Unboxing my First Computer - Tandy 1000 TL/2 - RetroTV1 First Video!

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  • @retrotv1tech
    @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +26

    Thank you so much for watching our very first video!! The quality of the video will improve when processing is finished. Because this is a new channel, processing takes a bit longer than it does on our main channel, ResortTV1. Enjoy the video, everyone!!

    • @allenperreault7825
      @allenperreault7825 2 роки тому

      Great video Josh. My first computer was the Commodore 64

    • @Dr.HeySeussPHD
      @Dr.HeySeussPHD 2 роки тому

      Well ........ I worked for TheShack from 1977 to 2010 and we cleaned the yellow'd computer parts with soft scrub.
      There may be better cleansers and plastic restorers around today but thats what we used.
      The sunlight just makes those white computer parts yellow so fast.

    • @gingerdragon9892
      @gingerdragon9892 2 роки тому

      I was singing your tag line in my head to the tune of "sleepless nights, eternal laughter" haha

  • @dianasporle8183
    @dianasporle8183 2 роки тому

    Thank you Josh, Dad Steph & Liam for the video!! This is cool to see. So much fun!!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Thanks! We had a great time making it!

  • @johnfoster6194
    @johnfoster6194 2 роки тому

    This brings back so many memories. My first computer was a Tandy 1000. 10M HD, with the upgrade option to 20M. Also a dot matrix printer. Search internet for a degaussing coil, to demagnetize the monitor. It will get rid of the discolored screen. Thanks for the memories.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s so awesome! And I looked that up and will see if it helps. Thanks!

    • @johnfoster6194
      @johnfoster6194 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech There is a proper way to degauss a CRT, if you can't find info on line, shot me an message and I can guide you through it.

  • @cindydeacereto4191
    @cindydeacereto4191 2 роки тому +5

    Congratulations Josh! Looking forward to the new content! I’m a bit older than you so my first computer usage actually came at an office job. Nothing fun like this!! So appreciative of all you do! And wow just don’t know how you do it with your full time job! I get tired just watching but in a good way!! Thanks to Stef and Liam as well for supporting you in all your ventures! Really awesome family you guys are 🥰

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's really cool! Still even using these old machines in an office is very cool in a retro way! Thanks for being here!

  • @LSUmom
    @LSUmom 2 роки тому +5

    This brings back so many memories! Computers sure have come a long way, but it's fun to take a look back at the Retro ones!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      I love that you know your retro computers too! Welcome to the new channel!!

  • @downscale
    @downscale 2 роки тому +2

    Woo Hoo! Loving this Unboxing! Thanks for showing the inside! Can't wait for the Future of RetroTV1 !

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      I'm so excited! Welcome to the channel, Downscale!

    • @downscale
      @downscale 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech It's gonna be awesome! If you need any help or software or something let me know!

  • @EvaLovesDisney
    @EvaLovesDisney 2 роки тому

    Very cool Josh! Congrats on the new channel and I look forward to some more of the cool retro gadgets you'll be showing us!

  • @stevec.7017
    @stevec.7017 2 місяці тому

    This is my favorite computer I ever owned. Our family loved to play Kings Quest and Space Quest games.

  • @ArkangelAllThingsSydney
    @ArkangelAllThingsSydney 2 роки тому +2

    ohhh love it , retro can’t wait to see what’s to come and I will watch replay later tonight !!!

  • @handmadeheartears
    @handmadeheartears 2 роки тому +2

    So cool to see this, Love the new channel already! Thanks for sharing an awesome look at this computer Josh, felt really nostalgic and took me back to the first computers we used at school!
    Great to see Liam as always and enjoyed your excitement ☺️
    Amazing! (And great job on the sign off, feels right!)

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Thanks, Kayleigh! I love all of this stuff and can’t wait to show more!!

  • @lanisioux2644
    @lanisioux2644 2 роки тому +3

    This was so much fun! I started out with a Commodore 64 in the early 80s....got my first pc about 1993, Gateway. This brought back so many memories using the C-64. there was a time the store was out of disk drives, so I had to leave it turned on when I created or typed in a program. I would watch programs on PBS on Saturdays to learn about computers and typed in long programs from computer magazines.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      That's really cool! I remember not being able to save a program sometimes if I ran out of blank disks! lol

    • @lanisioux2644
      @lanisioux2644 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech I played around with machine language and made a very simple cartoon of a stick figure going to a hotdog stand!

    • @allenperreault7825
      @allenperreault7825 2 роки тому +1

      I had a Commodore 64 also back in 1983.

    • @lanisioux2644
      @lanisioux2644 2 роки тому

      @@allenperreault7825 It was a fun time, learning all about computers!

  • @fabavb
    @fabavb 2 роки тому

    That was awesome! What a trip down memory lane. Now that you showed this, it is all slowly coming back. That was my first computer too. Can’t wait to see what you will do next with that dinosaur. Congratulations to your new channel, I will definitely be watching.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it, and very cool that this was your first computer as well!!

  • @CaseysCornerOfTheWorld
    @CaseysCornerOfTheWorld 2 роки тому

    What a great blast from the past..brings me back to my first at home computer, Adam computer. It actually ran on a audio casset for its programs. Liam has gotten so big and is so creative and well spoken. Josh, eventually on this channel could you show us how disney technology has evolved in the parks?

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      That would be cool too! Welcome, Casey!

  • @lorrifrench4460
    @lorrifrench4460 2 роки тому +2

    Congratulations on your new channel. Looks like the computer is still in great condition. My husband’s first PCs were a Vic 20. And Commodore 64 . He had Flight Simulator then too and still has an version on his both Apple PC. Liam , looks like he is a great assistant. Looks like your Dad is enjoying the computer too.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s really cool! I never owned a Commodore machine, but now I want to!! Thanks for watching!

  • @ollieroger3032
    @ollieroger3032 2 роки тому +1

    Another hit channel! Congrats and WooHoo!

  • @RobFuz
    @RobFuz 2 роки тому

    Love it! Some of those older monitors were awesome! Can’t wait to see more!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Yes! I love these old monitors. And you can literally hear them running.

    • @RobFuz
      @RobFuz 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech NICE :)

  • @eric_in_florida
    @eric_in_florida 2 роки тому +2

    You remember a lot more DOS than I do! My first was a Packard Bell 8088 with a CD drive which was a big deal at the time. It came with the Encarta Encyclopedia that was ALL text no photos. But it was amazing that you could search the entire thing in seconds and find all these amazing references. XTREE was a great free program for managing your directories, might want to check that out.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      I remember that XTREE program! And we had Encarta too! So amazing!

  • @carouselkim8992
    @carouselkim8992 2 роки тому +1

    Exciting! WooHoo! Congratulations Have so much fun w/ it!!

  • @nikkitobin527
    @nikkitobin527 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on your new channel! Can’t wait to see all the cool retro stuff you find! It was so cool to hear how excited you and Jerry were to see the old computer lol 😂

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks, Nikki! I’m just a retro geek at heart! Lol.

  • @chrishansen1377
    @chrishansen1377 2 роки тому +1

    Josh, thanks for the trip back in time. We had a Tandy 1000 HX and I spent many hours playing Earl Weaver Baseball, Manhunter 2, and Carmen Sandiego. I also remember buying tablature books and using the music program to create my favorite songs. Lots of great memories. Looking forward to more great content!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's awesome! The HX was a great machine too! It had DOS in ROM as well. I had Carmen Sandiego and Earl Weaver Baseball too!

  • @bassshred37
    @bassshred37 2 роки тому

    Love seeing this stuff.I have an old Apple 2E.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Those are really cool! Thanks for watching!

  • @earidescentgenie1166
    @earidescentgenie1166 2 роки тому

    I grew up way way after this tech. My first computer was a Dell with Windows XP in school. Never seen anything before Windows XP. I LOVE to see this awesome working tech from the past. Retro tech doesn't get the attention it should. Don't forget the past. It's stuff like this that got us where we are today. Looking forward to more content!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s cool! It’s good to learn the history, even if you didn’t live through it!

  • @craigsrobotics
    @craigsrobotics 2 роки тому

    Love it... brings me back to the days of early computing. My first computer was a TI 99/4A. Spent hours coding programs... moved up to Apple IIc then onto Commodore 64, Tandy, then the big boys, IBM

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s really cool! Wasn’t that the first machine with 16 bit registers, even though it wasn’t fully 16 bit?

  • @billmcgrath5647
    @billmcgrath5647 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Josh and congrats on getting your channel up an running! I've been a fan of ResortTV1 for a while, but although I was never a big gamer, I worked for RadioShack as a computer specialist and manager for 25 years, starting in 1981. My first big computer sale was a TRS-80 Model III, selling for I believe $2499! (Imagine what that would be in 2022 dollars!) I have owned a TRS-80 CoCo, a model 1000, 3000's, a 4000 and a Packard Bell, thrown in somewhere in there. I STILL have a Coco, a VERY early laptop, the Model 100, and although not a Tandy, one of the arguably sexiest desktops ever made, the black IBM Aptiva Stealth, which still works. It sold for a whopping $3499 at the time. (RadioShack sadly slowly move to brand names, which was probably not a good move.) I would have to look around, but I have MANY of the RS catalogs for all those years, including the Computer Catalogs, that were published for a number of years. If you have a question about Tandy computers, or RadioShack, hit me up! I still remember the catalog numbers! Good Luck! Bill

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s so cool, Bill! Wow! Radio Shack was such a magical place in the 80’s and 90’s! I would love to chat with you sometime about your experiences there sometime! Maybe even for a video interview if you’re interested! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @jayrnj
    @jayrnj 2 роки тому +1

    Best of luck on this awesome channel, Josh!

  • @drewwise5966
    @drewwise5966 2 роки тому

    Great video Josh! I remember our first family computer too. It was a Packard Bell running Windows 3.1

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's cool! I remember those old Packard Bell's!

  • @wideopenrc4742
    @wideopenrc4742 2 роки тому

    Josh congrats on your new channel! This sure brings back some memories. I think we’re around the same age so I’m sure I’ll be able to relate to alot of the stuff you’ll be showing on here. Love it!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s really cool! Can’t wait to share more!

  • @jenimmordino1666
    @jenimmordino1666 2 роки тому

    This is really neat to see my Brothers and I had this computer 🖥growing up as well 😀

  • @mike88nyc
    @mike88nyc 2 роки тому

    i was just bearly around in the 80s eraly a 90s so honestly all of this older tech is gonna be mostly mew to me. the only two things i remember having are a classic npsintendo with some games as well as a gameboy color with some ganes i still have both somewhere thanks so much as always josh!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's awesome! Thanks for watching!

  • @GSJon
    @GSJon 2 роки тому

    That PC is straight out of my childhood, had one JUST like it! Looking forward to where you go with the new channel, Josh. Good luck!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s really cool! They were such great machines! And clearly very reliable!

  • @juliehunt8835
    @juliehunt8835 2 роки тому

    Omg brings back memories of using DOS. I remember using Edlin to edit files and making batch (.bat) files. I still have my Commander keen game discs too.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      I remember that too. So cool that you still have your Keen disks!

    • @juliehunt8835
      @juliehunt8835 2 роки тому

      We just found our Space Quest discs as well.

  • @kelchmom2117
    @kelchmom2117 2 роки тому

    I don't remember the exact model of my first machine, but I do remember it was a big deal that I was upgrading from 4MB to 8MB of RAM! And I worked in the early-mid 90s doing hardware support, so I've seen a lot of this!!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s really cool! Yes, upgrading from 4mb to 8mb was a big deal in those days!

  • @garfish307
    @garfish307 2 роки тому +1

    I had a Tandy 1000 and I miss the old Radio Shack. It changed when they started selling cell phones.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Yes. The old Radio Shack was a magical place. It’s too bad they had to change, but unfortunately cell phones changed everything.

  • @emiliecourtney6156
    @emiliecourtney6156 2 роки тому

    I had a Tandy computer when I was little. My dad would sometimes disconnect the computer from the tv upstairs and connect it to our big screen tv downstairs.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's really cool!!

    • @emiliecourtney6156
      @emiliecourtney6156 2 роки тому

      The big screen tv that we had folded up and it had three colors red, blue and yellow.

  • @BeakerHoneydew_MuppetLabs
    @BeakerHoneydew_MuppetLabs 2 роки тому

    That was a great VLOG Josh!! Loving this new channel and content. Brings back so many memories! Amazing it ran as well too! Look forward to what's next! Loving the Tech Talk with Josh!!

  • @kitiar4693
    @kitiar4693 2 роки тому

    Congrats on new channel. My first pc was zx91. Just black, white and grey. 8k 5 minutes to load games

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Wow! Was that 5 minutes on a cassette tape? Pretty cool!

  • @everythingmoving69
    @everythingmoving69 2 роки тому

    I'm excited to see how your channel grow. My first computer was Commodore Vic 20. Also side note. You should use fabric sheets when you going live on the other channel. Reduces static.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      That’s awesome! And fabric sheets for what? When working on the old computers?

    • @workroom502
      @workroom502 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech when live streaming. It takes the static off your body and helps with wifi strength.

  • @1pumpkin877
    @1pumpkin877 2 роки тому

    Looking forward to seeing more of these retro tech videos!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Can't wait to post more amazing videos soon!

  • @EpcotBob
    @EpcotBob 2 роки тому

    Awesome idea for a channel Josh! Man I remember messing around with the Tandy 1000, and playing Flight Sim! That is the old Meigs Field in Chicago that Flight Sim always defaulted to back in the day…so cool! …p.s. page up/down for the plane throttle 😊

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Hey Bob! Thank you! Yes, those old Flight Sim games are fun! Thanks for the tip on the controls!

    • @EpcotBob
      @EpcotBob 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech - Haha, No problem!

  • @gregtitus645
    @gregtitus645 2 роки тому

    Josh thanks for the new channel and video. Looking forward to seeing more on this channel. It reminds me of my old commodore 64.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      So cool! I hope to get a 64 some day!!

  • @wb5827
    @wb5827 2 роки тому

    My first computer was a tandy color computer 2 64k ... and i still got it... still works and plays ...awesome system

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s really cool! What’s your favorite game for that system?

    • @wb5827
      @wb5827 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech my best favorite game is my first games is zaxxon (cassette game) and dragon fire (gamepac/rom cart) so awesome

  • @karaliseklers2531
    @karaliseklers2531 2 роки тому

    Amazing share

  • @BillsOddsNEnds
    @BillsOddsNEnds 2 роки тому

    Hey Josh. Great video. Still have my first computer an Apple II purchased in 1978. Still works. Love the old tech.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Wow, Bill! That's really cool! Do you have an old monitor with it too?

    • @BillsOddsNEnds
      @BillsOddsNEnds 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech yep have a twelve inch amber monitor or use an a/b switch and run it on a tv.

  • @KellyBC
    @KellyBC 2 роки тому

    Cool start to the new channel. I still have a lot of my early computers and consoles hanging around. The first one was a TI99/4A - never had a Tandy though.

  • @mariowario5945
    @mariowario5945 5 місяців тому

    Your first computer/laptop ever sticks with you for a very long time in the case of mine, which isnt even retro but more modern (hp2000 notebook pc from 2013) i even still use it today even though I have a real gaming laptop, but cant help but feel dirty like I'm playing around with junk in the landfill😅😅

  • @jameshann7218
    @jameshann7218 2 роки тому

    Great start Josh! We never had a computer in the house until long after I was in college but my first exposure in school was at Eisenhower Middle School in the very early 1980s (I finished eighth grade in 1982!) Those were TRS-80s, I think Model 1 maybe? I know we had TRS-80 model 3s in high school and then went to Tandys but they were basically rebadged TRS-80s, the big cabinet with about a 10" monochrome monitor and two 5.25" floppy drives! No sound or graphics to speak of (beyond ASCII). Mom's first computer at work was a Tandy 1000, and she had a "huge" 5mb HDD, it was almost the size of a record player!!! Can't wait to see more. I need to get my techie 15 year old son to watch this, he will wig out!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Wow! That’s really cool! Our first computers at school were Commodore 64’s. Our school even had an old PET.

  • @Age_of_Retro
    @Age_of_Retro 2 роки тому

    Awesome video Josh! I love the nostalgia here. I have an original Mac to run a lot of old games like Zork and Oregon Trail. Thanks for sharing!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      That’s really cool! I have a boxed Oregon Trail game that I’ll show off on the channel later!

  • @Thorin83
    @Thorin83 2 роки тому

    Great first video Josh! Congrats on the new channel. Looking forward to seeing more of this. My first computer was a Gateway 2000, and you had me looking around to see what they go far nowadays, be cool to get one in. Keep up the good work!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      I remember Gateway PC’s with those old cow spot boxes!! Lol.

  • @waltmacklin1770
    @waltmacklin1770 Рік тому

    I remember seeing Tandy computers in Radio Shack in the 1980's! That DeskMate sure looks powerful. I remember learning computers and BASIC Language on Apple IIe 8K comptuers! you had to know dos commands on that to do anything! It shows a lot of things you can do at the click of an option! really neat! That 3 Voice music chip is quite a catchy music maker for back then. My Commodore Vic 20, Commodore 64 and Amiga made similar musical notes! Brings back memories! I thought the Flight Simulator was really fun to watch the demo on your First Computer!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  Рік тому +1

      Thank you! DeskMate was more advanced than Windows at the time, and it ran in high resolution 16 color mode, which was pretty advanced for the time. I love those old sound chips as well! Thanks for watching!

  • @quinn5052
    @quinn5052 2 роки тому

    Great new channel. Brings back memories of my first computer, a commodore c16+4, when I was Liam's age.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      That's really cool! The Plus 4 was a very unique machine and had programs built into ROM as well!

  • @AmyKuntz
    @AmyKuntz 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on the new channel! 🎉 Excited for more retro tech talk including video game ones 🎮

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Yes! Can’t wait! More coming soon!

  • @Monkeyatplay2005
    @Monkeyatplay2005 2 роки тому

    My first experience with computers was with the ISC compucolor II, I think ISC (Intelligent Systems Corp) were based in GA? and the university of Orlando used to use them and there was even one at Epcot in the early days, but we had one of the few imported into the UK. In fact we still have it. Planning to replace all the electrolytics first though before we try and switch it on again. They were notoriously unreliable even when new :) As Epcot used to have one, you might want to look out for one.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's really cool! I'll have to look that up!

  • @Sinistraa
    @Sinistraa 2 роки тому

    I love the new channel!! Can't wait to see what sort of videos you guys put out.

  • @stephaniel1981
    @stephaniel1981 2 роки тому

    I need to see your mouse pad. Where did you get it? That music brought back memories.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      The mouse pad is from Walt Disney World. It’s a picture of the castle!

  • @kevinsparrow2396
    @kevinsparrow2396 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on the new channel, Josh! Loved the video!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks, Kevin!! Welcome to the new channel!!

    • @kevinsparrow2396
      @kevinsparrow2396 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech Looking forward to it!

  • @johnalferio3146
    @johnalferio3146 2 роки тому

    Love this new channel! I’m a big tech “geek” so this is perfect. I can’t wait to see what you do in the future

  • @glennschlegel7160
    @glennschlegel7160 2 роки тому +1

    It's official Tech Talk with Josh!!! Getting ready to fire up my SNES and watch along. Still have my Atari 2600 too but not sure how to hook that up to modern television. I'm hoping to see some retro games. Awesome 👌 👏 👍

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      That’s cool, Glenn! There are ways to hook up the 2600 on a modern TV, but it takes an adapter. I have a 2600 to show soon!

    • @glennschlegel7160
      @glennschlegel7160 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech Thanks Josh!!! Can't wait to see it. I bought one of the reissue Atari consoles. It's smaller and can hook up but it's not the same as the original. I'm old school. I still have the original joysticks 🕹 for my 2600 and have a gamer sticks. Sold back in the day. It has the button on top instead of the side.

  • @rebeccan3288
    @rebeccan3288 2 роки тому

    Liam is so cute! Love his glasses!

  • @christopheryoung2703
    @christopheryoung2703 2 роки тому

    Cannot wait ! Congratulations !!!!

  • @Oliver_de_Bire
    @Oliver_de_Bire 2 роки тому

    Congratulations

  • @Supernatural4us
    @Supernatural4us 2 роки тому

    Very excited about retro tech, thanks for the new channel wishing you success.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Can't wait to show you all more! Thanks for being here!

  • @sandypandys
    @sandypandys 2 роки тому

    Back when the pc was easy to fix at home. Thank you josh I like the new channel concept.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      That's so true! Welcome to the new channel!

  • @happyshaunt
    @happyshaunt 2 роки тому

    Ninja watched! Congrats on the new stream! Not a huge tech person! It doesn’t like me so much but it’s fun seeing what I grew up with!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for being here, especially if you're not a tech person. :-)

  • @Sandra-D20
    @Sandra-D20 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on your new channel wishing you much success

  • @Dasnechla
    @Dasnechla 2 роки тому

    woah, now that takes me back a bit. We didn't have a tandy for our first home pc, It was (iirc) some generic pc from best buy. after that, they were all custom built. The oldest pc we had at home would be a tie with my brother's old IBM 5150 which weighed a TON and even had an industrial power switch on the side, or the Apple 2 collection I got free from school when they tossed them out
    When I was little and those same Apple II's were in use, I remember it used to be a mad dash to the computer lab as we only had a few with color screens. (I did get ALL of the 5 1/4 floppy disks from then, all the neat MECC software like oregon trail, the munchers series, carmen sandiego, etc.)

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      Wow! That’s really cool, and yes, those IBM 5150’s were beasts! So cool! And that’s neat about the Apple II’s from your school! I wish I had gotten the 64’s and PETs from my old school.

  • @robertwernerog399
    @robertwernerog399 2 роки тому

    Finally what we all have been waiting for #techtalkwithJosh. I can't wait for the first live video so we can 'geek' out. Also, I'm ready for the first BSOD.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      I am so excited for the first BSOD! lol

  • @dataguy2020
    @dataguy2020 2 роки тому

    congrats on the new channel Josh!! Being a fellow techy this will be very interesting

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Thanks, Michael! I can't wait to see what kind of fun we can have with this!

  • @MyBackyardScience
    @MyBackyardScience 2 роки тому +1

    Best wishes for your new channel, Josh! 🙂

  • @emiliecourtney6156
    @emiliecourtney6156 2 роки тому

    I still have the original NES Nintendo system. My brothers and I had two Nintendo systems when we were growing up. One at our house and another one at our grandparents house. The one at our house broke but the one at our grandparents house still works so that is the one I have.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      I have that one too! I'm glad yours still works!!

  • @cheryleann6394
    @cheryleann6394 2 роки тому

    Pretty impressive that it all worked.
    Ever heard of a VT200? I'm really dating myself. Lol.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  Рік тому

      Thanks! I hadn't heard of a VT200! I'll have to look it up!

  • @leeirby3857
    @leeirby3857 2 роки тому

    I even remember those old computers that had floppy disk drives

  • @rachelfithian3257
    @rachelfithian3257 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on the new channel!

  • @gentilly3939
    @gentilly3939 2 роки тому

    First computer was a Mac Classic (actually a Performa 200 sold by Sears.) It was a monochrome with no modem.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Wow! That's really cool! I've never seen one of those before!

  • @martym61
    @martym61 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on the new channel.

  • @heidig2861
    @heidig2861 2 роки тому

    Congrats and best wishes with your new channel!

  • @jillwachbrit6630
    @jillwachbrit6630 2 роки тому

    Our first computer was a Leading Edge which we purchased with Bingo winnings from a cruise in 1986.

  • @noreenn6976
    @noreenn6976 2 роки тому

    Congrats on the new channel Josh.

  • @joelsterling1445
    @joelsterling1445 2 роки тому

    My 1st computer I used was a Commodore 64 playing Munchmath which is a math game where you answer 10 questions and you go to the next level when you are successful in answering them or if you get a question wrong 3 times, you go back a level

  • @FlippersPool
    @FlippersPool 2 роки тому

    Thanks Josh, my first was the commodore64

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's awesome! I never had one of those, but I'd like to get one sometime!

  • @koriewilliams7076
    @koriewilliams7076 2 роки тому

    just subbed from disney after the kali river rapid ride request.

  • @perky2320
    @perky2320 2 роки тому +1

    I feel like I got in on the ground floor.😁

  • @thechargerprincipal
    @thechargerprincipal 2 роки тому

    Congratulations!

  • @noelleashe4630
    @noelleashe4630 2 роки тому +1

    hi josh how’s are you feeling you

  • @consumercompute
    @consumercompute 2 роки тому

    Congrats on the new channel Josh!!......one busy bee :P

  • @Val-jrc2m
    @Val-jrc2m 2 роки тому

    congrats on the new channel!!

  • @marxdesign
    @marxdesign 2 роки тому

    Waiting for fun 😀

  • @lynne9747
    @lynne9747 2 роки тому

    I started with a Radio Shack TRS-80

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's awesome! More Radio Shack fun!!

  • @IntellivisionChamp
    @IntellivisionChamp 2 роки тому

    Very cool Josh! "How about a nice game of chess?"

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      This computer actually has an older version of chess for DOS on it!

  • @Yyanks15
    @Yyanks15 2 роки тому

    Good luck josh

  • @xrarelightx
    @xrarelightx 2 роки тому

    My family's first computer was a Windows 95. It was 1995 and I was 12 or 13. The first time we got internet too! 😄

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому +1

      That's awesome! Dial up, right?

    • @xrarelightx
      @xrarelightx 2 роки тому

      @@retrotv1tech lol yup 😂

  • @weeezel9965
    @weeezel9965 2 роки тому

    I have an image of an original newspaper as for the Atari 2600. I’d like to send it to you but not sure how. Let me know.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That’s really cool! You can send it to my email in the about page of the channel.

  • @Bluejay1999ad
    @Bluejay1999ad 2 роки тому

    Cool

  • @hulatimon2997
    @hulatimon2997 2 роки тому

    Woo hoo Josh! 🙂🙂

  • @chade.7948
    @chade.7948 2 роки тому

    Oregon Trail in elementary school.

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      We're gonna unbox that game soon!!

  • @danielmahoney8817
    @danielmahoney8817 2 роки тому

    What app do you use?

  • @Mikro_Adventures
    @Mikro_Adventures 2 роки тому

    Found the Channel But What is it the About is blank Just thought I mention that good luck on the New channel

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      Just added some basic info! Thanks!

  • @disneyworldcastle3595
    @disneyworldcastle3595 2 роки тому

    👍😀

  • @stephensmith3111
    @stephensmith3111 2 роки тому

    Stay tuned for the Adventures of Galactic Lieutenant Liam and his little robot buddy Strong1! 🎶 Da- da-da-daaahhhhh 🎶

  • @kevinwhyte1089
    @kevinwhyte1089 2 роки тому

    My fist computer was IBM PCjr in 1984 and it cost $1269.00!

    • @retrotv1tech
      @retrotv1tech  2 роки тому

      That's really cool! This Tandy was loosely based on the PCjr.

  • @JoshuaOne9-d3z
    @JoshuaOne9-d3z 2 роки тому

    I was probably 1,470 subscriber