The Wonderfully Wacky World of Shareware

In an attempt to get the shop out of debt, Cyb takes a dive into the wonders of the shareware world. An (arguably surface level) look at the brief history of free software and games.
Sources and Things:
Shareware CD Archive: archive.org/de...
PC-Talk Article: books.google.c...
Kotaku article on Shareware: kotaku.com/a-h...
Norton article on types of shareware: us.norton.com/...
History of Open Source: www.freecodeca...
HowToGeek Shareware article: www.howtogeek....
RadioShack catalogue archive: www.radioshack...
Article on Game Demos: entertainment....
Remembering Andrew Fluegelman: • Remembering Andrew Flu...
Sonic Colors Ultimate glitches: • Sonic Colors Ultimate ...
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The Wonderfully Wacky World of Shareware

[@jinxed7915]

Love the puppet style, its soooo much more expressive than the typical PNGtuber method of periodically switching between their 4 predrawn emotions. The fact that you clearly drew some new expressions just for this video (and got creative, like that tumbleweed, love it) also sets it apart! May the algorithm bless you

[@cmyk8964]

I guarantee you, if Wordle were a thing in the 80s-90s, it would be shareware.

[@Lugamo94]

In Argentina, we had some of those. Those were a favourite of mine, because I was too poor to buy retail PC games (other than budget releases, and imported FX Interactive releases from Spain), and didn't have Internet to get games. Ediciones Top Multimedia was the most famous brand of the bunch, but other local publishers like PC3 Programs also made some.

[@CjqNslXUcM]

We used to have computer magazines where every issue had a cd with shareware on it. It was amazing because they were actually pretty well curated.

[@keaganjobe6100]

Love your channel keep it up! need more old pc content like you.

[@fhtv]

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[@merlinaltmann1276]

5:28 Amiga CD 32 was a console

[@stephensteele2844]

Piracy is my demo disk. Steal it, play it, if it’s good, buy it.

[@VideoGamer945]

Good shit dude! Reallly excited to see how this channel evolves!

[@Nemshek]

I was so happy to see a new upload, I love your channel, and the back and forth between sketch and legit information. I love the concept man.

[@RetronetYT]

thank you! glad you enjoyed :)

[@Xploshi]

how can a video this good have less than 1k views

[@RetronetYT]

woag glad you liked :D love your vids!

[@jeffystreet]

sometimes the algorithm fails to share things that have true talent, I guess.. but the more people see and watch this, the more it will be shown to other people. I think.

[@AdamHolland-Adz]

I was just recommended this video. I'm glad I clicked, you earned a subscriber in me.

[@mr.personalspace7831]

What a charming style, I'm hooked!

[@AleksMeiusi]

Keep injecting me those smileys

[@Tremtize]

Really cool stuff here. Only seen Noodle do the cardboard thing, but not with as much storytelling and visual gags. Keep it up, homie! 😉

[@Loki-]

Subbing before 100k

[@Ruinah]

So, "finger clients" were part of an ancient internet protocol that pre-dates Instant Messaging. Trying to explain the concept of 'fingering' a server or user will make no sense to someone that never used 80s/90s era internet services. I just suggest looking up the Finger Protocol Wikipedia article and going from there.

[@Drunkencrono]

Dang, I remember playing with that NEKO one before. It probably came on some other CD of 9001 free applications I'd had. The only Shareware I ever remember paying for was a game called YIPE III. And it's almost surreal to think I did it by mailing physical money to someone and them sending me back a floppy disk with the full game. How things have changed.

[@Povilaz]

Very interesting! Love the video style.

[@philipp_mayr]

Very fun channel, I love the visuals 🥰

[@RetronetYT]

thanks! :)

[@farrukhcage]

This channel is a blessing. Keep making good content, you are doing great.

[@trekintosh]

LOOOK AT THIS SCRUNGLY LIL GUY I LOVE HIM HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS CHANNEL YET

[@CrossSavedMotivation]

Love your format/technique, youre gonna blow up NO DOUBT.

[@FangTheWerewolf]

I didn’t forget to watch this, and I’m so glad I did

[@TheDarkLadyOfTheNight]

I really like your style

[@RetronetYT]

thank you!

[@gage_j]

can u do a vidio wher u kil ppl with roks? and then review witch rock was best for killinh peeple with rocs ????

[@RetronetYT]

i’ll think about it

[@johnhansen4794]

@10:08 - Are you ready to comply?

[@FangTheWerewolf]

I’m back

[@RetronetYT]

welcome back

[@TheCreapler]

ya alot of the old old 1000+ games on a disk, you would have to go thro it with explorer find the file and unzip and install it even tho the disk had a program to look at all the files it would not work for half of them to install.

[@RiggityWRECKED]

Bro, how tf do you not have more subscribers?!?

[@RiggityWRECKED]

If I were a rich man, I'd bankroll your channel lol I like your hand-drawn PNGs

[@seinsturg]

can't believe you didn't make the cat fat 10:51

[@RetronetYT]

i think it ended up crashing the program lol

[@def_not_dan]

"F*BEEP* YOU!" is actually the only legitimate reason to run Windows ME. I loved how completely broken Windows ME was and how quickly they gave up on it and hid it under the couch.

[@ruchirtalasu5395]

Amazing Content! Remember me when you go big!

[@ihsankorkmaz8783]

Cool channel subbed

[@Akirakirakirakiraa]

This is a wonderful watch, great for breakfast

[@montehills2]

Retronet

[@PC_Talk2468]

1:47 wait... that’s me!

[@pupc0ded]

we win these!!!!

[@monketech5732]

I got jumpscared by the Brazilian Game cd, I had a similar one, glad to see some bootleg this of my country KKKKKK

[@samukadatp7969]

6:07 a não mano kkkkkkkkk, tinha que ser a Digerati No way man, it has to be Digerati

[@JaxRetroGamer]

We all know these because joel.

[@effy8505]

Goated kino

[@TheAlmostRandomShow]

I have watched 9:16 at least 7 times...

[@RetronetYT]

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[@Tayfrom99]

almost forgor that you guys exist

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[@RetronetYT]

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[@MarkHyde]

I love this channel - please lets have MOAR :)

[@RetronetYT]

workin on it ;)

[@gvnmetalteeth]

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