Gateway 2000 4DX2-66V - Silicon Classics Ep.3

A retro-review of a Gateway 2000 full-tower 486 computer circa 1993, featuring Intel's 486DX2 66MHz processor, VESA Local Bus, and the AnyKey keyboard. Includes footage of Test Drive III, DOOM, and Day of the Tentacle, plus a brief explanation of the turbo button.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Vintage
• Classic
• 486
• PC
• DOS
• VL-Bus
• OverDrive
• CD-ROM

[diskoman44]

did you just call doom "loom"?

[SiliconClassics]

@diskoman44 - No, I called "Loom" "Loom."

[SiliconClassics]

@xxxDavidMaysxxx - Thank you very much David. Hectic work and a three-week vacation have put a damper on my videomaking, but I do intend to make another video soon, hopefully sometime in August.

[Segadude3000]

Dude, these videos are AWESOME! :)

[LegacyMicro]

Dad.... Can I get the keys to the computer...?  1:50

[killerbee230]

@amthomas0412 A very impressive card, indeed. Its running on the VESA local bus, also shown in the video. You can find more information here: stason . org / TULARC/ pc / graphics-cards / A-B/ATI-TECHNOLOGIES-INC-VGA-M­ACH32-VESA-VRAM html

[amthomas0412]

Thats a really impressive video board at 2:40-2:46 . What kinds of expansions does it have? I couldnt really find anything for it on the internet.

[Bruce777999]

Damn - just awesome!

[TeamRocketReviews]

Review the Amiga!

[DavidofThe]

Love these videos!

[limeimac97776]

I have one of these mammoths sitting in my basement. I really want to get it it running again but I cant find a hard drive to use with it. Mine has the overdrive socket already put onto the motherboard and 64mb of ram . Just no OS since the HDD is dead. I even have the anykey keyboard. But no original monitor or owners manual.

[youtubasoarus]

That thing is a monster! Wow! I think I remember seeing something like this back when Packard Bell computers were around. I think I remember seeing something very similar and it was the first tower PC i'd ever seen (full size tower). It looked mighty impressive next to what was almost entirely desktop systems at the time. Great video and indepth descriptions. I really can't express how much I appreciate videos like this. As not many appreciate older technology once obsolete.