! But in all seriousness, now that it's all cleaned up, better keep it away from any _pic-a-nic baskets!_

[@vouvusbovus9100]

That bear is an ABSOLUTE unit.

[@KairuHakubi]

Bear of the Interest

[@neptune6852]

man, watching you take that PC apart yourself really was a grizzly sight. All the damage and grime inside, the DVD drive didn't even have a paws button!

[@JohnVance]

idk why but the zip drive is the funniest part of the whole thing to me, like what a cute little fossil

[@CatsT.M]

Even the subtitles have puns! I absolutely adore this, it is such a bear-eth taking machine.

[@Danjovic]

I remember seeing a Teddy Bear Ethernet switch decades ago, with wires getting out at the nape of its neck. That was bizarre, but in the weirdness realm this PC is a champ! I long to see anything weirder than that on LGR.

[@coolelectronics1759]

I had a dolphin one I found in a box of free junk once!

[@GreatNorthernJuna]

When that thing comes to life and goes all Terminator on us it’ll be even more terrifying.

[@johntrevy1]

Still needs cuddling though.

[@T1544767]

It might be fun to take this to those PC case mod conventions; I don't know if they still do them. I remember going to one in Orlando in 2004.

[@Yep6803]

i remember i found an hamster cage too

[@tsm688]

PC's now come like what you'd mod them into 20 years ago. You'd have to do some pretty crazy modding to look different now

[@thesteelrodent1796]

the water cooling people still do some pretty crazy stuff now and then

[@retropuffer2986]

Exactly the kind of content we expect from LGR! ☺🐻

[@m7hacke]

Okay Clint. This is it. You have out done yourself. This is the pinnacle of oddware. There is no way you will be able to beat this one. Just hang it up and give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done.

[@MusicHavenSG]

Should be the new Icon of the channel. Also any way to upgrade this machine to make it more capable for a late 90s gaming? Especially the Video Card if it can hold one.

[@TeaAndFloppyDisks]

Holy Winnie the Pooh! A bear computer! Now that is something new. It's amazing it has held up so well, especially judging by the comments mentioning that the Deer power sources failed so frequently. It's nice that you rescued it and restored and fixed it. It'll definitely be a conversation piece.

[@RRRRRRP]

Certainly the most "huggable" PC I've ever seen 😄

[@raf.raf.]

Finally, now I can take my computer to bed and stay connected 24/7

[@SCMabridged]

Now we just need a video of a bear installing a Windows ME PC inside of Clint.

[@DCoWorld]

when the 'Computer Tech Guy' says, ''Bear with me, we have a lot of orders'' lol ...takes on a whole new meaning!

[@waltwyman6475]

Honestly love these videos where Clint just cleans up a weird old PC.

[@megatronskneecap]

This HAS to be a house fire starter at its prime. I would do a sleeper build in this, and pad that box with as much fireproof material as physically possible.

[@maighstir3003]

The trouble with sleepers is components today run MUCH hotter than they did in the mid-90's, even with being more power efficient. This'd most likely be fine with components from back then, but try to shove a modern CPU and GPU in there and they would cook themselves in minutes due to non-existent airflow. I run an Athlon 7600X and a Radeon 570X (until I replace it with a current-gen card*), so not exactly top-of-the-line, in a desktop case from '95 and have somewhat of an issue even without the fur. 90's cases weren't designed for airflow, because it wasn't needed. * While a Radeon 7600 would be punny due to having the same model number as the CPU, I think I'll want something with more than the 8GB VRAM the recently released model has, so likely a 7700 when available.

[@MK-lk7nc]

Take the actually-has-fish water aquarium case and fuse it with the bear case. By themselves, both are Extremely Risky, but together, maybe the cancel out? Maybe it could be a scuba bear.

[@MarkWhich]

I wouldn't leave that PC unattended, a PSU failure would be a good start.

[@Jongeorge42]

I Honestly thought the bear pc in the thumbnail was a horror created by mid journey. Impressively creepy!

[@TastyBusiness]

I remember when Compgeke and Elk Cloner started talking about that bear case. Funny to see it cursed with Windows ME here, a few months later. Oh! Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise! I always wanted to play that as a kid, after I found the demo bundled with another HE title.

[@mattnordsell9760]

When you mentioned the bear tunnel when you took the cover off, that reminded me of tunnel bear from back in the day. This has been amusing with all the bear puns that you had in it. The case is definitely a unique one for sure.

[@kevhead1525]

It's not a fire hazard because they thoughtfully lined the inside with asbestos. 😉

[@animeloveer97]

asbestos stopped being used in the 70s or 80s lol

[@kevhead1525]

@@animeloveer97 it was a joke. 🙄

[@grjr]

I saw that bear on craigslist and thought, "who the hell would pay that much for that thing?" Well, now I know :) Funny to see you ended up with it.

[@huskyvacs]

The price of knowledge and wisdom comes at great cost. And really when there is only one of something, there is no value. It can be paid for the asking price, or nobody buys it and it goes to the landfill. I have saved many things that are truely historical for next to nothing, and museums don't even want it.

[@shaggy5777]

In this episode LGR Bears it all.

[@aner_bda]

All said and done, that's a pretty nice case to work on. Very easy to disassemble/reassemble.

[@jamesevans3492]

What A Bearish Computer Video . . . lol . . . That Was Fun, Watching This Old, Tired, Windows 98, Through Probably XP Computer Being Revived From It's Long Slumber . . . lol . . .