It's nice to see X3 turning up in videos like this already.

@Ybalrid

6 жыл бұрын

thought the exact same thing!

@jbloodwo

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see that LGR is one of the beta testers

@RetroIslandGaming

6 жыл бұрын

Whoa, I saw that at the end and had to do a double take. Nice touch.

We all know that wireless thing is just a fad. By 1997 no one will ever remember wireless.

@eduardoavila646

6 жыл бұрын

Fox1 Then in 2002 xp will bring it back with wireless networks, and awesome old laptops.

@DUDEBroHey

6 жыл бұрын

Eduardo Avila that's going to take a while. About two years ago LGR got amnesia and forgot about most anything after 2002. He's gonna freak when he learns about y2k and EA is now a hated game dev. Oh and that resident evil 2 is only barely coming out.

@raabm5292

5 жыл бұрын

Wireless just sucks. Sucked back then. Sucks shit now

@JackFoxtrotEDM

4 жыл бұрын

Raab M well... sorta. Depends on what it is. The main idea obviously though is to prevent tangled abominations with wires. There’s stuff for VR headsets though, which can make room scale VR easier so you don’t trip on wires and such.

@weene875

4 жыл бұрын

Raab M Actually, wireless connections have improved, we’re starting to get 5G networks and we have 5.0 Ghz wifi speeds instead of shitty 2.5 Speeds. Cell towers have bigger range as well, meaning you’ll get a good data connection depending on where you are.

THE PLANET X3 GAME OH MY GODNESSSSSS

@thekombinator5833

6 жыл бұрын

It's probably a beta.

@DEMENTO01

6 жыл бұрын

The Kombinator obviously

@banpeinet

6 жыл бұрын

Planet X3 compatible? Check! 😆

@aquaz_eu

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly my reaction

@rawr51919

6 жыл бұрын

ENEKO TORRES I see you're into David Murray goodness :P

In about 30 years, we'll all be PC Seniors.

@willierants5880

6 жыл бұрын

I'll be a PC Sr. long before that!

@CanuckGod

6 жыл бұрын

Turning 40 next month, I'm more than halfway there :)

@7ylerD

6 жыл бұрын

Heh

I didn't feel sufficiently 'greeted' at the start this video without the customary 'finger salute'......

@SergeantExtreme

4 жыл бұрын

Here you go! 🖕

11:26 HA, it's Planet X3! You beta testing for David? It's great seeing some of my favorite KZread channels crossing over into each other!

Since watching some videos about vintage PCs on your channel, I now find vintage keyboards to be quite fascinating, and I think I can tell why the mechanical keyboards are quite appealing

@AnonymousGentooman

6 жыл бұрын

what ironear vuvuzela said

@Chaos89P

6 жыл бұрын

Wavetable Guy They're still making mechanical keyboards. They're mostly gaming keyboards, though. For many reasons, though, I'd prefer a mechanical keyboard to one of these "modern" chiclet keyboards any day of the week.

@SuperJet_Spade

6 жыл бұрын

Chaos89P I actually looked at modern-day mechanical keyboards on Amazon the other day. They all appear to be quite expensive.

@AnonymousGentooman

6 жыл бұрын

Wavetable Guy werent mechanical keyboards always expensive? wasnt that the reason rubber dome ones were invented?

@SuperJet_Spade

6 жыл бұрын

elma rcianito there's quite a lot of things I don't really know about yet since I'm a young guy who's fascinated with vintage technology

LGRs videos are always so soothing.

@thongorshengar

6 жыл бұрын

NotTheWheel perfect for lullaby of some sort for me.

@josephyn89

6 жыл бұрын

I also like danooct1 and his viruses videos. Deep, soothing voice.

@SirNK-lll

6 жыл бұрын

Ikr. I sometimes throw on one of his vids to fall asleep too.

This keyboard seems to work just like a huge TV remote - it only works when there's a direct line-of-sight to the receiver. I had an IR wireless ball mouse which behaved exactly the same. One good thing about IR based wireless controllers is that the batteries in them seem to last forever. Oh, and nice to see Planet X3 on that old beast of a PC...

@thesteelrodent1796

2 жыл бұрын

that's just the limitation of IR, especially older IR. Because the LEDs and sensors are embedded into something, you'll always have a relatively narrow cone of vision on both ends. It actually looks to be unusually wide on this keyboard, since usually you cannot get a decent connection if the transmitter and receiver is that close

It's normal for "vintage" MX black switches to be stiffer than modern ones. They were even made out of different materials! I have a Cherry keyboard from just before this one, before they started doing MX switches. It looks almost identical, although they still used the XT layout.

@gbchk

6 жыл бұрын

Oh hi Thomas. Didn't know you followed LGR.

@Chyrosran22

6 жыл бұрын

Andrey Grabarchuk it popped up in my feed. I guess Google knows I like vintage mechanical keyboards! XD Always nice to see cool old stuff like this :) .

@jusb1066

6 жыл бұрын

considering it was only a few years previously people were still using mechanical typewriters...also electric type writers were still heavier key press and thus, over time we have become used to a much lighter design, they had to slowly reduce it over time to please the people of the time

@Deadite9405

6 жыл бұрын

I was about to mention your channel before I saw your name right in the comments.

@RealSnarb

5 жыл бұрын

I was going to mention this but the supreme overlord of vintage mechanical keyboards himself showed up.

I never thought a wireless keyboard would be so interesting. Also, nice footage of Planet X3 for DOS. Really like these crossover videos :)

I've been sick for a few months, and your channel is so damned relaxing man and therapeutic - thank you!

I don't know why but I'm fascinated by all the uploads on this channel. And I'm not really a tech geek. ! Thanks for such a informative video.

That was actually pretty well designed I loved how detailed you got in this video too! Really cool stuff

Another great video by LGR! I get excited seeing you pop up in subscriptions

I am always happy to see a new video from LGR, I love this channel!

I love the jazz background tracks in your videos. You should do an LGR episode about your music selection.

Big fan of your channel, watch your videos every day. Brings me back great childhood memories 🙂

I’m really impressed that this works so well for being so old. I have a modern wireless keyboard that works when it wants to and is being showed up by this old model!

i know this is a little aside from the topic but i am very grateful that you do closed captioning. it is grand when i can watch a video and not have it up so loud my ears hurt just to make out what is being said(and i am positive for people for whom no level of volume can help with are even more-so grateful)

Watching you using older computers reminds me that I used to converse with the noises and clicks that older computer were making. -«BRRRRR....BLEEEP!» -«Yeah yeah I know I know I forgot to press enter - «BLEEP BLEEP» - «Good girl!». But I don't 'talk' anymore to a noiseless computer.

@eduardoavila646

6 жыл бұрын

Martin Kronström You use your pc without speaker? Also if you uninstall your soundcards driver or only disable it windows uses the pc speaker to beep. I've used a long time windows xp like that, it would beep in many different ways and i would understand it. But windows many times gives feedback in audio (like errors, etc..).

@bibby201

6 жыл бұрын

Eduardo Avila I think they mean they just don't make as much sounds

@eduardoavila646

6 жыл бұрын

Jordan William Yeah, but it actually does! Its kinda annoying. You see, if theres a windows update it makes a noise, when the printer prints something it makes another noise, when a program ends rendering or saving someting, another sound. Ot isnt quiet actually. But pc-speaker wise, yeah, pretty much it beeps to ask for help when it cant boot or when there is something wrong. But as i said that can be changed disabling the audio driver, then windows will beep for anything.

@cheesythegamer9771

6 жыл бұрын

Isn’t that a good thing? (Sorry Clint)

@eduardoavila646

6 жыл бұрын

Cheesy The Gamer I think it didnt make much difference in the end.

LOVE that neon floppy disk thing on your desk. So cool

I love the PC Jr, it's so cute. I think it is the only IBM compatible PC in existence to have had cartridge ports as well. Also kudos for saying the Quick Brown Fox "Jumps" instead of "Jumped" like so many people do for some reason.

Nice, I always look forward to LGR

I really appreciate that the screws on your switch plate cover are all vertically aligned.

Man, I've become a huge keyboard geek thanks to you. Keep it up.

Major thank you for actual, real closed captions.

I don't know who does the captions, if they're original or community, but I love the bracket text. Just letting you know your work is appreciated.

i enjoy your vids mainly because of this chill music, it's just awesome plus the content is really interesting :)

Oh my God, hearing that drive grind away took me back 30 years! Excellent video.

I love the half height beige 3.5" drive in your PC Sr. Mismatched colors, textures and brands makes it more authenticate because we were always adding things after the fact and based on what we had access to and/or could afford.

Oh my gosh planet x3 super amazing. And I loved the floppy neon lamp. Great job Clint as always

@Mlpzeldafan011100

6 жыл бұрын

Kathryn Radonich heh, typing x3 looks way more like an emoticon than I think was intended

@kathrynradonich3982

6 жыл бұрын

Aidan I didn’t even realise that. Should have typed Planet X3 but was typing fast on my phone and didn’t catch it. Also maybe it’s just me but I never liked using 3s in emoticons.

@Mlpzeldafan011100

6 жыл бұрын

Kathryn Radonich there's no way to avoid it, the capital just makes it bigger. Nothing on you, I just think it's kinda funny

@kathrynradonich3982

6 жыл бұрын

Aidan fair enough 😂

I love that neon floppy disk light on your desk

Way to go! Awesome video! :D It's very intriguing to find out how they thought about specific challenges, like wireless typing, with the technology of the time. :D I also like seeing Planet X3 working on real hardware. :)

After a hard days work of repairing computers it feels soooo good to sit down, have a snack and put on a new LGR video :D

8:50 I like that whoever installed you light switches put the screws facing all the same way. Love OCD tradesmen!

Hi, and welcome to another LGR comment thing.

@thearousedeunuch

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

That Planet X3 drop caught me completely be suprise! I love David's channel too!

DOS 2.10 was the first version I used. Loved the 5.25 drive noise. I haven't heard that in years! And the program: classic! I used to do something like that to all of the computers on display at the store back in the day. Something classy like "Jeremy Was Here!" on an infinite loop was my preferred M.O. Thanks for the flashback!

Those click sounds do bring back memories of my first Commodore PC-10 keyboard. Way back then the keyboards really were a bit different.

I work at a pc shop and your videos have inspired me to collect ewaste. I have some cool stuff but nothing of the sorts of old IBM machines. Lot's a strange xp tablets and old Macintosh setups.

I never knew there were cherry switch keyboards back then. Something new everyday...

I love this channel so much.

Wow you found one! I had a PCjr and wanted one of these for a while. lol

That neon floppy disc is amazing!

This is awesome, didn't realise that cherry was that old of a company! Glad I stumbled across this

Love the Planet X3 cameo. Shout out to the 8-bit Guy. Great Channel.

The keyboard click sound is really satisfying.

Wow, a wireless keyboard from an era when the average monitor was maybe 15"... I can't imagine they sold very well. A product for the rich, and those with eagle eyes.

I very much like that you played your friends game. Kind of surprised after watching one of his episodes

This is so amazing. The 1980's was amazing.

I could listen to you type on clicky keyboards for hours on end. It never gets old, lol

8 bit guy's Planet X3 works also..

May as well say I dig the look of the XT keyboard look with the function keys to the sides.

I love how you talked back to the computer when booting. "BREH!"

Awesome to say the least. This early Cherry ( especially with how well the IR reception was two rooms over, almost blocked by your wall ) does way better than the universal remote in my LG phone. AND better than Win 95 or 98 Toshiba IR file transfer ones. And certainly ahead of its time in 1984...of course the golden age of 8-bit machines. Thanks...and keep uploading more '80's/cutting edge/clicky keyboard reviews!

i enjoy all your videos

You have to love the huuuuge spacebar on vintage keyboards. Looks like this one is even longer than the 9u on commodore keyboards.

I recall some early wireless controller stuff in the 90s. They were bad and I never bought into them because they took normal batteries and ate them up. I did get a Logitech MX700 mouse for my birthday around 2004. Had no idea they had them in the 80s though man. Thanks!

Wow really early childhood memories! My dad and I would sit back on the edge of the bed with our wireless keyboard and play some old word puzzle game. God I wish I remember the specifics but this looks close enough. Thanks for the flashback!

6:39 thru 6:53: bzzz, click, chunk chunk, whaa whaaa... "Man, you gotta love the sound of that disk drive." You are so right, LGR! Along with taking me back to my earliest computer using days, those sounds also remind me of the "Floppotron" videos here on YT... Arduinos, custom coding, a massive array of floppy drives, hard disks, & a flatbed image scanner or 2, all in order to recreate pop culture music through computer noises.

“PC senior” raised a smile.

Planet X3! From 8-bit guy! SO YOU GOT TO PLAY THE MS-DOS VERSION THAT HASN'T BEEN RELEASED YET! Awesome...

I have a Cherry keyboard from the late 80's with linear MX Blacks, and it's my favourite keyboard. Just perfect switches, so smooth! Model M is my other favourite, but it's not as nice for gaming, and of course that's what people usually use these old machines for.

Thanks man for doing your videos, alone a lot from you and I'm a technician

This thing is endlessly intriguing, I love the Jr./Sr. toggle switch, that's so cute. Hahaha!

i just rescued an old cherry g80 keyboard (i guess it's from before 2000) from the thrash at work. i obviously had to clean it (i literally cleaned every single key. a lot of work.. ;) and now i'm writing this comment with it. i just can't tell how happy the sound makes me when pushing some keys. it's just wonderful.

I'm going to start calling my 5150 a PC Sr

09:05 OOh, that floppy disk neon is beautiful! I like it! ☺

Interesting find. I had no idea they had these things so early on.

Oh yes. Bring on the keyboard videos!

I Love any video related to the PCjr. First computer I ever used\owned.

That Planet X3. The CGA looks so pristine in this.

I actually have one of these... That's so weird that you've got one too now, they can't be that common! xD

Digging that neon diskette.

I had a PC Junior ages ago and always wondered what the point was as you rarely move the keyboard in the first place. Also had an IBM Aptiva in about 1996 with a wireless mouse that I HATED because all it meant was more batteries.

There’s nothing like old keyboards. Key response, sound, just how they feel.

Man, I wish I had one of these back when I had a PC jr! At least we had the updated keyboard, I never knew the dreaded "chicklet" keyboard existed until well later. PCjr was my family's main PC until about 1992, and then I inherited it and learned the ins and outs of computers with it. Made a few upgrades, learned a lot of BASIC, downloaded a lot of shareware. :D

this is seriously cool. i want it so much!

When I worked as an arcade technician, we used to use Cherry branded switches to fix sticky or broken arcade cabinet switches/buttons.

Whoah, I never knew Cherry was from Waukegan IL. That's right down the road from me!

Beautiful!

Planet X3 made an appearance? How unexpectedly delightful!

Wait? Planet X3? Already?

@hqqns

6 жыл бұрын

Dušan Xmetov *alpha

@KuraIthys

6 жыл бұрын

It's not a release version, I suspect. Most likely a random Alpha build. Planet X3 is still very much a work in progress, I think.

Great video! I would love to see a vid on the 5150 vs the XT vs the AT

8:50 that is a beautiful neon sign

EEE! Where'd you get the Floppy Disk Desk Lamp?

@LGR

6 жыл бұрын

It was made for me by FanFitGaming! fanfitgaming.com/product-category/neon-lights/

@RayEttler

6 жыл бұрын

and i thought this was a speaker .... since it has an odd shape for a floppy disk, could be _slighly_ more square

@startedtech

6 жыл бұрын

RayEttler that could partially just be the angle.

@SirGeraltMC

6 жыл бұрын

god don't you know that is the Save Icon!! (jk, its kinda sad knowing that some younger people have no idea what that is)

@willybehan770

6 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Was not expecting Planet X3 to turn up in that vid :-) Hope the testing is going well.

Old keyboard! I love old keyboards 💕

Nice sounding keyboard - does that little receiver box allow you to use original wired/wireless PC Junior keyboards with the 'Senior' as well?

Great video.clint :)

I must be old because I remember applying to work at cherry Waukegan. It looked modern from the outside.

An LGR keyboard thing is indeed, always a wonderful thing!

For the IR box, use a small mirror at 45° next to the emitting LED to send the light to the left (or right) along the 'canyon' between the keyboard and base unit. Then set receiver to point along the canyon pick this up. Or use several mirrors and have the IR box hidden behind the PC :)

We loves these vids

Oh my...what a work of art

Planet X3! Nice choice!

This lgr dude is really really knowledgeable in it technology

Reviewing a keyboard like it's a fine wine. Excellent

At 6:47, the sharp loud seek sound of the drive was an indication that PCJRMEM.COM was loaded, then it would reload DOS so it could access the memory expansion sidecar of the machine. If you remove the sidecar or even the power adapter from it, it'll boot differently since it won't "see" the sidecar anymore. Ah yes, back in the days where the sounds your computer hardware made actually meant something. Now drives are solid state and boring. Had a PCjr as a kid, and every now and again my dad would open the unit up and clean and oil the rails in the floppy drive. After a nice "lube job" as such, the drive was much quieter. If you didn't lube the rails every now and again you could get seek errors, so it was rather important to do it regularly.

@KuraIthys

6 жыл бұрын

Even the mechanical components of a modern PC are way too quiet to tell you anything. Well, except for GPU cooling fans. Turn those up to 100% and you'll sure hear the difference. XD But most graphics cards by default aren't configured to run the fans at anything close to that speed. Still, GPU fan speed is one of the few things that's still distinct (And loud) enough to tell you something about the state of your system...

@Platypi007

5 жыл бұрын

Never lubed the rails on my drive, never got seek errors... My guess is it's something that once you open it up and start doing it you end up needing to do regularly after that. Ours was my family's main PC from about 1986 until around 1992, I inherited it then and used it until probably 1995.

@jaykay18

5 жыл бұрын

Unless the drive was in really poor shape, generally there wouldn't be any seek errors. Lubing the rails made it seek much smoother and quieter, it was just a standard maintenance thing to do, along with checking the rotation speed of the drive. 5.25" drives had a "strobe wheel" like some record players do, and you could fine-tune the drive speed if it went out of adjustment. Usually that would occur with belt-driven drives after a lot of hours spinning; the belts would wear and speed could be off. Back in the days of the PCjr, it was all floppy-based, so that drive got a lot of usage, and therefore it was important to keep it maintained for optimal performance, because if that drive died, you had no computer.

@Drew791

5 жыл бұрын

This is one of those things from back in the day that is interesting info.

@C1rcusMaximus

5 жыл бұрын

jaykay18 well, at least you didn't like the pcjr keyboard from ibm anyway