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Michael MJD
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I make videos and own too many floppy disks.
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New video! Back in 2010, ASUS launched the Eee Keyboard PC - an entire computer housed in a keyboard, screen included! It's one of the strangest computer designs that I've seen in a while, and today we're gonna mess around with it.

youtu.be/e8CrG3l5WeA
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the ASUS Eee Keyboard PC on top of the Windows XP "Bliss" wallpaper, with the Windows XP logo next to it. Also on screen is the Eee PC logo.
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New video! Back in 2010, ASUS launched the Eee Keyboard PC - an entire computer housed in a keyboard, screen included! It's one of the strangest computer designs that I've seen in a while, and today we're gonna mess around with it.

youtu.be/e8CrG3l5WeA
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the ASUS Eee Keyboard PC on top of the Windows XP "Bliss" wallpaper, with the Windows XP logo next to it. Also on screen is the Eee PC logo.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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40 years ago today, Microsoft released Windows 1.0.
Windows 1.0 with a few programs running.
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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New video! A while back we took a look at this bizarre smartphone that runs Windows 7. Which got me thinking... would it be possible to upgrade this thing to a newer Windows version? That's what we're gonna find out today!

youtu.be/eeaaHq_ulFg
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Windows 7 Smartphone running Windows 10. To the right is the Windows 10 box with an arrow pointing to the phone. There is text on the phone's screen that reads "10"
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Here's some (potentially) lost media for you! A viewer recently uploaded this video of the employee party that Microsoft held during XP's launch. It mostly features short interviews with some of the developers, but there's also clips of people on stage speaking.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCFL...
Windows XP RTM - Microsoft Employee Party 2001
YouTube video by Dimmmer
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November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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On this day in 2002, Microsoft unveiled Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
a Windows XP tablet manufactured by HP.
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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New video! So a lot of you probably saw this one coming, but today we're gonna be checking out Windows 10 LTSC! This specialized release of the OS will be supported by Microsoft until 2032. And turns out, there's a pretty easy way to upgrade to it.

youtu.be/g1rPnCc9wbU
a YouTube thumbnail featuring a Windows 10 wallpaper and logo, with text that reads "Good Through 2032!" on the right side. Inside the Windows logo is text that reads "LTSC"
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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25 years ago today, the PlayStation 2 was released in North America.
a PlayStation 2 with a controller.
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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On this day in 2001, Windows XP was released.
The introduction screen to Windows XP's Out-of-Box Experience.
October 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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On this day in 2003, Apple released Mac OS X Panther.
Mac OS X Panther desktop.
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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On this day in 2009, Windows 7 was released.
Windows 7 desktop.
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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New video! For some reason, AOL is offering a web browser that you have to pay money for... in 2025. And more than that, it's a monthly subscription! So today we're gonna find out what you get if you pay for it.

youtu.be/z_NpZmk61Qo
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the AOL Shield browser running on Windows 11. There is text at the top that reads "$4/month?!"
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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40 years ago today, Nintendo released a limited amount of Nintendo Entertainment Systems in New York City.
a Nintendo Entertainment System with a controller.
October 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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On this day in 2013, Windows 8.1 was released as a free upgrade to Windows 8 users.
Windows 8.1 Pro box.
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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New video! Well if you can believe it, Windows 10's end of support is here. So in today's video, we're gonna discuss what you can do if you're still using it.

youtu.be/GP931lJg7X8
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Windows 10 logo, with text to the left of it that reads "RIP"
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Seems Windows 10 goes out of support tomorrow... probably should do a video or something
October 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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An edited screenshot from an episode of King of the Hill. The text below reads "I do not want to sign in with a Microsoft Account. I want to use a local account... On my computer... That I own... In my house..."
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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New video! Today marks the end of AOL Dial-Up. Because after over 30 years, the service is being retired. So I thought I'd try to dial into the service one last time before we say goodbye.

youtu.be/ipjvVGEfYn0
a YouTube thumbnail featuring a modified screenshot of the AOL Dialer program. On it is the old "Connecting" screen from '90s-era AOL clients, with the modern AOL logo at the top. To the left is an image of an AOL CD, with text on it that reads "RIP"
September 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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New video! So it's somehow possible to upgrade from Windows NT 3.51 directly to Windows XP - without going through NT 4 or 2000. And in today's video, we're gonna try it out and see if it works!

youtu.be/zx5JW4Eh2pg
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Windows NT 4 and XP logos, along with the logon screen from each version. In between them is a red arrow.
September 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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New video! It's about time we did another Windows Upgrade Saga video. And with Windows 10 going out of support next month, I couldn't think of a more proper send off than to spend several hours upgrading through every version of it!

youtu.be/U4oFKrsdyxo
a YouTube thumbnail featuring 2 Windows 10 logos with a red arrow between them, on top of an image of the Start Menu. At the top is text that reads "10 Upgrade Saga"
September 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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New video! Back in 2007, Google released a Linux distro centered around their various web services. Except... well, they didn't. But somehow gOS became a thing anyway.

youtu.be/v5YGuzAnJ1g
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the gOS logo in the foreground. In the background is a screenshot of the gOS desktop, with various Google icons in the dock.
September 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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30 years ago today, eBay was founded as AuctionWeb.
the AuctionWeb logo.
September 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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New video! So today we're gonna find out if the 1st gen Intel Compute Stick can run Windows 11. It doesn't seem like it... but it's worth a try, right?

youtu.be/nUm3HTjwedM
a YouTube thumbnail featuring an Intel Compute Stick next to its box sitting on a wooden table. In the background is the "Installing Windows 11" screen from the Windows 11 setup process. There is text below it that reads "Everything Went Wrong..."
August 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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New video! To celebrate 30 years of Windows 95, I tracked down the super rare Special Edition copy that was given out at the launch event in Redmond, WA. So let's open it up and do a good ol' fashioned OS install!

youtu.be/FDxCuv5yM34
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Special Edition Windows 95 box sitting on a wooden table. There is an arrow pointing to it, with text on the right side that reads "Special Edition"
August 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Video coming today!
techhistory.bsky.social Today in Tech History @techhistory.bsky.social · Aug 24
30 years ago today, Windows 95 was released.
August 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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On this day in 2001, Windows XP was released to manufacturing.
The "Welcome to Microsoft Windows" screen, seen at the beginning of Windows XP's Out-of-Box Experience.
August 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM