Ah, the college years! Who doesn’t remember them fondly? When it comes to computing, these were some of the most important years of my life, bar none! Allow me to explain. First, we can start with the nostalgia part. I much enjoyed the Pentium 166 that I brought to college for my freshman year, and after a shipping […]
Author: Chris Lenderman
My Book of Nostalgia: Chapter 2: Teenhood
Chapter 2: Teenhood Perhaps one of the most exciting times in my retrocomputing journey was during teenhood. During this phase, tinkering and general discovery turned into applied knowledge. Merely using (and, in some cases, breaking!) computers turned to installing operating systems and building systems. I also discovered the World Wide Web and email. As my skills were recognized, […]
My Book of Nostalgia: Introduction and Chapter 1: Early Childhood
Introduction So, over the past several weeks I have spent WAY TOO MUCH MONEY getting my Dell OptiPlex SX 270 sorted out. Happy to report that it is finally working properly and I’ll be showcasing that here in a few weeks on the channel. Of course, this begs the question: why did I invest so much into getting […]
One Year Channel Anniversary Reflections
So, I actually wasn’t tracking this but was curious, and when I checked the “about” tab on my channel, I realized that today is the 1 year anniversary of my channel. That’s kindof cool! So, since I’m due for a post here (I try to post once a week), I thought I’d reflect on the channel’s first year. […]
Controlling Your Own (Content Creation) Destiny
So, for those who have seen this PSA video I made yesterday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr61PYFmgOc), today’s topic is easy: it’s about being a content creator and being able to control your own destiny. In particular, I’m focused in on the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) as well as what it takes to have access to YouTube Community. To get access to […]
Murphy’s Law of Making Videos
Today, I’m working on a new video which is a walkthrough on installing Windows 98 on an HP thin client. And I am experiencing a strong dose of Murphy’s Law: if it can go wrong, it will! First challenge has been my screen recording software was flaky… fortunately a reboot fixed that. Second problem, I forgot to hit […]
Where Have I Been?
I seemingly disappeared for a few weeks.. where have I been? Well, first and foremost, new channel videos have been released consistently (since there is a backlog), but I have been absent on other social media really. The truth of the matter is: I was battling COVID-19. After 2 weeks of being down for the count, I finally […]
Livestreams!
I had an absolute blast doing a few livestreams this week. I was planning to work on some retro computers, so though “why not hook up a camera or two!” It was great to chat with folks who joined the stream, everyone who joined was super insightful, and now I have a few new ideas to try out! […]
Compaq LTE 5000: Legendary Repairs
It’s been quite a good week for the Compaq LTE 5000 series.. well… actually a good couple of weeks! Our little Compaq LTE and Armada Owners group is full of enthusiasts and people interested in getting their machines running, but as of late, we have had a good influx of people into the group who are REALLY interested […]
The Strength of the Retro Community.. and Some Areas for Improvement
This week, I’ve been a little reflective on how great the retro community is! I have the privilege of interacting with several members of the community via Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Patreon too! It’s great to see the projects that people are working on as well as to generally chat about retro technology. I love the feedback […]