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Various random long-form recordings of old computers without much of a specific purpose in mind.

Cheap APM Poweroff Workaround for Windows NT 4.0 on MPS Systems
September 02, 2021 - Oddly enough, the procedure to get APM poweroff working in Windows NT 4.0 seems to only apply to single CPU systems.

Setting Up PXE on Windows NT Server 4.0 for a Windows 95D Lite Network Installation
August 23, 2021 - Following the server move, I figured now would be a good time to reconstruct the entire PXE server configuration from scratch, which I had been using to install many different versions of Windows over...

Builiding a Dual Pentium III Server Running Windows NT 4.0
August 21, 2021 - Since I started meddling with classic Windows NT back in 2014, I've moved between running a domain controller on a virtual machine and a real one.

Windows 95C Automated Network Setup Voodoo4 Voodoo5 Quake III 1v1
August 09, 2019 - This run being executed on Pentium 3 and 4 computers further improves on the approach from the Windows 95B install.

Install Windows 95 using LapLink Parallel Direct Cable Connection
November 18, 2018 - This uses the DOS programs INTERLNK and INTERSVR, which can be run off of a DOS boot floppy. Another great alternative to a CD-ROM or a set of floppy disks!

Windows 95 Remoteboot
July 26, 2019 - Bunch of Dell Dimension XPS computers remotely booting Windows 95 using RPL. Once you try this yourself, you'll see that this feature was poorly executed.

Windows 95B Unattended Installation on Athlon and P3 Tualatin with Voodoo3, SCSI
July 20, 2019 - This one takes a very different approach in which much of the initialization is performed by a shell script running on Core Linux, inspired by a Linux Gazette article from 1999.

Windows 95A Unattended Setup on Pentium Computer with ST32550N SCSI Hard Drive
July 10, 2019 - This method purely uses a DOS boot floppy.

Windows NT Unattended Installation on Seagate ST32550W SCSI Hard Drive
July 02, 2019 - Also preloads Service Pack 6a during installation.

GLQuake LAN Netplay Voodoo1 vs. Voodoo2 SLI
June 20, 2019 - The two computers previously displayed go head to head against each other in a GLQuake deathmatch, using the TCP/IP protocol.

Pentium III Computer with Sound Blaster Live and Voodoo2 SLI
June 04, 2019 - Another powerful Windows 95 computer with a neat 3D accelerator; unfortunately, that card has been permanently tainted by overhype resulting from YouTubers and eBay sellers.

Turbo Assembler Programming 1998
December 29, 2018 - A recut of some footage I recorded of myself learning x86 assembly programming in DOS, going off of an old book.

Pentium II Computer with Sound Blaster AWE32 and 3dfx Voodoo1
June 04, 2019 - Running Windows 95B on a Pentium II computer and trying a few programs.

Windows NT 3.51 Pentium MMX 233MHz
May 28, 2019 - Windows NT doing the usual workstation stuff - Photoshop, CorelDRAW, WordPerfect for DOS, and floppy disks.

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