Tech We REALLY Wish Came Back
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
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I Built A Laptop, Again: • I Built A Laptop?!
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Chapter Titles
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0:00 LaserDiscs (💽)
1:27 Headphone Jacks
2:28 Laptop Ports
3:17 Vine
4:42 Windows XP Themes
5:30 WinAmp
6:15 Clear Plastic Tech
6:55 Windows Movie Maker
7:39 Yahoo Answers
8:23 GeoCities
8:52 Removable Phone Batteries
9:45 Game Cartridges
10:58 Screen Savers
11:45 iPod Accessories
12:28 Laptop Media Keys
13:46 Keychain Memory Cards
15:38 What do you think? - Věda a technologie
The experience of Matt texting me this Bert from Sesame Street lookin Austin asking me to make him old in faceapp for the thumbnail is truly Something
Are you sure this isn't Bert's twin brother Bart?
WinAmp IS back :)
Though I still use Zune software on Windows 10....the BEST media player for music
@@grantpaterson1016 I love you
@@DanteToska That's incredibly and unexpectedly nice :) Love you too.
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Removable batteries were great! I didn't need a giant power brick and usb cable so I could slowly charge my phone if it got too low, I just had an extra battery, and it took like 20 seconds for my phone to go from 0% battery to 100% battery
The thing that made cartridges superior was that the game had to be complete when published. 😅
no they didn't lol, That was the downfall of cartridge games, they would sometimes be sent out full of bugs with no way to patch.
@@jdhall420 That was indeed sometimes the case, but as a general rule, developers couldn't simply just assume that they can ship a buggy game because they can just patch it later and it's not a big deal.
@@luciascarlet actually this is also untrue as there was revised editions for most games going back to nes era and that's not even including re released versions(punch out for example) and later updated versions that might have had some more content basically the original version of GOTY editions
@@bnbnism you're right, but still this was either done either in really really bad "emergency" cases or as a sort of definitive special edition release afaik? like, you still wouldn't just half-arse a game and put it out back in the day knowing that you can just patch it easily, as it'd require a reprint and possibly recall, or you'd have to release a special edition of the game with more content or other enhancements which isn't really the same thing as a patch anyway
@@luciascarlet your sort of correct, like it is now sometimes it's when the set in stone launch day came whatever was done got shipped and you move onto the next product, when they shipped another batch of say 100000 copies or something months later this would be the 1.1 version SM64 is a good example and so many bugs can be fixed but it's nothing too major like a minor-ish day 1 patch type difference. But it's interesting to look at all these differences especially in regions as well.
3:28 Sorry, Matt broke out of his containment simulation for a few seconds, there.
Winamp is still around. In fact, they just recently released a new version (5.9) this past September.
The After Dark screensaver was awesome waaaay back in the day. I remember putting a math coprocessor in my Packard Bell 286 so that I could run it.
winamp is still around and actually was updated awhile ago
i still use it today on windows 10/11
As a librarian, I have never loved this channel more. Donate to your local library! Or just visit and use them! Or both!
Ah. The episode where we learn Austin was just a figment of Matt's imagination the whole time.
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One thing I remember is portable media players. Get your sleeve of your fav DVDs, movies, whatever and have them next to you with the dvd player on the headrest in front of you? Bliss.
I still have my Laserdisc player hooked up and just watched I Know What You Did Last Summer last night. :)
Even though I personally don't use the headphone jack often, I do use an AUX in my vehicles. Both my cars were produced right before Bluetooth became a norm. So I have everything except Bluetooth until I swap the radios. AUX also sounds amazing in my Buick with the HK system. A good cable with direct connection always had better sound 🤷
I just prefer wired headphones because unlike Bluetooth they are far less likely to eventually just totally stop working as a result of a dead battery.
@@ShockingPikachu or a update could break your headphones with Bluetooth ones fun right
AUX users are real men due to no invisible waves nuking their sperm
Lol man this was a heck of a trip down memory lane, I loved it. The only think I would add is the old message boards on AOL or the homepage on AOL from like 98-00. lol
I heard that WinAmp still exists and got recently updated for modern OSes with I'm pretty sure it's legacy support for the older themes for some reason, likely nostalgic reasons
It does still exist, and the old version was updated to be able to work correctly on the newest OSes, but they are supposed to be releasing the first fully revamped new version with a completely updated UI. I don't know if the new version will have skin/visualization support or not.
I'm still using it! and it's the latest one released by the devs!
@@wairgald it's not a revamped UI, it's now a streaming service to compete with spotify. Legacy Winamp is still available but will not receive any more updates, but there's also WACUP which is a fan made "emulation" of Winamp which seems to be getting new updates. haven't tried it out yet, still using OG Winamp.
I think removable batteries on cell phone are a great idea. In fact, I have an old LG MS550 phone that I literally just ordered a new battery for. Do I use the phone often....No. But there are some older apps that I can't run on my Pixel 6 Pro. I only use the phone in WiFi mode, but it has saved me on many occasions. The original battery just expanded enough to pop the back off, so it will literally take me less than 1 minute to replace the battery with the new one come in tomorrow.
You replaced an expanded battery? You need to throw that phone out, expanded batteries can easily explode if you try to remove them.
@@Cappyey the phone was designed with a removable battery. It was a simple replacement
The Sony MiniDisc was amazing technology. If it had been more successful and allowed to progress, we could have had MD sized Blu-Rays today.
man... Windows XP Themes were awesome, I loved Olive Green, also Royale Noir
13:25 Austin's smile when he paused Matt lol
Surely the oldest piece of technology Austin uses on a daily basis are spectacles, not the headphone jack
I dunno, the car he drove to work in probably had wheels on it.
Man I had some good times chilling to screensavers back in the day. Whether I was lit, rolling, or tri**ing they never let me down. I always vibed to the star tunnel one.
PSX memory cards on a keychain made sense for arcade cabinets (typically racing games) which allowed you to save your progress/cars/etc on them. Not sure about the other ones, but I know there were a number of PSX compatible arcade cabinets in the early 2000s/late 1990s. I'm pretty sure that was their intended use.
I would buy it. I would love it. Laser disk is d'bomb!!! Plus there are extras on the Laser Disk that you can't get anywhere else. That was part of the selling point.
stumbled across your videos and just LOVE that Matt is promoting libraries. YAY! Been working in libraries for 20 years. Hit subscribed because of this.
These videos are so fun and it feels like they go by too fast!
Milkdrop visualiser for Winamp was THE shit back in the days
Oh man Windows Movie Maker was my teenage years. I used to spend hours cutting clips from anime and putting them to music.
this just reminded me about that windows media player skin where it was a green face and had speakers for ears
Schools bought into the laser disc. I remember in school that's what they used and it was already a bit late for them to switch format.
Yeah, I agree, we can just skip laser disk. Records are still cool, laser disk were proven as a proof of concept 🤣
i really hope we get another video like this
Removable batteries was the time, I remember I would never go anywhere without a spare fully charged battery for whenever the phone battery needed to be charged and I didn't have a charger wire with me, or if I did have a wire, I didn't have anywhere to plug the wire into. It was so much easier being able to just pop off the back cover, flip out the battery, put in a fully charged one, put on the back cover again, and voila, fully charged phone again.
Can't do that with your phone these days, and even if the batteries lasts longer now, you would still be f***ed on the go if your battery died on you and you don't have any way of charging it.
My fave ever screen saver was a bouncing sheep one. The sheep would bounce higher and higher. Till they finally popped and they would build up all their bloody parts slowly filling up the screen.
Just realized that there weren't Gamecube memory card keychains despite that system probably having the most need for them. Mostly because F-Zero GX/AX was RAD AF, and you bet your sweet ass I was bringing my extra large 256 block memory card to and from my house and the mall arcade. Mario Kart used the function somewhat as well, but F-Zero was next level. What a time to be alive.
Not really tech, but it kinda goes along with game disks slowly being phased out. But I loved when I bought game for my PS2, and reading the manual that came with it. It actually had helpful info in there and cool screen grabs and cool designs
Winamp is still a thing though. They literally just dropped a new version like a month or two ago.
Yeah I was so confused about that part
I demand Laserdisc to be brought back. It's an epic format that is capable of HD by the way.
I still use Winamp, no mother media player has support for as many different audio formats out of the box as Winamp does.
the thumbnail is absolutely nuts 💀
Currently waiting for the Virtual Ribbon to come back in stock. You’re doing awesome work! I can’t wait to get my hands on a couple kits!
I can't believe you guys didn't bring up MySpace or AIM/ICQ etc. Classics, my dudes!!
I love you guys! Keep it up Austin! I will always go to you first for Tech opinions
Man, I really can't wrap around my head that latest expensive laptop have less IO than older mid range ones.
My laptop which is from 2019 still has media keys, it's a HP Pavillon Gaming laptop, love this small dude a lot.
Love the editing on the thumbnail
I actually liked Windows Movie Maker. I didn't really have any prioblems with editing videos with it.
Woah woah woah...
We all know the best visualiser when the teenage wacky backy was out was Realplayer's Annabelle the Sheep 😂😂😂
@1:30 YES YES YES YES YES
the headphone jack needs to come back, I'm so sick of living without it
Removable batteries were great. You could put 2 more small batteries in your pocket and go camping for a week. No problem recharging your phone every day!
That feeling Matt gets when Mini disks will never return.
Dankpods the audiophile youtuber actually made a very good point about headphone jacks. while the regular joe probably does not care about audio quality and will plug their headphones into anything, having a headphone jack on the phones means that they have to make space not only for the input but also a DAC. thats why headphone jacks on phones arent always the best quality. apple's dongle on the other hand has a way better DAC in it which sounds very good
My monitor just got covered in coffee when Matt mocked Austin with "mm I've got a wife."
anyone remember when laptops had tiny remotes that could be ejected out of one side of them for media buttons?
Yep😮
my local library where im from has a theater in it too!
I didn't know keychain memory cards were a thing either and now I kind of want one :|
Had the transparent green n64 donkey Kong edition as my first console. My first gaming experience was the dk rap.
Grandpa Austin is so cursed it keeps me coming back to the thumbnail more often than I’d like to admit
i have an old 30 pin ipod dock/dab digital radio/clock that has been on my bedside table for well over a decade. it currently houses an 8g ipod nano 6th gen. i have used an iphone, 3, 4 and 4s in it, ipod touch 2nd and 4th gen. Love the old nugget.
I totally agree with this video, we need old tech back
“Think of how many This Is’s we could do with Yahoo Answers”
Well MBMBaM did several hundred podcast episodes based on it. 😂
Griffin, do you want to Yahoo?
I love the editing on this channel 🤣🤣
lol 4:30
U guys did Austin dirty with that thumbnail yikeees
winamp is still around and still does what it always has
geocities and angelfire is how i learned to do web design
That 1 Cortana user out there just had their video paused and rewinded.
We play laserdisc and vhs every year for Halloween movies . I got an import of ghost shell with three booklets and disc.
Johnny Castaway is the best screensaver of all time and NEEDS a windows 10/11 port...
Best ending to a ThisIs video ever!
I had a RCA disc player and several Pioneer laser disc players. Then I went from DVD, Blu Ray, and now 4K.
You should make a poll for how many people change to the silver XP theme.
11:46 when I worked at a grocery store when you were in the back cleaning produce or organizing someone brought a Bluetooth version of that pig and it sounded really good in the price they’re saying it cost it it should not have been that cheap for what you get
As a old person on moved into my first flat in 1989 I bought all my furniture second hand but financed the pioneer laser disc player! First movie I bought was 2001 a space odyssey on 2 discs! I'm now trawling ebay to duy another
The laser disc was amazing back in the day!
Vine was literally on the way to becoming tiktok when it started to shut down. They had just added longer video formats so the whole "6 seconds made the skits so much more compact" was headed out the window already by vines own desicion.
You can still use winamp. I used it up untill 2017 or so and now using foobar2000 because i needed something that supported scaling.
Off branded LTT store lol. 3:12😂 but ima go on it lol
The ending with Matt 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Austin you’re wrong, vine was amazing!
We finally have Matt realizing that Austin is just a figment of his imagination. It's okay buddy, the accident wasn't your fault.
Does that mean we don't have to play along anymore?
Just bought transparent beat buds, bring back transparent
I miss MilkDrop in WinAmp. Robo tripping while looking at that..
Nothing like it today
There is a place that transparent tech is in full force, it's called prison. The fore front of technology.
Loved the video and now he convinced me on memory cards 😂
I’ll never forgive Apple for ruining the headphone jack for everyone
I wish decently manufactured SVHS VCRs were still available . During the end of the VCR phasing out , the manufacturing was crap . You were lucky if it would last more than a couple weeks of heavy use .
10:58 I have Windows 11 and I still use the Microsoft "Mystify" themes screensaver. Why? Because its still there and I've been using them since Windows '95. Don't mind me worrying about CRT Burn-In on my new Curved Monitor.. IT COULD HAPPEN, lol.
Very good vid keep up the good work
"not actually a real store"
I've been lied to
I don't remember what laptop it was It was one I had more than a decade ago but it was a beast for its time both in power and size but one cool feature was that there was a scroll wheel on the bottom left just below the keyboard that yeah you could use for volume control
removeable battery are really best idea for safety and longer span of phone because when you drop y phone to liquid like water you probably have bigger chance that your phone still work by plugged out the battery and let your device dry than non removable
game cartridges can come with an fpga or custom chip to add an extra feature.
Winamp was great for the time. But since discovering AIMP (freeware audio player for Windows and Android) i'd never want to go back to Winamp. Also miss widgets in Windows, Google Groups, Netscape Navigator. mobile phones with physical keyboards, CD players in cars and the days when purchasing a physical game meant you got the complete game. Not part of the game that you had to download to play after you tried to install it.
You know that Winamp has returned, right.. :)
But no one really uses it anymore. I loved WinAmp back in the day, but we've all moved on to having our music streaming without it. Sadly the Lama does whip our asses anymore.
Yes, and I am currently using it to play my sound files. I use a 2.0 skin which was hard to find.
Game cartridges, WinXP, WinAmp, Removable phone batteries, Screen savers. Good old days.
Wdym switch has cartridges
I sooo miss winamp. It was absolutely huge in the mid to late 90s. Also, I used to make anime music videos with windows movie maker and it was pretty damn good. The first version. They updated it for Vista or Windows 7 and it just suuuuuucked.
My nostalgia is over 9000. Thanks, guys
I want visualizer app or portal in general. Want something in the background to see while I listen.
I never had an iPod dock. I wanted an iHome one but never got it and instead just used a pair of PC speakers because the ones that came with our first Dell were better than the set that came with our replacement Gateway PC so my parents left the old ones up and I appropriated the Gateway ones. I still have them and they sound like crap now.
This episode really whipped my llamas ass 🖤
damn did the Bong sound Nice!!
so nobody gonna talk about how Ethernet and HDMI ports have already been taken away from most laptops?