WEIRD Retro Laptops: Alienware mALX, Thinkpad 701CS, OLPC, Apple eMate 300

[@login415]

hella good transitions with the error beeping and keyboard smashing. subbed on that alone.

[@iraqigeek8363]

That Olivetti PC1 with a single 3.5 floppy was the first computer I had in the mid 80s. It sparked my passion for computers and programming and is the reason I am a software engineer today

[@RDKLInc]

Nice! Yeah I picked it up from Italy only recently, and I'm a big Olivetti fan. It fascinates me that it is very close to the form factor of some of their typewriters.

[@manga99uk]

Thanks Happy new year to you and your family and to all ❤

[@LucilleBowen1999]

Chaque minute était un suspense, j’ai adoré ce documentaire. ⏳

[@djpirtu2]

I'm running Win10 on my Thinkpad T61p, no problems. Of course some modding and upgrading so: SATA2 SSD, 4GB RAM, T9300 Core2Duo. You are so right about the OLPC...

[@mm345-0]

I remember seeing those IBM ThinkPad 701CS' at(?) circuit city when they were new.

[@RDKLInc]

I searched my inbox for 701cs and it looks like I sold one on eBay for $10 in 2006…whoops!

[@lenOwOo]

05:49 it's business project, the charity is secondary 😢

[@lukedavis436]

Why does this video have to singlehandedly fufill all my lifelong fantasies, I've been wanting another E-mate for decades!

[@RDKLInc]

They are all over eBay $100-ish!

[@powerofvintage9442]

Great finds!

[@dimanpro7007]

Hi! Happy New Year and good luck!

[@SantiagoPeraza]

More context, in Uruguay the government implemented a high-impact state program, and buyed hundreds of exactly this model of OLPC,and distributed them free of charge to all primary school students. By doing so, it improved accessibility to both technology and the Internet. The concept of OLPC is a computer to be used by children, and to withstand the abuse that a child might have with it.

[@RDKLInc]

@@SantiagoPeraza well, for the same price they could have handed out 4x as many used windows laptops that provided a better experience for the students. Children are not dumb - they do not need a computer made “for children”. Children have the capacity to figure out a modern computer far beyond what adults can

[@SantiagoPeraza]

First, the goal of the plan was to standardize access to hardware and the Internet. Second, dozens of repair centers were developed that allowed for standardization and lower repair costs. This plan began in 2007, with the OLPC model, but has been adapted to new models. Were there better used equipment? Yes. But the goal was to provide and guarantee access to technology. More information on this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceibal_project

[@RDKLInc]

@ I am very aware of the project but I fundamentally disagree with it because there are far better and cheaper ways to get the job done that don’t involve the production of brand new junk computers

[@SantiagoPeraza]

​@@RDKLInc Of course, but the context is important. In Uruguay, access to low-cost repairs is not so easy. I am Uruguayan, and repairing any PC involves getting parts abroad (Ebay, Amazon, Aliexpress) or trying your luck in the second-hand market to get a model identical to the one you want to repair. Ensuring that 450,000 computers are repairable is a big challenge to leave in the hands of second-hand PCs, in different conditions and surely different models.

[@RDKLInc]

@@SantiagoPeraza One thing I will concede is that they were very good at marketing, and it was basically all a marketing scheme. By selling something new and interesting they were able to raise a lot of money, whereas paying recyclers to refurbish old stuff can't hope to get people nearly as excited, even though it's the better option in so many ways.

[@mm345-0]

Also they have upgradable RAM for emates that're out now, which lets you use the newt browser😊

[@RDKLInc]

Wow that’s crazy, I’ll have to check it out! Thanks

[@ThomaslBumstead-co3qe]

Interesting video John

[@czel3]

since you included it in your intro, what are your thoughts on Oregon's right to repair law/bill that was recently passed?

[@RDKLInc]

watch my video on it -- it's 7th down my video list.

[@czel3]

@RDKLInc perfect, ill do that! 🫡

[@user-pp3dl8id7r]

Excellent content

[@Cute_Maxi]

let us know when you start selling those emates, I would really really really like to have one for distraction free writing

[@RDKLInc]

They are all over eBay in the 100 range

[@lapiswolf2780]

The beeping in the transitions being so much louder than the rest of the video is very uncomfortable.

[@RDKLInc]

Interesting to hear that, thanks for the feedback

[@member57]

I daily use a 9ish year old ASUS ROG 17" laptop. Works great, dual boot Windows and Linux.

[@paullee107]

i think yer right... just press record and post

[@agentkruger]

c'est a cause de vous que les prix des pièces informatique augmentent 🚨

[@RDKLInc]

It’s when vintage items are valued and expensive that they are preserved. When they are not worth money they are destroyed by our system. If you actually care about the preservation of retro, you should want it to be as expensive as possible.

[@agentkruger]

@@RDKLInc je suis moi-même collectionneur et j'avais pour habitude de chercher des pièces au marché au puces et les vide grenier pour des sommes modestes mais ces derniers temps les revendeurs s'alignes sur ebay avec des prix stratosphériques et du coup ca devient de plus en plus difficile de maintenir des vieux systèmes en état de fonctionnement

[@Thohean]

Your transition sound is very annoying. Good presentation of computers, though.

[@RDKLInc]

@@Thohean it’s an Atari disk drive, never heard it?