Windows 95 on an IBM ThinkPad 755CD

[Guckensens]

do you still need it?

[WenaxBkn310]

Windows 95 supports Wi-Fi? Or you have to use wired internet??

[wiseoldcraig]

@WenaxBkn310 - I was using wired ethernet but apparently the Orinoco Gold PCMCIA wifi card works with Win95.

[DavidofThe]

I just picked up a 760ED complete with almost everything it originally came with for real cheap, seems to be very similar to this model.

[marcvie9]

The quick fox jumped over the lazy dogs? That makes hell of a lot sense

[SiliconClassics]

@marcvie9 - Google it.

[MalismDK]

Ahh that boot sound... Sweet memories .......

[Scorpiowned777]

@MalismDK It's like peacefulness and then when it stops and its like GET TO WORK!!!

[duncan33984]

cool video

[WindowsLover6767]

What's that squeak at 3:45?

[wiseoldcraig]

@WindowsLover6767 - That's the internal CD-ROM drive seeking.

[vinayakmehra91]

which sound drivers and graphic driver you use?

[SiliconClassics]

@vinayakmehra91 - MWave Win95 audio/DSP drivers, not sure about the video drivers, maybe they were included with Win95.

[vinayakmehra91]

@SiliconClassics Thanks

[schieese]

Eu tive um desse.

[M5000thesdgversion]

Omg the log on sound... Nostalgia much?

[Quaaludedude714]

I,m on my 16 th year of Dial Up & I can still surf with Windows 95 too , it's a lil tricky & slow , but yes it can be done :) QC

[lluvank]

so nice

[quinillo94]

Do you now the Excel 95 trick? It´s very funny!

[SiliconClassics]

@quinillo94 - The 3D easter egg? Yes, I've seen it, and the "flight simulator" in Excel 97.

[FilthyHeadshot]

I actually have this computer (or something very similar to it), I just wish that mine was in better condition.

[ongchorcool]

using broadband or dial up on the laptop

[ongchorcool]

oh cool?

[MichaelYoshiFan]

nice vid :D

[chucknorris687]

were you on a domain? O_o

[SiliconClassics]

@chucknorris687 Just regular Windows networking.

[arcturus119]

Can it run crysis on full settings?

[Zarac1121123]

I remember windows 98 on my 760c, until it died cause my dad got anger issues and i asked him to help me fix it and he grabbed it out of my hands and dropped it from the balcony upstairs about 20-30 feet from there and it landed... never got it to work again.

[killmath11]

how do access internet? i have an ibm thinkpad 755 ce i found in my basemnt.

i doesnt have any cds, disks, or naything. it only have the laptop and the charger. lol.

how do i get to the internet using it? can it?

do these laptops last a long time?

plz reply.

[ongchorcool]

@killmath11 go and download it at torrent! then burn it to cdr

[mrdeersniper]

Does it have Internet access

[SiliconClassics]

@mrdeersniper - Yes, as shown later in the video it runs IE5 and connects to various web sites. It even has internet access under Windows 3.1 - you can see that in action in the video response.

[lossnorkel]

good video

[tasvirukas]

New videos, please!

[Jivemaster2005]

What Win95 version is that?

[SiliconClassics]

@Jivemaster2005 - I think it's the first edition, not OSR-2. I have since replaced it with OS/2 Warp 3, so I can't check to verify.

[tasvirukas]

Is it has it's battery dead?

[SiliconClassics]

The battery holds a charge for about a half-hour. I had the laptop plugged in for this video.

[tasvirukas]

Pretty good for a year 1994. Sorry for my bad english, I m lithuanian. :)

[SiliconClassics]

@tasvirukas - I forgot to mention that it's a replacement battery. I got it about six years ago. The original battery died a long time ago, as you probably suspected.

[tasvirukas]

Oh, I didn't suspected that. Silly me. But now it makes perfect sense how 16 year old laptop can still hold a charge. :)

[ICHAS3I]

Awesome! I have a NEC Laptop from the same effort I'm trying to restore.

[linuxlove4004]

1:57 what song is that

[SiliconClassics]

It's a midi tune called "Striving" - you can find the file via a Google search.

[whsmithlogo]

Whats the refresh rate on that?

[SiliconClassics]

60Hz, but it probably looks lower because the video board is slow. It's a Western Digital WD90C24A2, which was pretty standard in 1994-era notebooks.