2:15 that VGA Port is just rusty from the RTX Level performance it’s been pushing out 👌

@kez1619

2 жыл бұрын

Aye, didn’t know you was a fan of the channel

@MTN1601

2 жыл бұрын

Hi budget builds

@andrive

2 жыл бұрын

Good channel

@MTN1601

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrive yeaa

@BudgetBuildsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Silence scammer 😎 ^ (Edit: Scammer comment got deleted after posting)

Nathan is so kind, I wish there were more people like him in this world

@sugreevkarthikeyan

2 жыл бұрын

It is true

@Terminal_Apotos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@thephoenixking1086

2 жыл бұрын

@@Terminal_Apotos It's a scam, do NOT respond to it, report it for "Unwanted commercial content or spam".

@Terminal_Apotos

2 жыл бұрын

@@thephoenixking1086 I know lol, just that my name is Nathan and he was calling me very kind

@thephoenixking1086

2 жыл бұрын

I meant the WhatsApp comment above saying people have won. I have seen it a few times in these comments, they have set their profile to like like the official one to try trick people.

Those CREATIVE Cd drives brings back a lot of memories, they were the bomb, headphone jack, track no and remote!

I love how you managed to salvage these old PCs mate! I love these old PCs too, unfortunately it’s hard to find them in my area, let alone recycling centers 😅

@TheKDKCollector

2 жыл бұрын

@Old laptop collector please report that imposter

@dinkarfowkar999

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKDKCollector done. When the imposter is sus😳😳

@AppyErazas007

2 жыл бұрын

@Old laptop collector you are fake

It's awesome that you are rescuing these old computers! Glad to know they will be properly repaired and cared for

I kinda miss these days of system builder PCs when everyone had their own weird case and motherboard designs.

@chasesvocalrange2540

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Really? I didn’t know that was a thing. I just got into PC building 8 months ago, so my apologies it this sounded amateur

@brentsummers7377

2 жыл бұрын

Until someone had a front power switch button fail & finding a replacement was next to impossible.

@MixerVM

2 жыл бұрын

Build your own PC in those days and you were stuck with that ancient layout where the only built-in connector was the keyboard and everything else was a cumbersome breakout cable or an expansion card. Buy from a big brand and you got a case designed for ONE motherboard and one motherboard only, probably can't even swap it with a better board from the same brand. There's some charm to it, but I sure am glad ATX and its derivatives came along.

I love recycling. I have found ALL my pcs there and the amount of consoles are astonishing

seeing you clean and restore these machines is so satisfying as hell, i am so onboard

Got to say the Acer case is original and sleek, clearly standing up from the beige box crowd. The Dell machine also has quite a recognizable design, but is maybe a notch below. The boxy machines are very cool as nostalgia-inducers in their own right, but guess they objectively pale in comparison, although the Hyundai is a bit in the middle, sort of on the boxy side, but with a design language of its own.

It's nice that you prevent electronics from E-Waste.

@tknight2235

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but it still is a waist what r u gonna do with the shitty old computerz

@applenotbanana749

2 жыл бұрын

@@tknight2235 keep them from landfills

@LKonstantina915

2 жыл бұрын

@@tknight2235 old electronics are valuable for retro collectors, maybe you can make a sleeper pc by modifying these cases. Imagine a 3090 sitting in a 1980 case LOL

@MTN1601

2 жыл бұрын

@@tknight2235 play some games that cannot run on modern pc

@tknight2235

2 жыл бұрын

@@MTN1601 Yeah but why do u want to play those games when you can play them on one more powerful old pc

**Windows 98 installation is corrupted** The serviceman: It is obviously the CPU. What else?

@TheotanyaSama

6 ай бұрын

Cash Convertor and consorts technicians are a joke. I don't count anymore the "faulty" machines I've bought in their shops for a couple of yens and the problem was just a crashed OS.

Before you wipe the hard drives, remember to backup the drivers! It'll save you some headache. finding drivers for those old machines in this day is close to impossible. I speak from experience. Last time I went to the recycling center I picked up two 8-bit Nintendos, an IBM Aptiva 2420 and an IBM model 30. Both IBM's work. One NES I managed to save, the second one was beyond repair so I built a Mini ITX PC in it instead. One man's trash is another man's treasure

I was super annoyed with my mum. She scrapped an old computer after me begging her to let me have it. Like why would you do that??

@kerewiez

2 ай бұрын

sorry that happened dude

@mintybudgie

25 күн бұрын

wowwwwww my mom had a dell inspiron laptop that had some charger issues and she gave it to me after she got a new laptop. still works fine to this day and i should install linux on it lmao

I had a computer in a case just like that one from cashies. Mine was from A&R, you might remember them, but I doubt they are related. 3:14 That sticker has something to do with Apple computers sold to schools. Every 90s Mac i've come across with a school's asset tag has also had this sticker. No idea what it means though. And that dongle sticking out of the back is probably a software key, a popular form of anti-piracy. Also, tell those guys at ERA to actually put stuff on their web store. Thanks...

Wow, god bless you for saving these machines. Hopefully A.I. will spare us after knowing there are people like you. Really looking forward to the restorations!

Speaking of the APC: Maybe You should contact "The 8-Bit Guy". He might've a CGA Monitor to help You out with. Also he could take a Deep Dive on the Machine itself and also try some Repairs, if needed and/or possible.

@GrayDaDolf

2 жыл бұрын

He lives in Dallas, Texas, USA. Imagine how much shipping would cost 😳

Oh I'd love to get my hands on a Win95-machine like that you have. I have to ask around again and again at recycling departments with no luck. Treat it - or rather them all - well!

2:06 - This would most likely set people off who suffer Trypophobia (Fear of clusters of objects such as holes and bombs). Strange why they went with this design, though I suppose this was many years before people started getting fears of anything.

Great find. At least here in Canada old DOS capable machines are making a comeback and are worth alot of money for vintage DOS gaming. The Hypertec features a Pentium S according to the BIOS which is something I have never heard of and I have been using computers since I got an Apple II GS. A 386 was my first IBM compatible (that is a term you don't see anymore.).

I have a Pentium 1 in the same case as @4:33. Great tip for cleaning grime from the front panel, put the front plastic panel in the dishwasher.

‘The Turbo button’ is so nostalgic. I remember using my friend’s PC of this era to do my assignment.

Brother I am your new subscriber from INDIA. I like you old computer restoration because I love old technology. Very very nice job.

Awesome! On the NEC system, it might be worth talking to Mr Lurch on KZread. Perhaps you two could colab! He'll give you a few pointers on older systems like that I'm sure... and he's also from down under :)

The amount of PCs you have at this point must be real nuts! :)

CPM&S (sometimes stylised as CPMS) I believe is "Computer Programs, Machines & Service". They were a computer reseller and service provider here in SA that sold heavily into business and education, and they seemed to stick those stickers on just about every machine they sent out. I actually still work with a couple of ex-CPM&S technicians, so I might be able to find out more info if needed. I recently sold on a Macintosh SE that featured their earlier sticker and still had their customized install of System 6 on the drive, with the long-form name of the acronym above in place of the "Welcome to Macintosh" screen. Pleased some machines were rescued - I see these old boxes going into recycling from time to time and always attempt to rescue them whenever possible. Would've been a shame to see some of those shredded, especially the NEC; those old Japanese machines are seriously cool.

Congratulations on 200k

Awesome. Can't wait for the follow ups. Looks very promising 👌👍

That NEC computer at the end must be very rare nowadays, I wonder why would anyone throw away something like this, people collecting computers of this era would probably pay quite some money for something like this… Hope you’ll be able to get it working.

2:06 TRIGGERED MY TRYPOPHOBIA! I AM STILL SHUDDERING! Edit: Sorry for caps

I have an old IBM computer that is so slow that it is almost useless. But I installed an alarm clock program that allows you to enter sentences that it will speak at assigned times. SO it is asleep most of the times, but wakes up and tells me things like "Get off your lazy butt and vacuum the carpet.", Or "It's treadmill time. Have you done your treadmill exercise yet ?".

It's nice seeing a local e-waster recycler keep a hold of these old beasts for ya, they need to be preserved!

im glad there people saving these old machines. just because it isnt the latest and greatest doesnt mean it should be thrown away.

Thank you for saving the old computers because I like to save old things!!

That NEC is a piece of history. 1984 was the infancy years of the x86 PC, definitely worth a restoration!

Just picked up a Hypertec HyperFormance series 1 witch matching CRT. So glad someone has covered this company as I was struggling to find any information about it.

I am glad that you are keen enough to save those computers from scrap.

I was also able to salvage an old pentium 4 pc that was stashed away at the back of the office where I work. Always felt good to clean, restore and get that old pc working. I was also able to add an agp video card which i had from 2004 from my old computer from college. It was fun to play those old games. Nostalgia trip from my college days :-D

Looking forward to a couple of interesting videos on these machines 😊

i work at an electronics recycler, really wish i had the time to make videos out of some of the stuff i find lol

Wow! I had the P1, 90MHz version of that Acer! It was the first computer that I bought new, as opposed to being a hand-me-down. A buddy and I would play Warcraft 1 over null modem! Hit me hard in the nostalgia seeing you open that up...

one correction, technically Hypertec were not a manufacturer, rather they were an assembler of components. the only thing they manufactured but was probably done by a third party was the badge

I had the same Acer aspire when I was younger as my first ever PC running windows 95, then later 98SE. I remember playing lemmings and duke nukem on this machine. fun fact, there’s USB ports under that square panel on the back. I used one of them to power USB speakers. Oh boy, what a time to be alive looking back 🤩

It’s amazing to me that people just throw out computers that still function. Like maybe I’m just a pack rat but I always only imagined people throwing out old tech if it was broken/didn’t turn on at all and they didn’t know how to or couldn’t fix it. And that’s coming from someone that isn’t good with tech maintenance myself.

4:57 good old hammer to protect whatever was in there 😅

Fun Fact: This was posted around the same time I saved a Pentium 2 Windows ME Computer from going to the tip. It was just sitting on the side of the road for collection.

Howdy fellaw, I worķ for ERA and I've kept aside a few of these pc's. I've also gotta few killer old school ones.

Thats insane that such a pc cost 3000-6000$ in the 90s but now you can buy them for 50-500 $

i'm so glad i discovered you in my feed. this is great content!

Great man never forgot love you're work ❤

Oh boy does that flat dell bring back memories. That was the first PC we ever had when I was about 10 years old. There were some offices that were getting rid of these in big quantities and you could pick them up cheap. As a kid I played so many games on that thing and the occasional book report. It came with this massive matching CRT screen that weighed more than I did. No idea what happened to it, we probably threw it out. Wish I still had that around!

Always look forward to your videos Nathan, didn't disappoint as usual!

That 30 year old PC may never of had a hard drive. First family PC that was from 86 didn't have a hard drive when we first got it and needed to use floppy disk to boot. Such an interesting haul.

The second one brings back memories. Used to have the same green Acer Aspire at home, complete with matching 15" screen, keyboard and mouse. It came with a Pentium 200, 64 mb of RAM, 2 gb hard disk and a S3 graphics card. Probably a Trio or a Virge. It ran Windows 2000 Professional SP4 beautifully. Bought it from a friend who got it from a local bank when they upgraded their PC's.

3:15 i remember that stick on pc's when I was at school in the 80s and 90s

3:20 im pretty sure thats a hardware license dongle

Oh yeah, I am hyped for the following videos!! 😍😍

I always wanted a old PC or office PC just to learn how to build my own PC when I'm old enough to build PC

I hope you can make a video for each of these old PCs, restoring them. I would like these restoration videos to be a little longer than what you usually do, 15-20 minutes would be a more than acceptable time for each video

0:52 CASHIES!

The hyperfpomanence part sticking out the back looks to be a software dongle key for accounting software or the like.

0:49 [insert dankpods reference here]

Wowww... a lot of old computers! Waiting for de Acer, totally diferent machine for 90s commom computers.

I remember i bought that creative cd drive for 60 usd. And it came with remote controller. Imagine in 1997 you control your cd drive with ir remote. Mind blowing. Even today standar dvd rom dont have remote

You should make a stonk market for having all these computers!

Nathan: cash converters Me: me, religious dankpods watcher: CASHIES

If you have an old multisync CRT VGA monitor you can use a CGA output vith a DB9 to DB15HD adapter. And if you have a TV with an RGB input you can also get a cable that can allow to connect a CGA output.

It would be interesting if these cases could be modded with all new guts (other than the CD drive) to be super down-low gaming beasts. It has me thinking about experimenting on an old eMachines tower.

@Tom2404

2 жыл бұрын

There are beige boxes in ATX format where a modern motherboard will just fit, no need to destroy an AT case.

@zeroturn7091

2 жыл бұрын

I just made a sleeper build of a Viscom V2 Premiere case and am looking to do something similar with a Dell Dimension 2400 as soon as I figure out the front pin outs. I like working with the P4 era and up. I do wish that desktop cases that can hold more than 8 3.5” HDDs were still a thing.

Brooooo these computers are sick. You lucky bugger! Nice vid, thanks for sharing

*How to fix a broken computer* Everyone: Send it to repair centre Psivewri: uSe LoAdS oF eUcAlYpTuS oIl

I've emailed Bosisto's about the parrot on the Eucalyptus Spray cans, and they wish they were able to tell me but they've never gotten to the bottom of it. Mr. Bosisto died a very long time ago without leaving any history of the species of the parrot (which the logo dates back to the mid-19th century). Bosisto's can only speculate that the founder's inspiration for the parrot was drawn from the ones he saw at the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens where he visits often to discuss the medicinal qualities of eucalyptus oil with his friend, and the founder of the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens, Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller. The Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens was a famous natural habitat for native parrots at the time, especially rainbow lorikeets. Are there any Australian king parrots in the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens now?

Nathan, can you maybe make your videos longer i like them a lot and would like to enjoy them for longer :)

I had one of those green Acer systems back in the day when it was new :)

These videos are so entertaining and fun to watch, keep up the great work! 👍

Wow, hyundai had made computers long ago!

@ProtegeTuype

2 жыл бұрын

Yes also game console

@MTN1601

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProtegeTuype oh, i only know that hyundai made laptops

Nathan, with the NEC APC III, you need to remove the CMOS battery IMMEDIATELY. These can leak acid onto the board and corrode all of the traces around it, causing the computer to be unsalvageable!

The original color NEC APC with the dual 8" floppies or hard drive was heck of a computer and could even run AutoCad.

Interesting stuff! I actually have a bunch of older pcs in my possession. About 6 pcs ranging from 5 to over 20 years old. I think the oldest one is running windows 95 still! Since me and my mum never like to throw away old computers, I keep them all in a spare room. Thing is I'm kind of out of space, so sadly they're going to have to go at some point if i can't repurpose somehow. Besides salvaging any old files that may be knocking about on them though, I don't really know what to do with them and it seems a shame if they could serve a purpose. All windows pcs by the way. I can think of two things, taking all the harddrives together for some extra (somewhat bulky) memory space or making one of the newer ones into home server. I had a bright idea of taking all the parts and combining them, but most of them are so outdated now that I don't expect the hardware to be of much practical use besides maybe the harddrives. I don't suppose the ram in them will be of much good since they're mostly all different makes and sizes. Any ideas what else I could do with them, or where I might find some pointers?

Those PC is use IDE, so it wont work in new PC with SATA, but you can MOD as mordern spec :)

“It’s kind of green and a real chunky unit” Not the first time I’ve heard that!

I have quite a few old pc I can’t bear to bin and want to fix up..what do you do with them once fixed? Storage for future curious generations?

@DecibelAlex

2 жыл бұрын

they could be worth a lot of money for someone some day

2:02 They're Speed Holes, it makes the PC go faster

hey, cool video! i got an old pc from E-Waste that wont display any output or beeping. its a compactq with an AMD athlon 64 x2 cpu. its roughtly 17 years old. anyone have a clue what could be wrong?

@francescobortot5442

2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried replacing the Power supply?

@jonchapman6821

2 жыл бұрын

Could be any number of things, could be an easy fix or it might never work again. You’re going to need to figure out what components work, what doesn’t and then go from there.

@pigeon3036

2 жыл бұрын

@@francescobortot5442 the power supply works fine, i checked the voltage

@pigeon3036

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonchapman6821 i tried reseting bios by removing the dead battery in the motherboard, replaced for a new one, added new ram and tried agin witth same resoult

@pigeon3036

2 жыл бұрын

Here i am 3 weeks later and i got the pc working agin! It turned out that there was some corossion on the back of the motherboard, but i easly fixed it. It was supposed to run windows xp, but the hdd was corrupted.

2:05 Looks like this PC came in from Demo Ranch!

Pretty sure all of these computers could run Linux, except the last one, and the ones with 386s. Would be interesting to see how they all handle Gentoo or Arch.

@neerajkarunanidhi6804

2 жыл бұрын

@WhatsApp+１❼ʘ３❼Ѳ❹➇❽➂❷ shut up Nathan

@theforerunnerreclaimer

2 жыл бұрын

@@neerajkarunanidhi6804 it's a bot

@windestruct

2 жыл бұрын

I think that Windows from 95 to xp would be better for a retro computer, because of a higher selection of games and programs

@zeroturn7091

2 жыл бұрын

@@windestruct finding drivers would be a nightmare.

CPU unworkable "what ever that means" lol 🤣 I like that .. wheres the CPU in it ?

Cool! Looking forward to some future videos!

lol that Acer machine looks like a bathroom scale from the top. :P

Great video! I...admit I still have my 386. It weighs at least 20 pounds, and was seemingly built to last until 2001! It clicks when it boots up.

I wish the world was full of people like you! Great content as always Nathan!

"Nec APC III" is absolute miracle.

last one was propably used in some ind of factory, it wouldnt have so much dust if it was just sitting in a warehouse or something right?

Could you try installing the macbook pro’s retina display in an unibody macbook pro? Please i’m so curious.

"But something I do know is that this was sold at Cash Converters for $55 under their budget line" I was secretly hoping you'd say 'cashies' instead, because I watch entirely too much Dankpods

WOW.... can't wait for the videos on these ones

sheesh that was such a smooth sponsor transition!

0:49 oh I found it at Cashies, mate 🎶

Psivewri ……. The saviour of computers!

Fix em all up network them all together and have a massive retro game party

Even though they have various issues, still crazy that these computers were going to be scrapped. Glad you’re gonna fix them!

@axi0matic

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy? They're knackered, totally obsolete, middle-of-the-road office PCs. They're exactly the sort of thing that would and should be scrapped. The only surprise is that it didn't happen 20 years ago. I mean, I love the channel and restoring old electronics, but only as a niche hobby. I wouldn't expect anyone to keep using these machines.

@DecibelAlex

2 жыл бұрын

@@axi0matic Of course they are not fit for daily use. far from. you probably wouldn't even be able to go online or even read your email with these machines. But this is now retro and "in". Some people love to just mess around with old computers, play some DOS games and relive childhood memories, just like you love restoring old electronics as a hobby. Some people even buy old computers just to build modern systems in the cases because they want to make something cool and unique, you won't find anything like it in computer stores. And they are becoming more and more scarce every day. You'd be surprised how much money there is in retro computing now, just look at ebay listings. If they can be saved from recycling or going to a landfill it's a win-win

@DecibelAlex

2 жыл бұрын

@@axi0matic even computer museums are looking for machines like these and more museums are popping up all the time. a lot of young people have never experienced or even seen them

@iloveappleyoutube7198

2 жыл бұрын

@@axi0matic well it’s true they’re outdated but people still like fixing them & using them

@axi0matic

2 жыл бұрын

@@DecibelAlex I'm all for people enjoying old hardware. Playing around with something old can provide just as much satisfaction as with something new. Plus these types of 'nothing special' PCs have cultural significance, in that they are what the average person _actually used_ / grew up with. They went from being everywhere to nowhere, as few thought to keep them once they were out of date. Happens with old family cars too. My only point was that saying it was 'crazy' to throw them out seemed a bit extreme. Objectively, they're junk. Unless we're to all be massive hoarders, some balance has to be found.

nathan, you're vids are so therapeutic for me! just want to say thanks :)