The Computer Chronicles: CES 1994 (awesome episode!)

Highlights from the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Products covered include Accolade's Hockey, Activision's Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Atari's Jaguar, Advanced Gravis Virtual Reality, Simon Personal Communicator, Amiga CD32, Compaq Presario 425, Video Blaster FS2000, Cyberdreams' CyberRace, Forte VFX-1 3D Head Mount, General Magic, Heartbeat Personal Trainer, Logitech Cyberman 3D Controller, Star Wars Screen Saver, Maxtor MobileMax 1.8" Drive, Microsoft's Dinosaur, Nintendo's Project Reality, Philips Playboy Massage CD-I, City Streets for Windows, Sonic the Hedgehog, Spectrum Holobyte's Star Trek: The Next Generation, 3DO's Jurassic Park, Time Warner's Aegis, Ultratech's Mortal Combat, World Cup USA 94 Soccer, and Videonics' Digital Video Mixer. Originally broadcasted in 1994.

[@kawailan]

Virtual Reality, Smartphones, 3d TVs, geez it's almost like CES 2015 :)

[@tardis3962]

8:30 iphone 12

[@J_Patterns]

CES 2025 :)

[@davidfoust6789]

Oh my gosh. Tablets, oculus rift, guitar hero, kinect, smartphones and VOD all existed back in 1994 and I didn't even know about it!

[@paulgascoigne5343]

David Foust ha, you'll be saying you will be able to 'talk back' and leave comments on videos next! What madness.. 😉

[@psyience3213]

It’s advanced, it hasn’t much changed.

[@DerCoolste]

yes, but shitty versions which sucked monkey balls lol

[@averagemanful]

16:30, I must say, the software pirates really stood out in those days.

[@paulgascoigne5343]

aveRAGE joe Here why don't you try out the new 3d televis.. Errm.. Maybe this virtual realit.. Errmm..

[@layzer80]

one of the best dressed ones ive ever seen too

[@mbajouco]

first comment i looked for

[@lionbacker]

Lol I actually laughed out loud when I saw this

[@clarkflavor]

Remember guys, don´t copy that floppy!

[@Exotic_Tofu]

they would cry if they knew how many people would torrent software in the future

[@fennecbesixdouze1794]

I love it when the intro is Stewart making one of his completely preposterous metaphors, this one definitely takes the (wedding) cake.

[@ArcadeGames]

Don't copy that floppy.

[@UTUBMRBUZZ]

Don't worry i copy the usb stick instead..

[@u0aol1]

Now hypothetically say that I was given copies of floppys but didn't actually copy any floppys, where do I stand in the 'dont copy that floppy' camp?

[@jasonteknut]

I used to own the Compaq Concerto: 25 MHZ Intel 486SX processor, 300MB HDD, with a greyscale screen and Windows 3.1 Pen Edition. It could do handwriting recognition, which was surprisingly usable. A tablet computer ahead of its time.

[@Daehawk]

Makes me warm inside to see all this again. I got my PC in June 1994......still sitting here playing it today.

[@jameszheng4455]

Holy shit the dude who invented Tetris was just there hanging out.

[@Graham5133]

He lived in Russia!

[@deltaray3]

Remember when the term information superhighway was being thrown about all the time? One year later from this clip during a casual segment on the Today Show Bryan Gumbel would ask "What's the Internet?" and someone off stage had to answer because nobody knew.

[@eppinizer]

Ok, Eye-patch guy is the best thing I have ever seen in my life. No one can tell my differently. After seeing him I feel like I can finally pass through to the next stage in life. Good BYE!!!!

[@jcp012000]

Lol.

[@retrosimon9843]

Watch Airwolf.

[@nancykerrigan1335]

Airwolf > Knight Rider > A Team

[@InflatableConan]

I still have my Prodigy TV service. Can't believe it still works.

[@neoasura]

I loved the CES shows back then, they had products WAY ahead of their time.

[@Mrx2002]

Quite A few things are just now or very recently came out! Like the 3D Tv's and Virtual Reality! They only took 20ish years to come to the mass market.

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

What a wasted effort. 3D TV technology stinks. The jury is still out on VR.

[@OhFishyFish]

4:30 VFX-1 connected to a PC with Doom and Heretic was on display in a computer shop in my town back in the 1995. We spent every single afternoon there after school playing on it.

[@supergauchito]

you were rich!

[@Caparzoshow]

So many prototypes for the tecnology of today..., very impressive Also..., nick fury makes an interview at 16:29

[@kaminobatto]

Thank you so much for this upload! Although I'm seeing it 7 years later😅 It took me to a trip down the memory lane to one of my most favourite year ever, 1994!!! I could literally smell some of the stuff I've watched in my head!!! The nostalgia...

[@DanVanDam]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@yaosio]

They've been trying interactive TV for 20 years and still nobody wants it. GG.

[@listentocky1]

The Russian Tetris lord has no idea how much advancing of the human mind hes done with teaching how to sort out stuff in perfect order...thank you Alexey

[@johneygd]

So even in 1994 there were ideas of 3D tv's tablets,smartphones,online play and high difinition tv's and interactive tv channels, it blows my mind that eventrough we have come a long way,but we still don't have interactive tv,so you cannot yelling at your favorite soccor player,haha.

[@DanVanDam]

To correct those whom assumed I ripped this from The Computer Chronicles channel, I have not. I have originally obtained this from Archive, then and as it is public domain. As that channel to is not a official channel for The Computer Chronicles and a fan channel in it self. This was all way before that channel came into existence on KZbin and decided to follow the concept as well to share a lot of their episodes. If you compare time stamps from videos between their upload and mine, I have uploaded first, does not mean I deserve a golden sticker. However It also means I uploaded it originally vs the claim. I shared what episodes I really enjoyed on here in a means to just share what I enjoyed! (Plus their show is Public Domain anyway officially.) Take care!

[@kamilbudzynski7362]

The VFX1 helmet was amazing. My local computer shop had one, so we would go there every day after school to play Doom and Heretic. They had 2 PCs connected with a serial cable, one had the VR kit attached. We'd spend hours playing deathmatches for there every single day.

[@schtive81]

I love SIGA games! And Mortal Kombat from Ultra Tech?!!

[@johannesdolch]

Its eerily how you see VR goggles there and it actually took us another 21 years to actually get there ...

[@Mrx2002]

Same with 3d Tv's!

[@McVaio]

I remember VR in the day and the image quality was horrible. You could barely see anything clearly. I think that's the reason why it didn't take off back then. When I look through today's VR headsets the image is crisp, bright and colorful. A huge difference!

[@DanVanDam]

every now and again i like to tell a friend if they are pirating something "dont copy that floppy" they just look at me blank. It feels good to enjoy a own personal meme XD

[@baladar1353]

Commercial Brake :))) It was AdBlock for VCRs. They already knew what will annoy people to hell.

[@JL0ndon]

The eye patch guy looks like a Bond villain! 😂 god damn it's so funny to watch this because of how much more powerful computer and the internet are. So awesome to see the Simon and stuff from General Magic which lead to iPhones and Android mobile devices.

[@pelimies1818]

The unintentional humour is omnipresent in this epic episode. Truly cringeworthy 30 minutes. Thanks for uploading!

[@NDakota79]

Wow I can't wait for all this great technology!

[@CharlesEBright]

I remember using the comodore 64 as the first computer I ever used back in the 80s. But 1994 was great, I got back into computers in 1994 after about 6 years of not being on one. 1994 was a great year to get back in lol. Its great to see slivers of our current tech back in 1994. Don't copy that floppy lol.

[@iluminumfalcon8619]

Man that guiter looked like a Cylon from Battlestar Galactica and am not even that old I wish we still had that Metallic look chrome was awesome.

[@MonkeyHunch1]

5:24 as a 13 yr old i spent many hours playing world cup USA 94 :), Loved that game.

[@supergauchito]

too arcade for me... but even far more realistic than FIFA games

[@MonkeyHunch1]

@@supergauchito You know the score!

[@multiplesifl]

That Commercial Break thing was pretty cool. Definitely could have used one of those!

[@MrElijahMurray]

I like how right next to the chapel is a Mcdonald's.

[@FiasaPower]

I'm almost crying now, so much flashbacks in this video... Compuserve 'GO ...', holy God!

[@Ltulrich]

Wow. Definitely the dawn of a new age.

[@GeorgeLuisGoN]

3D TVs were still all the rage at this years CES!

[@tarik158]

I like how all of the reps at the booths look like they're there to sell you a life insurance plan.

[@shack3666]

adblocker 1994 wow !!

[@hankmesker]

Do you remember the flat 3D tvs around 2010? I bought one with 3 pairs of glasses, we used them like 10 times. I still have the glasses but not the TV.

[@Vesalempinen]

94-96 just when the multimedia PC's, games and peripherals kicked in.

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

I seen tablets going back to the 80's too , but the OS was so light just like the PC's of the late 80's one could only watch video at 28.8 kbps , but it was good video :) QC

[@mrAlphaneuf]

Look at 8:14, for those who says that Apple have invented the Ipad and the Iphone! It was there at CES 1994! But Apple did had the perfect timing to get it out

[@RRSYSinfo]

I only ever read about ces94 in old ST Format computer magazines. I'd love to travel back in time

[@supergauchito]

get in the deLorean

[@RRSYSinfo]

@@supergauchito yes please any time let’s travel back to stress freee non governmental world please buddy *_Paul, Liverpool UK_*

[@Lorbera]

I bet the guy with the eyepatch is a software pirat.

[@matthewandrews4448]

I bet he was working on those wonderful HU cards too at the time too lololol

[@kamizak2]

+Matthew Andrews Millennial requires explanation

[@matthewandrews4448]

not sure if they showed it on this episode but it was one of them anyway about DirectTV satellite TV service, back then there was HU cards made to unlock all channels including PPV and porn thats what i meant

[@nihonam]

great event. It seems to me that 1994 was the starting year of multimedia and wide computer invasion in life. 1993 was not that big. so, 20 years anniversary this year =)

[@nedmcfabulous3788]

Thanks Dan Van Dam for all the uploads :)

[@ThisGuyFrritz]

00:00 Sounds like Mickey Mouse being zapped by lazers. :-D

[@dog942]

ThisGuyFrritz And he fucking loves it.

[@novaprime7915]

Woah a cellular phone with desktop organizing software when can I get my hands on that?!

[@mrjameshendry]

That will never catch on

[@StevenCusic]

stan kozlowski is now the vice president of dish network

[@Clay3613]

21 years later and we're almost on the brink of VR becoming mainstream/viable.

[@Daehawk]

+Clay3613 Hahahah ya right. No more than back then. It'll die again for 10-20 years and show up again.

[@cvonta]

Hahahahah no

[@a-terrible-fate532]

@@Daehawk 4 years now after your comment and vr is still going strong

[@NathanChisholm041]

@@a-terrible-fate532 True…

[@andymate2006]

8:20 and I thought the Apple iPhone was a new invention. Watching this I'm amazed.

[@asdfasdf4345artsdfg]

Apple actually had tablet concept ideas in the late 80s, mostly the 1990s. They released a PDA device (touchscreen hand-held device, kind of like a Palm device) in 1993 and used the technology until 1997. It's called the Newton. However, even I am surprised that these companies were thinking about smart phones in 1994... I guess it's not horribly surprising because it's really a mini computer, but the fact that many of these didn't take off until Apple released the iPhone is a little bit surprising. You can see why though... (that phone looks like it's from 1987 xD)

[@ToumalRakesh]

Oh man that 64 bit Jaguar sure is gonna be a hit!

[@cosmicwatchmaker]

Nintendo is the ultimate low end company

[@joeblues2000]

cosmicwatchmaker aww!

[@alexk6249]

Tetris - the best pc-game ever!

[@HeiligerGrimmnir]

Ahhh. Takes me back.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

17:00 was the eye patch part of the sales gimmick?

[@robfarmer9272]

I think this was the end of the ‘hobbiest’ era of computer and console games. Where big names went bust and eaten by the sharks of the media industries. And things really did start to converge with mainstream entertainment. Surprised EA wasn’t shown with 3DO

[@shaunhall1838]

3DO!

[@HelloImNik]

Guitar Hero a la 1994!!

[@smfanqingwu1474]

tetris(also known as "Russian bricks")is the greatest invention in gaming history. in 1998 a game console with a 5#battery only costs 2 dollars.can play 100+ games.

[@dubsy1026]

Smfanqing Wu mind: A putting that in readable English and B: try a bit of research. you'll find '#' is not single battery type, let alone 5

[@retrosimon9843]

learned something new today. i had no idea pcmcia hdd existed lol

[@Daehawk]

+RetroSimon I remember thinking how cool they were. I didn't have a laptop then so no use for them but I remember wondering how many I could fit in my PC :)

[@gregoryc3881]

Thanks for the up. I have been looking for an episode of The Computer Chronicles that did an entire segment on the Atari Jaguar. Could this be the one?

[@DanVanDam]

+GREGORY C Not sure? O_o

[@Dantechmanify]

8:12 I've seen you somewhere before (cough) Microsoft Surface Pro

[@wotusmokin1]

My name a borat this is my guitar lmao

[@SAM-ru4vx]

look at that early guitar hero.

[@mgatelabs]

Magic hat looks do much like Microsoft Bob

[@Mark_Johns]

4:34 Doom appears in Computer Chronicles! Cool

[@LuckyPotatoKat]

15:20 So the 3DO inspired the Xbone?

[@digitalblunt]

Holy cow, a 120" 3D HDTV in 1994! Must have cost a quarter mill!

[@supergauchito]

why do you name the cow. I guess cow means "vaca" in spanish right? That's something you can't learn in the english institute

[@NathanChisholm041]

@@supergauchito what are you rambling about?

[@Groth1175]

Not sure about the mortal Kombat game, but the movies sure made me feel violent.

[@dogeymon83]

Can’t believe he said “SEE-GUH” 🤦🏼‍♂️ you can tell when it’s someone who cares nothing about games

[@bta502]

3d hdtv in 1994?

[@liveyourbestlife1513]

Wireless, 3d graphics, VR headsets, real time content generation...So basically we've made no progress in 25 years. Good.

[@Ray2Jerry]

I wonder how much faster my 486 Compaq Presario would have been without all that garbage bloatware... and I remember needing special Windows upgrade versions for it.

[@ivorj4715]

amazing. 22 years ago and you think smart tv is new.

[@Mrx2002]

Same with smart phones and virtual reality! lmao

[@3styler1]

guitar hero gets its start

[@varoplazer]

24:01 What ever happened to saying 'gee'?

[@alexsmith6607]

It was so evil what Nintendo did to Alexey Pajitnov :( cheating him and stealing all his money

[@dubsy1026]

Alex Smith more like the Russian government stealing it from him so that Nintendo couldn't give him money for it.

[@mrjameshendry]

He makes plenty of money off the Tetris IP today

[@joeblues2000]

Smart Phones was $900 go figure! People still don't like that price.

[@maxpowers4889]

first rock band Guitar

[@Door_Into_Summer]

"Seaga" Someone hasn't heard the jingle.

[@jaymesjmathias9390]

This is interesting... I guess I like it?

[@clive7903]

400 lines wow 150 channels wow this is the future 😅 Sega vs Nintendo they were the days 🤯

[@44Bigs]

22:00 Shows the only thing in this video that lasted: Tetris.

[@pintselmall7873]

I saw Atari Jaguar XD

[@pintselmall7873]

who cares

[@nerdyentertainment4303]

wow, 1994 invented half the tech, 2010's perfected it lol

[@JaxDagger]

+Nerdy Entertainment most of this stuff never saw the light of day in most peoples homes xD

[@TheHmm43]

5:16 Actual digitized video tapes!!

[@IAmMisterD]

Hold on to your asses, they are processing in the FUTURRRRRREEEEEEE!

[@dexterford8094]

8:29 hahaha.... their eyes would pop out of their heads if they saw today's smartphones back then.

[@drd9973]

I wonder were some of these people are today.

[@joeblues2000]

He said "Circuit City" 🤣

[@unicodefox]

Who's Seega? Do you mean Sega?

[@TerrorballNoise]

+TheLMGN Seega The Hedgehog.

[@Mrx2002]

*turns on game console* SEEGA! Fuck chinese sega clone :(

[@samwyse2006]

Must be the last show that Commodore ever did. What a waste.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Yeah in the later years Commodore really had some bad management, but their tech was really sound, too bad the Amiga CD32 never made too the US, and only got a very smell test release in Canada, it was due too the fact they could not pass some very stupid FCC regulations with the console, so they had piles of NTSC Amiga CD32 systems sitting in a Hong Kong warehouse, and had to eat that loss big time, which was one of the final nails in the coffin for Commodore. Some of those systems however do show up on eBay from time to time, but sense 90% or more of the software was written for the Pal Amiga CD32 so it's not worth buying sense it will not run proper without some mods, even though you can burn all the games on a normal CD.

[@vangmx]

23:45 - The 3DO. It uses cd-roms and costs about 700 dollars! Are you kidding me? In 1994?! No wonder it failed. Yikes!

[@vangmx]

Just checked on Wikipedia for the average indexed monthly earnings and it shows $23,753.53 for the yearly income in 1994. Also, the latest stats is for 2013 which shows $44,888.16. So can definitely see that 700 bucks was definitely a lot of money back in the day as it is still today.

[@vangmx]

Yeah, I remember the first computer my parents bought for us back in 1995. It was a Packard Bell Pentium-1 60 mhz, 4mb of ram, 420mb of hard drive, double speed cd-rom drive, 16-bit sound, 14.4k modem with a 14 inch monitor (and this was considered a fast computer). It cost us $2,000! In those days, it was common for many electronic stores to offer zero interest for 1 or 2 years on purchases so it was easier for many families to be able to pay off later.

[@vangmx]

Back in 1995, there was something called Prodigy that came with the computer. Didn't use it so we didn't have internet at first so we mainly used the computer for school work (because it came with lots of educational software and encyclopedias on cds) and of course, for GAMING. Haha. Then it was in 1996 that AOL (America Online) became super popular because it was probably the first time you got unlimited internet for a low price (other places you paid by the hour). I remember it was 20 bucks. That was when the internet really got popular. The speed wasn't great but it was still fun to go into chatrooms and talk to people from all over the world. That was my high school days. :)

[@paulgascoigne5343]

Meng Vang 3d-doh!

[@SmokeBreakWithHuck]

@ 9:08 "It does have a game on it if you get bored at the airport" Little did you know what the future held there buddy!

[@Astinsan]

Beavis and butthead .. huh huh huh huh hmm heh heh heh .. yeah

[@ThomasPaine01]

SPA... I almost forgot them. Don't copy that floppy? Really? LMAO! Anyway, great episode. Thank you for posting it.

[@Aranimda]

The guy at 16:31 must have copied a lot of floppies...

[@sparticus214]

170mbs! That's a lot for Windows 3.1

[@ArcadeGames]

Damien Hartley I remember getting a 100mb HD in 1993 or 1994, I thought I would never run out of space.

[@TheGreatWent1]

AMiGA RULED THEM ALL

[@gameworkerty]

everyone is so sweaty and uncomfortable on this show.