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

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@PENFOLD5
@PENFOLD5 Жыл бұрын
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
@LGR Жыл бұрын
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
@robertsteel3563 Жыл бұрын
I would Love to have one!
@PENFOLD5
@PENFOLD5 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@skellymanz5084 Жыл бұрын
This computer and story are so wholesome! Thank you for sharing it with us 🐻
@guguy00
@guguy00 Жыл бұрын
heh, unbearable. I love that pun sir, intentional or not.
@throwback19841
@throwback19841 Жыл бұрын
It's a cuddly teddy bear with a retro PC heart. It's basically Clint.
@offspringfan89
@offspringfan89 Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@jimbalbier8526
@jimbalbier8526 Жыл бұрын
@throwback Underrated comment!
@AgsmaJustAgsma
@AgsmaJustAgsma Жыл бұрын
Clint in the LGR House.
@TomJakobW
@TomJakobW 5 ай бұрын
aww
@yeetertweeter
@yeetertweeter 4 ай бұрын
yay '
@Comtar
@Comtar Жыл бұрын
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
@LGR Жыл бұрын
Yeah it turned out great! Thanks again, Charles :)
@Comtar
@Comtar Жыл бұрын
@@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
@JFD62780 Жыл бұрын
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
@bread9276 Жыл бұрын
Mmm bear pc
@thefaultinourpizza1513
@thefaultinourpizza1513 Жыл бұрын
i saw this on craigslist a little while ago lol
@Randoplants
@Randoplants Жыл бұрын
The bear PC actually looks quite nice with your wood aesthetic
@BobRooney290
@BobRooney290 Жыл бұрын
agreed. why not just put in modern equipment instead?
@llamacopter677
@llamacopter677 Жыл бұрын
​@@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
@NoReplyAsset Жыл бұрын
...it also looks nice with his beard and chubby body. :3 because that body type is called bear too
@kasgc
@kasgc Жыл бұрын
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
@LGR Жыл бұрын
He did, see the top pinned comment :)
@Spoons89631
@Spoons89631 Жыл бұрын
"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
@ozzie_goat Жыл бұрын
Only the finest Chinese metallurgy
@straightpipediesel
@straightpipediesel Жыл бұрын
@@ozzie_goat *Taiwan. China stuff didn't really pick up until the mid 2000's following their entry into the WTO.
@patricktrakzel9657
@patricktrakzel9657 Жыл бұрын
Oh deer!
@MrCarGuy
@MrCarGuy Жыл бұрын
​@@straightpipedieselBut Taiwanese companies would still use suppliers from China
@DLTX1007
@DLTX1007 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@cs8712 Жыл бұрын
this looks like the end product of when LGR goes to a build-a-bear workshop
@Stonehopper1067HMG
@Stonehopper1067HMG Жыл бұрын
Would he bring his own computer or would he take the one that they we’re using in the store?
@brianfix4404
@brianfix4404 Жыл бұрын
I think if he went to BaB he’d want to put a cigarette tray in it.
@andyovenstone9305
@andyovenstone9305 Жыл бұрын
@@Stonehopper1067HMG he always has the components for a full 486 with him, just in case.. :)
@tunafish_tr4550
@tunafish_tr4550 Жыл бұрын
Build-a-computer
@VulpisFoxfire
@VulpisFoxfire Жыл бұрын
@@brianfix4404 Well, if he has a spare 5.25" bay, he can easily do that... :-)
@awelcruiz
@awelcruiz Жыл бұрын
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
@throwback19841 Жыл бұрын
"Sandra, it's happening again!"
@overweightactor
@overweightactor Жыл бұрын
"That boy ain't right."
@FaultyTwo
@FaultyTwo Жыл бұрын
"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
@pseudocoder78 Жыл бұрын
"Eh, guess it's Tuesday. That Clint is so bizzare."
@PENFOLD5
@PENFOLD5 Жыл бұрын
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
@MrWolfSnack Жыл бұрын
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
@3of12 Жыл бұрын
They would consune somewhere between 10 and 20W back then, you can likely passively cool them with a bigger heatsink
@astrosteve
@astrosteve Жыл бұрын
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
@charlesjmouse Жыл бұрын
I how you got the exhaust in the right place!
@startide
@startide Жыл бұрын
You took build a bear to a whole new place and level !
@3x5b
@3x5b Жыл бұрын
anyone else feel like LGR is just their comfort youtuber, just always feels like these videos are something to come home to
@vouadx
@vouadx Жыл бұрын
OMG I thought i was the only one who felt this way 😳! I'm Very very cozy in this channel🥰
@AtheistJr
@AtheistJr Жыл бұрын
For me it's LGR and old AVGN episodes.
@DrCorndog1
@DrCorndog1 5 ай бұрын
When I get sick and have no drive for anything at all, I binge LGR.
@TomJakobW
@TomJakobW 5 ай бұрын
My “come home to”-videos are the LGR and PUR game sessions, weirdly enough.
@TomJakobW
@TomJakobW 5 ай бұрын
@@DrCorndog1 learning about other people’s sick playlists is utterly fascinating to me for some reason! 😅
@Peanut-Butter-Banana-Rama
@Peanut-Butter-Banana-Rama Жыл бұрын
Now that's a PC that has all of the bear-necessities.
@keithmichael112
@keithmichael112 Жыл бұрын
I've heard these bear pcs are vulnerable to honeypots though
@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse
@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse Жыл бұрын
Its a bear necessity, they still hate blonds though..
@JonManProductions
@JonManProductions Жыл бұрын
Every Cybersecurity/IT person who sees this: You MFer.
@MK-lk7nc
@MK-lk7nc Жыл бұрын
Yes and they automatically go into hibernation mode in the winter months.
@jean-claudejosselin187
@jean-claudejosselin187 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@lawnside82
@lawnside82 Жыл бұрын
Teddy ruxbeen got an upgrade..
@mogwaay
@mogwaay Жыл бұрын
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
@mobydoux Жыл бұрын
I agree. So much.
@reggiebenes2916
@reggiebenes2916 Жыл бұрын
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
@PENFOLD5 Жыл бұрын
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.
@jamiepilkey
@jamiepilkey Жыл бұрын
There were serious discussions at the office about getting this one, but I'm glad it ended up with you!
@LGR
@LGR Жыл бұрын
Ha, of course there was. It’s increasingly a toss-up which channel ends up with which weird PC 😄
@KartKing4ever
@KartKing4ever Жыл бұрын
This is the most ridiculous computer I've ever seen, and I need it.
@OctavioGaitan
@OctavioGaitan Жыл бұрын
Interesting idea for a novelty PC, and I too want one! 😁
@billybollockhead5628
@billybollockhead5628 Жыл бұрын
If it was a monkey, rather than a bear.. it’d be a must have.
@linuxstreamer8910
@linuxstreamer8910 Жыл бұрын
@@billybollockhead5628 a purple one right?
@pandemicneetbux2110
@pandemicneetbux2110 Жыл бұрын
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
@dancooper6002 Жыл бұрын
@@pandemicneetbux2110 Sure, until it catches fire and you get sued.
@Lukeno52
@Lukeno52 Жыл бұрын
Those Deer power supplies were infamous for catching fire... so it is a miracle that something like this actually survived.
@AgentXRifle
@AgentXRifle Жыл бұрын
… so there is a deer inside the bear? …makes sense!
@RyanAumiller
@RyanAumiller Жыл бұрын
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
@metacob Жыл бұрын
Bear in mind, with basically zero airflow any fire would suffocate immediately.
@alvar891
@alvar891 Жыл бұрын
The deer would of burned the bear to toast then. Lol
@F_I_J_I_W_A_T_E_R
@F_I_J_I_W_A_T_E_R Жыл бұрын
@@metacob Bear in mind? It's right on your screen!
@himselfe
@himselfe Жыл бұрын
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
@TheOtherBill Жыл бұрын
And replace the Windows startup sound with a roar.
@StigDesign
@StigDesign Жыл бұрын
@@TheOtherBill and perhaps deer hunter background wallpaper and bear theme on win98se :D
@elfedorausado
@elfedorausado Жыл бұрын
That would give it Fridays at Freddy’s vibes 😂
@KairuHakubi
@KairuHakubi Жыл бұрын
it makes me want to have a tanuki clock made, like that one random beast wars guy
@Thega74
@Thega74 Жыл бұрын
Imagine having this thing and you forget to turn it off... Just imagine waking up at midnight to a bear with flashing eyes.
@erikm12
@erikm12 Жыл бұрын
Man, that bear's never been the same since he joined the Adeptus Mechanicus...
@willm5032
@willm5032 Жыл бұрын
He just keeps screaming about purging heretics from his honey and something about the emperor's will
@Peryite17
@Peryite17 Жыл бұрын
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
@vgtrombone Жыл бұрын
From the moment I saw the weakness of my fur, I was disgusted.
@sIDsleeper
@sIDsleeper Жыл бұрын
Bearisarius Cawl
@rado78231
@rado78231 Жыл бұрын
Apparently as a Magos Bearologis.
@jeantechnoir7702
@jeantechnoir7702 Жыл бұрын
I can totally relate to that feeling of building something special for your loved one and this PC is beyond original, it's amazing.
@mikewifak
@mikewifak Жыл бұрын
Teddy Ruxpentium III: Teddy is back, and this time he’s modestly more capable.
@fryode
@fryode Жыл бұрын
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.
@painreliever83
@painreliever83 Жыл бұрын
The builder really missed a trick by not putting the power button inside the bear's nose.
@PENFOLD5
@PENFOLD5 Жыл бұрын
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
@noahater5785 Жыл бұрын
Lol, literally booping it on the nose to turn the machine on, that’s hilarious! 😂😂😂
@ElyseExplosion
@ElyseExplosion Жыл бұрын
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
@louistournas120 Жыл бұрын
Smitten? I like Mr Burns.
@ChaosHusky
@ChaosHusky Жыл бұрын
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..
@mangobear3028
@mangobear3028 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Qwerbey
@Qwerbey Жыл бұрын
I've heard about luggable computers, but this is the first time I've seen a huggable PC
@garita3690
@garita3690 Жыл бұрын
10:46 “the pressure of the bear suit” it’s like the title of a memoirs of a theme park mascot actor 😂😂😂
@gentuxable
@gentuxable Жыл бұрын
It seems to have been unbearable for the case.
@YogiTheBearMan
@YogiTheBearMan Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking someone dropped it at some point
@botterik81
@botterik81 Жыл бұрын
LGR just proved every PC has the right to bear arms.
@hamza7518
@hamza7518 Жыл бұрын
:patrick boo:
@VulpisFoxfire
@VulpisFoxfire Жыл бұрын
And legs...
@samuelcolvin4994
@samuelcolvin4994 Жыл бұрын
Or would that be to arm bears?
@Blitterbug
@Blitterbug Жыл бұрын
Ouch!
@Chaos89P
@Chaos89P Жыл бұрын
​@@samuelcolvin4994 That as well.
@OakCityGamers
@OakCityGamers Жыл бұрын
“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.
@KalteLanze
@KalteLanze Жыл бұрын
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.
@shannonolivas9524
@shannonolivas9524 Жыл бұрын
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.
@kg790
@kg790 Жыл бұрын
Trivia: The IKEA name of the bear, “Varlig”, is a word from the Swedish singing game “Björnen sover” (”The Bear is Sleeping”)
@frozendude707
@frozendude707 Жыл бұрын
And "varlig" itself translates roughly to cautious, alert, on thin ice, careful, or something in that vein.
@prorandocopier7945
@prorandocopier7945 Жыл бұрын
@@frozendude707 "be cautious around the sleeping electronic bear"
@jacobsekela8691
@jacobsekela8691 Жыл бұрын
That thing is simultaneously hilarious and somewhat terrifying.
@ahniandfriends123
@ahniandfriends123 Жыл бұрын
That bear looks like an SCP entity that breached containment.
@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail
@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail Жыл бұрын
It's giving me Cronenberg style vibes for some reason.
@MK-lk7nc
@MK-lk7nc Жыл бұрын
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
@MrDDawson Жыл бұрын
I was expecting thomas the train to come out of it.
@juango500
@juango500 Жыл бұрын
7:48 ! !
@louiseogden1296
@louiseogden1296 Жыл бұрын
Gives a whole new meaning to Build-A-Bear...
@MalleeMate
@MalleeMate Жыл бұрын
I’ve been off KZbin for a while, and it’s so good coming back to this channel. Such chill vibes, cheers.
@jmh3ruva
@jmh3ruva Жыл бұрын
I love how you took us through every grizzly detail of this PC! ;)
@michaelhoskins832
@michaelhoskins832 Жыл бұрын
Boo! That was painful.
@lucasRem-ku6eb
@lucasRem-ku6eb Жыл бұрын
it's a Taliban Bomb
@ManducaFlown
@ManducaFlown Жыл бұрын
‘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.
@RowenStipe
@RowenStipe Жыл бұрын
The bear puns in the CC were outstanding, always love to see little jokes like them in there.
@CatsT.M
@CatsT.M Жыл бұрын
Even the subtitles have puns! I absolutely adore this, it is such a bear-eth taking machine.
@edobkin
@edobkin Жыл бұрын
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!
@foxyloon
@foxyloon Жыл бұрын
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
@Robert08010 Жыл бұрын
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
@thesteelrodent1796 Жыл бұрын
before RealTek HD, onboard sound really was terrible. All the early boards had ACS chips, and they were absolutely awful
@animeloveer97
@animeloveer97 Жыл бұрын
@@Robert08010 you could have just got the soundcard anyways no?
@Robert08010
@Robert08010 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@eDoc2020 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@CEzikMaj
@CEzikMaj Жыл бұрын
You can tell that this sound card is UNBEARABLE
@nicoleking772
@nicoleking772 Жыл бұрын
I could Bearly' hear that thing
@Amphian2005
@Amphian2005 Жыл бұрын
That bear is an ABSOLUTE unit.
@KairuHakubi
@KairuHakubi Жыл бұрын
Bear of the Interest
@blaineallenbrown
@blaineallenbrown Жыл бұрын
I really love how seriously you take every video--including the bear pc! Please keep it up!
@LGR
@LGR Жыл бұрын
Thank you, will do my best!
@Vvardenfell_Outlander
@Vvardenfell_Outlander Жыл бұрын
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.
@ScooterinAB
@ScooterinAB Жыл бұрын
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
@T3hBeowulf Жыл бұрын
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
@gentuxable Жыл бұрын
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
@thesteelrodent1796 Жыл бұрын
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
@infinitytec
@infinitytec Жыл бұрын
Forget RGB. Shag carpet is what PCs need!
@ashkitt7719
@ashkitt7719 Жыл бұрын
Would fit with the 70s aesthetic.
@kolonarulez5222
@kolonarulez5222 Жыл бұрын
A cooling fan's nightmare lol. How awesome is this! 🧸
@jayman4095
@jayman4095 Жыл бұрын
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
@Dire-wuulf
@Dire-wuulf Жыл бұрын
I love this 'Bear' computer so much, thanks LGR for saving it!
@ImNXVS
@ImNXVS Жыл бұрын
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
@vicviper2005
@vicviper2005 Жыл бұрын
This is simultaneously the most hilarious and terrifying pc I’ve ever seen
@BilisNegra
@BilisNegra Жыл бұрын
The absolutely first thing that would come to mind as a cause in case of a house fire, pretty much.
@RRRRRRP
@RRRRRRP Жыл бұрын
Certainly the most "huggable" PC I've ever seen 😄
@Jisamaniac
@Jisamaniac Жыл бұрын
PC Club! Best place to buy customized parts back in the day. It was a great place to work.
@jeremymtc
@jeremymtc Жыл бұрын
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.
@TeaAndFloppyDisks
@TeaAndFloppyDisks Жыл бұрын
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.
@AudioCraZ
@AudioCraZ Жыл бұрын
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
@Bobbias Жыл бұрын
Well that's a depressing corporate history.
@AudioCraZ
@AudioCraZ Жыл бұрын
@@Bobbias It really was, especially for those of us that worked there.
@gentuxable
@gentuxable Жыл бұрын
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
@animeloveer97 Жыл бұрын
@@gentuxable thats not the stores fault but the manufacturer of the device. many big name brands sold the same trash components
@gentuxable
@gentuxable Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@retropuffer2986
@retropuffer2986 Жыл бұрын
Exactly the kind of content we expect from LGR! ☺🐻
@miroslavzima8856
@miroslavzima8856 Жыл бұрын
Amazing fanbase for amazing KZbinr :) Happy someone helped you with this one!
@DesignRevolutionary
@DesignRevolutionary Жыл бұрын
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?
@crepuscule47
@crepuscule47 Жыл бұрын
A Deer power supply... In a Bear PC. Now that's, something :D
@KB_Buzz
@KB_Buzz Жыл бұрын
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.
@49Ibanez
@49Ibanez Жыл бұрын
My first thought seeing the thumbnail before watching the video is 'I bet this would overheat like mad'
@VulpisFoxfire
@VulpisFoxfire Жыл бұрын
If the hardware was more recent, cooling would be a bear to manage...
@mac24seven
@mac24seven Жыл бұрын
i love the OG owner is a fan of the channel. Thats awesome :)
@m7hacke
@m7hacke Жыл бұрын
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.
@Foxxy999
@Foxxy999 Жыл бұрын
Things like this or when you built the vintage weather station are why this channel is so consistently great.
@jedikwon
@jedikwon Жыл бұрын
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.
@jacobfitzgerald2385
@jacobfitzgerald2385 Жыл бұрын
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🐻
@DCoWorld
@DCoWorld Жыл бұрын
when the 'Computer Tech Guy' says, ''Bear with me, we have a lot of orders'' lol ...takes on a whole new meaning!
@oldschooldude8370
@oldschooldude8370 9 ай бұрын
Aside from being aroused by the frankenstein this system is, the aluminum mesh thermal pad the p3 has was a real throwback. You did right with the paste. Love your content brother.
@kevinwetsch5209
@kevinwetsch5209 Жыл бұрын
I've seen some pretty crazy mods done to computer cases, and this one is right up there with them.
@robintst
@robintst Жыл бұрын
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.
@JohnVance
@JohnVance Жыл бұрын
idk why but the zip drive is the funniest part of the whole thing to me, like what a cute little fossil
@TheChipmunk2008
@TheChipmunk2008 Жыл бұрын
This is so awesome that you saved this!
@TooManyHobbiesJeremy
@TooManyHobbiesJeremy Жыл бұрын
Great job on tackling this bear rescue 😁
@sgtsquank
@sgtsquank Жыл бұрын
I seriously never considered the hairiness as a factor with the Charmin bears but you have an excellent point and we need answers.
@raf.raf.
@raf.raf. Жыл бұрын
Finally, now I can take my computer to bed and stay connected 24/7
@neptune6852
@neptune6852 Жыл бұрын
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!
@Fayeluria
@Fayeluria Жыл бұрын
„She wanted a desktop, and she also liked Teddy Bears“ What a prime example of if he wanted to, he would! 😂
@BoterBug
@BoterBug Жыл бұрын
I've had a smile on my face all video, but "Hibernation Mode" got a giggle out of me 😂
@waltwyman6475
@waltwyman6475 Жыл бұрын
Honestly love these videos where Clint just cleans up a weird old PC.
@BXM922
@BXM922 Жыл бұрын
I think this should have been named the build-a-byte bear, neat vid as always
@christophercole8114
@christophercole8114 Жыл бұрын
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!
@jstinn123
@jstinn123 Жыл бұрын
The bear computer is pure fun. I have heard of spy cam bears, but not computer bears. I bet my daughter would love it.
@mattnordsell9760
@mattnordsell9760 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Kapitaen_Flauschbart
@Kapitaen_Flauschbart Жыл бұрын
Whenever I am in need of some heartwarming, gentle but intriguing circumstantial intricacy ... a new LGR video comes around 😀
@grjr
@grjr Жыл бұрын
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
@huskyvacs Жыл бұрын
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.
@Mrcharrio
@Mrcharrio Жыл бұрын
I assume it's a Bear Bones PC. Also wouldn't overheating fears be constant with that on your computer?
@adventureoflinkmk2
@adventureoflinkmk2 Жыл бұрын
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
@volvo09 Жыл бұрын
Not with the current hardware, but anything more and you'd need air intakes, since the front intakes are blocked off.
@Snyperwolf91
@Snyperwolf91 Жыл бұрын
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
@michaelmartin4552 Жыл бұрын
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.
@craigrobbins2463
@craigrobbins2463 Жыл бұрын
giggled so much when I saw the bear desktop background : )
@Airsaber
@Airsaber Жыл бұрын
An excellent video! It's impressive how well this PC has held out over the years. And it's pretty cool that Ikea still makes those bears!
@jimothyhurst
@jimothyhurst Жыл бұрын
LGR never ceases to amaze me at the sheer amount of batsh1t crazy tech he manages to uncover. Great work Clint!
@hdofu
@hdofu Жыл бұрын
Imagine if he visited Hong Kong.
@RCReilly
@RCReilly Жыл бұрын
This is an extremely cursed episode and I love it.
@goddessesstartrekonlinefle3061
@goddessesstartrekonlinefle3061 Жыл бұрын
It was bearly working when it arrived, feels like it was being itself lol. I beared with you and here, and enjoyed every moment, bearly noticing the passing of time. lol. Especially enjoyed 'furr-there' repair xD. Thanks for this crazy video! The bear is totally hogging your desk, he's departed from bear puns and moved on to bovine ;).
@braelinmichelus
@braelinmichelus Жыл бұрын
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!_
@eduardomartin8591
@eduardomartin8591 Жыл бұрын
Since it's in a bear, the "ME" stands for "Man Eater". Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
@rommix0
@rommix0 Жыл бұрын
Whoa oh here she comes.
@PC4USE1
@PC4USE1 Жыл бұрын
I've been sober since 1988 but this video would be ideal for a drinking game .Anytime Clint mentions "bear' or does an "un-bear-able' pun,take a shot. Great video and oddly glorious.
@jasonmetcalfe4695
@jasonmetcalfe4695 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking that as well
@MK-lk7nc
@MK-lk7nc Жыл бұрын
Congrads on 35 years sober, that's really impressive. It can still be a drinking game, just drink coffee
@jamesross3939
@jamesross3939 Жыл бұрын
Kudos going that long sober! For me 2006.
@GreatNorthernJuna
@GreatNorthernJuna Жыл бұрын
When that thing comes to life and goes all Terminator on us it’ll be even more terrifying.
@johntrevy1
@johntrevy1 Жыл бұрын
Still needs cuddling though.
@shaggy5777
@shaggy5777 Жыл бұрын
In this episode LGR Bears it all.
@four20team
@four20team Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. PC Club.......I have fond memories of those stores as a kid
@ellenorbjornsdottir1166
@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 Жыл бұрын
That old +5V rail was running REALLY hot. Great catch.
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