The Computer Chronicles - Consumer Buying Guide (1994)

[@Archetype123]

When the algorithm brings all the 90s kids together...

[@elgeneralxx]

go poop yo pants big old grandma pants in Nebraska I remember when

[@EJayyDreadHead]

Bro you like 56 years old lol

[@Archetype123]

34. But close.

[@mattizzle81]

@@elgeneralxx You know you're a kid when you think 40 is old. lol

[@wallacelang1374]

I have always liked watching these consumer buying guide episodes of The Computer Chronicles, because I usually found at least one software package that I wanted to get for my Windows PC. The older editions even had software packages for the Atari, Commodore, Radio Shack & other computers as well.

[@CanadiancherryofScotland777]

I don't know what it is, but the older technology and gadgets are so beautiful. It could be nostalgia, but there's something so amiable and powerful about that time. Let's go back ;----; please.

[@Daehawk]

Behind the guy at 16:04 I see many games I own or remember and loved. The stand outs are Master of Orion and Privateer.

[@willfishing5605]

While we laugh at most of this, I feel printer technology has actually regressed.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

I work in IT. We have one client that goes through a cheap printer about every 12 months. As soon as the drum requires replacement he buys a new one. The printer is $196 and the drum if you buy on its own is $239. That’s crazy as the new printer comes with an entire printer toner and drum

[@mugzee84]

Printing tech is fine to regress. Tech is so advance and let's save the trees instead.

[@kelabangputih]

I Agree, old printer are robust,

[@joeblack363]

@Cali SocReject my printer has lasted for 7 years and easy to fix and it's an hp, you can fix them if you weren't dumb.

[@omegaman1409]

After almost 3 decades I was done with deskjet printers.

[@robdom91]

"Just point the antenna up into the sky toward the satellite." You make it sound so easy, but those buggers move so fast... I... can barely... oh! There's one!

[@raven4k998]

well they move and they are hard to see to because they are so far away up in the sky you need real good eyes to spot them🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TecraX2]

5:37 - More likely: Those who've already been to a store and after talking to them for about an hour, said they would go home and "think about it", can now order the same product for a lower price via the mail!

[@gonzalovidal9079]

12:00 I've been watching for a while this show and it's the first time Mr. Stewart mispronounced a word, he also never makes uhmm or ehmm sounds, very professional and skilled presenter in my opinion...

[@crescentfreshsongs]

"Stewart, you wanna do a second take on that joystick line? It sounds a little..." "I KNOW WHAT I SAID."

[@raven4k998]

be careful after dark. it's scary in the dark.

[@ckat609]

Ahh... the learning channel. Who would've thought you'd become an unrecognizable monster.

[@raven4k998]

learn kid learn learn your brains out here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@floydjohnson7888]

Before TLC became the albatross of Discovery Communications, "Junkyard Wars" ("Scrapheap Challenge" in the UK) ruled.

[@Dunebashing88]

That's crazy I went to this compUSA in emeryville in 1998 as a high school kid and they had all types of cool tech and played games ! Small info Google use to headquarters there before they moved out of Emeryville to Mountain view, ca

[@Dunebashing88]

@Sponge Bob was kinda of like best buy or Fry's electronics but in the 90's

[@Dunebashing88]

@Sponge Bob ya I know I'm 37 now time fly's

[@oubrioko]

By 1994, the D-pad controller was the norm... and using a joystick, was a bit of a grind. 3:02 Bev agrees

[@aaronbyers2458]

The Zima ad while showing the TV tuner card is so 90s it hurts 20:00

[@perrybarton]

I’m a fan, but I always feel for the previous guest who has to awkwardly sit there in the background when Stewart moves on to the guest at the next desk. Tim Bajarin might be setting a record for that in this episode. 🤓

[@stevemoore3951]

Anybody here remember Net Talk Live !! ? It was on in the mid to late 90’s. Jovan and Laura Lewis were the main hosts but they had several other contributors.

[@wonderpierrot]

Regarding software rental, how would they ensure that the customer does not install the software, return it back, and keep using the software on their computer indefinitely? I know some games on CD back then required the CD to be in the drive to run, but I don't see software needing to do that. Absolutely no store today will do any kind of computer software and games rental lol!

[@technole]

Back then in the early CD-ROM era the titles were too large to copy on your hard drive, and CD-Rs were new and expensive. Remember people barely had 500 megabyte hard drives.

[@daehawk9585]

They also had physical drm too. Code wheels, manual page and word.lookup, icons from pages

[@nikolaisedov2295]

When I was I younger there was a store that actually rented out pirated Dvds, so after the installation we didn't need the disks anymore. So we just paid that fixed price for I think a 3-day period and returned the Dvds back within that time. But the model stopped working when the internet got better, we just came to the store to look for ideas and then torrented these games for free :/

[@seditiouswalrus]

A 1MB digital recorder for 249.00. I remember those days well.

[@dmtd2388]

1mb digital recorder + gps + satellite phone $2000 holding all just in a suit case now all in 1 on a cheapest $20 smartphone

[@Linuxpunk81]

The Star Trek interactive technical manual was my jam

[@positronundervolt4799]

Nerd. Me too.

[@elgeneralxx]

go poop yo pants big old grandma

[@NightSprinter]

I miss CompUSA..

[@jpthsd]

arghhhh this bring a lot memories back,,,my Intel 33mhz computer in 1995 LoL!!

[@elgeneralxx]

wipe yo toilet real estate

[@googlynile5626]

mum :..."who broke the damn key board in half ????...do you know I spent 200 dollars for that keyboard!!!...you are all grounded !!!"

[@ImNotDew]

“ it comes with crossword puzzles “ Tim : “ right “

[@blackneos940]

*Sitting on a joystick*

[@SuperElite27000000]

This is like a time machine...

[@elgeneralxx]

go poop yo pants big old grandma

[@paulct91]

15:05 - That, doesn't seem like that lasted long, don't remember Hollywood Video, Blockbuster, still doing this back during the SNES then N64 eras....

[@rivermorrison8383]

i remember renting games. Great way to own a game for $3.99 + cost of blank floppies.

[@Thx1138sober]

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[@mattizzle81]

Rent and copy. lol yeah I remember that.

[@noelpeterson5591]

Who else got this in their recommended 7 years later?

[@omegaman1409]

Computer mania was on high gear. Compusa Computer City etc who can remember? By 1994 my computer was 2 years old and use to travel to these stores all the time.

[@elgeneralxx]

did people poop they pants in 1994 im scared of a park bathroom that had black toilet seats

[@GeorgePapadopoulos11]

😂😂😂 I wish to have a time machine and go back to that year and show him today’s GPS receivers and mobile phones.

[@elgeneralxx]

you need to poop those big old grandma pants

[@raven4k998]

and show him my amd ryzen 16 core system and be like yeah it has 16 cores 32 threads and they run at 3.4 ghz and some turbo all the way up to 4.8 ghz and one core can even go as high as 4.9 to over 5ghz depending on on how the cpu feels like it has 128 gigs or ram and terabytes of hard disk space it would be cool to show him what the future has in store for him later on with computer tech with my system as an example of what he could have since a nerd like him would love that kind of horse power in a pc mind you it would get his imagination going on how to use all that power to

[@mt_gox]

Point the antenna up into the sky toward the satellite. Huh. No WONDER I always end up at the wrong address.

[@perrybarton]

…because everyone knows exactly where in the sky the satellite is located. 🤓

[@CantankerousDave]

19:15 - betcha didn’t think you’d ever see the words “butt cleavage” on The Computer Chronicles.

[@iamtheliquor809]

So the guy who shows off the Star Trek software's last name is Bajarin... Seems pretty legit Star Trek to me.

[@elgeneralxx]

go poop yo pants big old grandma

[@christineayres5339]

This will surprise you but those protable printers are still very expensive cheapest ive seen one in the UK is £250 around $370 a lot of money for old tech

[@andree1991]

It's a fucking scam. Scanners are useless now that you can just take a pic of a paper with your phone and edit it and send it however you want. Only printing hasn't been solved yet

[@paulct91]

3:10 VS 3:21 ...Ouch! That's why games are amazing! And not a scratch on her, unlike her pride over that being aired.

[@googlynile5626]

Call of duty .. "I am the best video game in 2020" McIntosh pro glider :... "hold my beer!

[@elgeneralxx]

21:25 diss

[@hallerd]

we take GPS for granted now

[@positronundervolt4799]

I've got GPS in a watch. A f***ing watch, dude!

[@CaptchaNeon]

Watching the beginning where Stuart is showing the satellite phone and GPS and I’m looking like this 🤨🧐🤔

[@unnamedchannel1237]

What about bev sitting on the joy stick ?

[@CaptchaNeon]

@@unnamedchannel1237 lol more good stuff

[@googlynile5626]

AOL....Compaq...MSN.....windows 97...solitaire...Yahoo chat room...( only 90s kids know what I am talking about )

[@bhollingsworth]

The "Quicktime Engine" that wasn't particularly quick ......

[@kiphenry88]

I used to play that magic school bus game in second grade 😂

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Ohhhhh no poor bev “she is sitting on the joystick”

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Why the heck would you not make that kids keyboard QWERTY? You teaching them bad habits with that layout how short sighted

[@catcat3964]

Obviously they soon realized children learn easier than adults... another reason why children learn language easily too. Now small children can use cell phones better than their adult counterparts.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

@@catcat3964 depends on the adult.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

That thermal paper going to be pooz as soon as you leave the print out in a warm car

[@JOELwindows7]

Computer Chronicles Hello everyone this is your daily dose of Recommendation

[@RationalAxis]

Man I really wanted to see that seat-joystick thing throw the woman out of the chair when she crashes.

[@breakingames7772]

It does, but it's just not allowed on TV...u can find joystick on porn sites

[@CaveMansSHOW]

Wanna do video calling with the help of satellite? *OPENS A FULL DATA CENTRE*

[@beekarinsaan]

RIP CompUSA.

[@chrisrees7054]

She seems to be having a lot of fun on that joystick!

[@RollOnToVictory]

10:20 Shut up and take my money!!!!!!!

[@smitz001]

Why did software come in such a big box back then?

[@positronundervolt4799]

To help justify the purchase of an intangible computer program.

[@elgeneralxx]

wipe yo poopy pants

[@NathanKull]

Was often packaged with actual printed documentation along with the various size disks etc.

[@elgeneralxx]

@@NathanKull Nathan please go poop yo pants and watch Phil Donahue show.

[@ViolentCriminalOrganization]

this makes me GLAD)

[@csukosd]

Watch on slow speed it's a bunch of drunks lol.

[@jericoba]

Classic. :)

[@elgeneralxx]

you need to poop those big old grandma pants

[@hanslanda7319]

I went to a party once and a woman sat on a joystick ...... They was the days

[@johnnylongfeather3086]

Oh Gosh, After Dark ...

[@TillTheLightTakesUs]

Why would you buy consumer?

[@elgeneralxx]

why would you poop in Steve cheifets mouth? cuz you liked it thats why.

[@_nom_]

I didn't know I was meant to use a kids keyboard. 😅 I think they underestimated kids a bit.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Why the hell would they not make the keyboard QWERTY

[@JasonZakrajsek]

@@unnamedchannel1237 it’s for young kids who don’t know the alphabet yet.

[@elgeneralxx]

@@unnamedchannel1237 why the hell did you not wipe yo poopy pants

[@JuanDuenas1943]

I use to play the magic school bus space. D:

[@elgeneralxx]

did you poop your pants and watch Phil Donahue tonight

[@fug33]

6:10 best hair in the world

[@davidlewis1787]

fug33 hilarious good spot 😄😄😄

[@serpico2206]

hows going to be in 2046?

[@elgeneralxx]

you need to poop those big old grandma pants

[@sirrey0]

then 2007 came..

[@googlynile5626]

And someone worked double time , three jobs just to earn money to buy a mcintosh

[@SelvarajuManivannan06]

Someone plz answer my question... is this newly taken video or reallt old one.?? Bcoz its so organized, so modern and also extremely useful!!!

[@joeblack363]

Brand new, made in america yesterday

[@SelvarajuManivannan06]

@@joeblack363 😁

[@daehawk9585]

What gamer with common sense would choose that pos chair over a good stick?????

[@mickyeverton]

Will never take off!! 😄😄😄

[@vjstv0101]

Oh my godz...

[@marlls1989]

that gps is massive, hard to belive that in so little time we came from that huge gps receiver to having GPS on our wristwatches and mobiles

[@elgeneralxx]

go poop yo pants big old grandma pants

[@elgeneralxx]

fart!

[@elgeneralxx]

fart!

[@cleoregia1103]

Dont laugh it, what we have now become obsolete in 10 or 20 years

[@elgeneralxx]

did you poop your pants big old grandma pants in Nebraska I remember

[@BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes]

Five year olds now want Call of duty, and they get it.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

My wife wants that joystick

[@mr.mysteriousyt6118]

vr he says xddd lmao

[@JuanDuenas1943]

I use to play put put. D:

[@AviationDirection]

$32.50 for a VHS copy. $$$$

[@stevemoore3951]

In around 1978 a blank tape for a Sony Beta Max was around $ 20

[@elgeneralxx]

@@stevemoore3951 go poop yo pants big old grandma

[@Michiko-San]

2000's kids: but can it play Fortnite?

[@wolfsden3]

Can I downgrade to quicktime vr? 😂😂😂

[@mvuto137]

Ok, KZbin... I get it. You heard me complain about COVID and crazy Presidents... and you throw this at me. No Twitter... No madness... just synth and centronics cables. Ahh... simpler times. Thank you google.

[@ked1013]

god there used to be some crap software out there

[@steuk6510]

I developed a device that can make hoax calls to police using unregistered sim cards police sized it

[@NoDeathforDinner]

I remember when the learning channel was actually that. Now it's just a hot fuckin mess.

[@unstopology]

The CompUSA we had was a shack.

[@mysticjay6777]

Dude now 2020 best graphics and multiplayer dude

[@smokey904]

now that we have minecraft, we can build things this huge. Now, its amazing. Smart Phones, etc

[@joeblack363]

What?

[@masterbeuner89]

What a crap software back then

[@elgeneralxx]

go shit your pants

[@JuanDuenas1943]

She is siting on the joy stick. XD

[@googlynile5626]

How many of you had roaches living inside the tower ??? Lol...that was a heated motel for them critters

[@Lilgordooo]

If I sat on that ✌️joy stick✌️ I’ll break it 😆

[@enotdetcelfer]

NEAT!

[@raven4k998]

but but my cell phones smaller and it does so much more then that obsolete computer gadget

[@carlpenney4506]

Crap! Omg computer tech back Then sucked!