@mociinurbo What OS does it use? The old Celerons were slow, so if you could put a Pentium 3 in there and add some more RAM, it would probably be a lot faster.
@Maxxarcade Bought some ram from ebay but one of the 256 sticks seems to be dead. It's running on Windows XP SP3. None of my older Linux distros want to install so it was Windows or bust. It's still fun taking these prehistoric machines and seeing what they are capable of by today's standards.
About dropping in a Pentium 3, I was going to but the celeron and the P3 are identical in terms of specs except the Tualatin added an additional 256 L2 cache but that would require finding a 370 adapter
Are the older mechanical keyboards better than the modern keyboards? I haven't had a chance to use mechanical keyboards like the IBM Model M, and I mostly been used to using the newer style keyboards.
@EncoreEnterprisesLLC Some people don't like them because they make more noise and have a different feel. Only way to know, is to try one. I'm sure you could find a mechanical keyboard in a store demo area. An original IBM Model M might be harder to come by though.
@EncoreEnterprisesLLC The original IBMs are pretty much the best keyboards ever made. Northgate Omnikeys are also good, but more obscure. On the Apple side, the Extended Keyboard I and II are fantastic. All have the same clicky switch feel.
Speaking of 486 machines in school; at my highschool they had some old IBM 486 SX 25 Mhz machines given to them, this was about 1999. They had the lunatic idea of running multiple instances of Windows 2000 on a server and having all the 486's remote access in. The host OS being Win 3.1 I think. Needless to say it was the slowest thing I have ever seen and they abandoned it. I can't imagine why they ever thought it could work.
The IBM model M is the Cadillac of keyboards. I've gone through a few computers , but would never consider parting with the IBM M keyboard, and it is also what I used at the office. Built like a tank and have real touch to them. When they updated to new computers and keyboards at the office many demanded their IBM Ms back as they couldn't gain any typing speed on the new flimsy keyboards with no touch.
@Maxxarcade I would highly recommend it. The new Unicomp keyboards aren't as heavy as the original Ms. They are in every other way still a Model M, and still made in the US.
I think that Number Chunchers game was designed to work on an XT computer, which is why the munching was really fast. Such programs depend on the speed of the microprocessor instead of a real time clock. There were programs like "AT Slow" (whatever the actual name was) that could slow down your computer so that the XT programs don't have to be so darn fast. I can even remember playing pinball games that were designed with the Pinball Construction Set. They go back to the XT days.
That thing with the printers reminds me of what I used to do, I had setup my school laptop so that I had access to all printers in the school but instead of connecting to the printers via the school server I had them setup as a local printer which meant that I could print in colour on some of them which the school did not like you to do.
All of this was done on a so called restricted student user account which I changed to an administrator account via active directory remotely from the laptop!
I remember doing the same thing at school. I used to always set the priority of my print jobs, and pause all the others that were queued up, and would take forever to print, that way I'd get done. :)
looking looks like the keyboard came with the Intergraph TDZ2000 computer. that purple/blue computer looks nice too i think. too bad you didn't get that too.
Hey Max I just built a new pc for a customer and I said I'd give them a used keyboard which ended up being a DIN connector keyboard with a PS/2 adaptor lol.
Yet another video that brought back memories, I had to repair one of these machines years and years ago, I wish I had kept some of my old machines now. But I would have needed a large factory unit to store all the computers I have had in the last 28 years, my partner is happy when I have a clearout of older machines, I still have 3 that are surplus, in the last 2 years I have given away 15 or so.
@tommee10533 I used to have a bunch of them, but not any more. I wish I still did. The ones I had were Model 1, Model 3, CoCo, and some PC class stuff. Also had the external 5MB hard drive and a Daisy Wheel printer.
Printer tricks in high are always good. When I was in high school, I would print straight to the printers IP, bypassing the print server, which liked to act goofy from time to time. I do the same thing in college to print from my laptop.
Yep, Number Munchers was originally made for mac, made by MECC. They made Oregon Trail, Storybook Weaver, Museum Madness, Dinopark Tycoon, Lemonade Stand etc...
My dad has a custom built computer from when he was 14. It had MSDOS and it was crazy! He gave it to me for my 14th birthday a few months ago, the thing is just crazy. It has a 10mhz CPU maxed out at 1mb of ram. It is amazing how far computers have come.
Absolutely. Back in the day, computers were still relatively proficient. Now imagine having to do an essay on a typewriter! Oh lordy! Now that was pain!
@muchosa1 My first 286 had it. I ended up unsoldering the leads from the four 256KB SIPP's I had, and putting them in my 386 to gain an extra meg, LOL.
i remember number munchers in elementry school. one thing i would like to find is a windows 95 pc one that is able to run it either with adding stuff to it or designed for windows 95
Some of the computer locks from back then actually had tumblers in them. Later on, it was just nothing more than a barrel key switch. Friction kept it from turning easily.
this series got me to pull out an old compaq presario with the celeron 1200, ati 7000 64mb and 128mb of ram and boy does it crawl!
mociinurbo 2 weeks ago
@mociinurbo What OS does it use? The old Celerons were slow, so if you could put a Pentium 3 in there and add some more RAM, it would probably be a lot faster.
Maxxarcade 2 weeks ago
@Maxxarcade Bought some ram from ebay but one of the 256 sticks seems to be dead. It's running on Windows XP SP3. None of my older Linux distros want to install so it was Windows or bust. It's still fun taking these prehistoric machines and seeing what they are capable of by today's standards.
About dropping in a Pentium 3, I was going to but the celeron and the P3 are identical in terms of specs except the Tualatin added an additional 256 L2 cache but that would require finding a 370 adapter
mociinurbo 1 week ago
Keep up with the great videos.
Nothing better than coming home after school and seeing new videos from Maxxarcade.
RoflRaptorTech 2 weeks ago
Are the older mechanical keyboards better than the modern keyboards? I haven't had a chance to use mechanical keyboards like the IBM Model M, and I mostly been used to using the newer style keyboards.
EncoreEnterprisesLLC 2 weeks ago
@EncoreEnterprisesLLC Some people don't like them because they make more noise and have a different feel. Only way to know, is to try one. I'm sure you could find a mechanical keyboard in a store demo area. An original IBM Model M might be harder to come by though.
Maxxarcade 2 weeks ago
@EncoreEnterprisesLLC The original IBMs are pretty much the best keyboards ever made. Northgate Omnikeys are also good, but more obscure. On the Apple side, the Extended Keyboard I and II are fantastic. All have the same clicky switch feel.
TeamRocketReviews 6 days ago
When are u gonna make more videos? They're awesome!
IH8LifesSucks 2 weeks ago
@IH8LifesSucks Soon I hope, possibly this weekend.
Maxxarcade 2 weeks ago
really nice old computers you have, thumbs up.
marioc65 2 weeks ago
Speaking of 486 machines in school; at my highschool they had some old IBM 486 SX 25 Mhz machines given to them, this was about 1999. They had the lunatic idea of running multiple instances of Windows 2000 on a server and having all the 486's remote access in. The host OS being Win 3.1 I think. Needless to say it was the slowest thing I have ever seen and they abandoned it. I can't imagine why they ever thought it could work.
jedw 3 weeks ago
owned one a long long time ago back in its day it was state of the art
apctech1 3 weeks ago
Another neat older computer. Acer got their money's worth out of that design. I've seen a very similar looking 486 machine.
That is definitely what I would call a very late model 286 system.
uxwbill 3 weeks ago
The IBM model M is the Cadillac of keyboards. I've gone through a few computers , but would never consider parting with the IBM M keyboard, and it is also what I used at the office. Built like a tank and have real touch to them. When they updated to new computers and keyboards at the office many demanded their IBM Ms back as they couldn't gain any typing speed on the new flimsy keyboards with no touch.
maynardcat 3 weeks ago
@maynardcat Yep, I still use a Model M on my two main computers. I was thinking about getting a new black colored one to try out as well.
Maxxarcade 3 weeks ago
@Maxxarcade I would highly recommend it. The new Unicomp keyboards aren't as heavy as the original Ms. They are in every other way still a Model M, and still made in the US.
uxwbill 3 weeks ago
damn ps/2 ports up front never seen that before!
MN12BIRD 3 weeks ago
you're a smart one haha
borderlineartistic 3 weeks ago
I think that Number Chunchers game was designed to work on an XT computer, which is why the munching was really fast. Such programs depend on the speed of the microprocessor instead of a real time clock. There were programs like "AT Slow" (whatever the actual name was) that could slow down your computer so that the XT programs don't have to be so darn fast. I can even remember playing pinball games that were designed with the Pinball Construction Set. They go back to the XT days.
ThisGuyFrritz 3 weeks ago
That thing with the printers reminds me of what I used to do, I had setup my school laptop so that I had access to all printers in the school but instead of connecting to the printers via the school server I had them setup as a local printer which meant that I could print in colour on some of them which the school did not like you to do.
All of this was done on a so called restricted student user account which I changed to an administrator account via active directory remotely from the laptop!
Alex1M6 3 weeks ago
6:26 Despite how primitive the app as well as the hardware were, that sounds almost close to today's standards.
megamanfan3 3 weeks ago
I remember doing the same thing at school. I used to always set the priority of my print jobs, and pause all the others that were queued up, and would take forever to print, that way I'd get done. :)
OldTimeForties 3 weeks ago
looking looks like the keyboard came with the Intergraph TDZ2000 computer. that purple/blue computer looks nice too i think. too bad you didn't get that too.
james42519 3 weeks ago
I used this word perfect in Elemantry school
flushstuff 3 weeks ago
how is it some of youre vidoes have ad's before them and others dont?
apctech1 3 weeks ago
Hey Max I just built a new pc for a customer and I said I'd give them a used keyboard which ended up being a DIN connector keyboard with a PS/2 adaptor lol.
wirysage 3 weeks ago
Yet another video that brought back memories, I had to repair one of these machines years and years ago, I wish I had kept some of my old machines now. But I would have needed a large factory unit to store all the computers I have had in the last 28 years, my partner is happy when I have a clearout of older machines, I still have 3 that are surplus, in the last 2 years I have given away 15 or so.
beachsandinspector 3 weeks ago
You dont by any chance have any Tandy's , that would be a great video.
tommee10533 3 weeks ago
@tommee10533 I used to have a bunch of them, but not any more. I wish I still did. The ones I had were Model 1, Model 3, CoCo, and some PC class stuff. Also had the external 5MB hard drive and a Daisy Wheel printer.
Maxxarcade 3 weeks ago
I think Delta still makes parts for Acer computers to this day. My 1-year old netbook has a Delta power adapter
talldude123 3 weeks ago
quality high school hacking tips LOL
DrOrphious79 3 weeks ago
Hahahah! Good old Wordperfect 5.1! Ah! The (bad) memories!
segagenesis1989 3 weeks ago
I never knew Acer made computers back in the 80s, I thought they started around the early 00's. This is really vintage! And probably worth a bit.
talldude123 3 weeks ago
That keyboard is the NMB Technologies Inc Intergraph Keyboard
Model RT915CTW
FCC ID AQ6-MULTIMZ15
RobertHuck64 3 weeks ago
Printer tricks in high are always good. When I was in high school, I would print straight to the printers IP, bypassing the print server, which liked to act goofy from time to time. I do the same thing in college to print from my laptop.
pcgod8 3 weeks ago
Claris Works 2.0 I used in Junior High
chrisstv1979 3 weeks ago
I remember number munchers in grade school! :D
Organgrinder010 3 weeks ago
Yep, Number Munchers was originally made for mac, made by MECC. They made Oregon Trail, Storybook Weaver, Museum Madness, Dinopark Tycoon, Lemonade Stand etc...
Misstersack 3 weeks ago
@Misstersack Them Mac Games take Me back Oregon Trail Classic Game could play for hours
FrozenParanormalwolf 3 weeks ago
Getting some sleep tonight? NOPE CHUCK TESTA, gotta watch a maxxarcade video :D
psychoclown420 3 weeks ago
the text to speech voices now days aren't really much better :(
talking about keyboards, what keyboard do you use for gaming ?
labobo 3 weeks ago
Awwwwwww yeah! Number Munchers!
nintendonick 3 weeks ago
My dad has a custom built computer from when he was 14. It had MSDOS and it was crazy! He gave it to me for my 14th birthday a few months ago, the thing is just crazy. It has a 10mhz CPU maxed out at 1mb of ram. It is amazing how far computers have come.
tony10980 3 weeks ago
@tony10980
Absolutely. Back in the day, computers were still relatively proficient. Now imagine having to do an essay on a typewriter! Oh lordy! Now that was pain!
segagenesis1989 3 weeks ago
I have that print shop for our tandy
RocketFast321 3 weeks ago
That pc speaker talking was Awesome!
TheCatMilton 3 weeks ago
You considered running a batch of Retr0bright over the front of the case? :)
That was a funny printer story; I can just picture all the other students being annoyed that you were the first to get your work done.
linuxlove4004 3 weeks ago
When I worked for the Flight Service Station, we used WP 5.1 to send statements and text to the Weather Service and our companion airport.
fedorauser1003 3 weeks ago
Do you have any computers that have SIPP memory? I have an old 386/25 that has it.
muchosa1 3 weeks ago
@muchosa1 My first 286 had it. I ended up unsoldering the leads from the four 256KB SIPP's I had, and putting them in my 386 to gain an extra meg, LOL.
Maxxarcade 3 weeks ago
i remember number munchers in elementry school. one thing i would like to find is a windows 95 pc one that is able to run it either with adding stuff to it or designed for windows 95
rmx77 3 weeks ago
@Maxxarcade
Still have the key to the lock?
fedorauser1003 3 weeks ago
@fedorauser1003 Never had it. I might have something that fits it though.
Maxxarcade 3 weeks ago
@Maxxarcade
Some of the computer locks from back then actually had tumblers in them. Later on, it was just nothing more than a barrel key switch. Friction kept it from turning easily.
fedorauser1003 3 weeks ago
wooohooo first
FFXIshibaa 3 weeks ago