The Nostalgia Mall

Some sneak previews of some of the videos you can expect to see this year on Nostalgia Mall Christmas; replacing the PSU in the Packard Bell Legend 822CDT, an overview of the Gateway Select, a look at Protoweb, a 1993 JVC VHS-C camcorder, among others.

Finally upgraded my main computer from 16GB RAM to 32GB RAM last week, the most I've ever had in a computer. I was still getting along well with 16GB, but needed to future proof. Main upgrade my computer really needs is a new GPU.

28 years ago tonight was when I was introduced to the Packard Bell Legend 822CDT.

My Gateway Select came with a Turtle Beach Aureal Vortex 1 sound card, which I was initially excited about. Unfortunately, many DOS games would not run properly with it, sometimes even crashing the computer. I replaced it with my YAMAHA XG PCI sound card and now it works great. I actually prefer the YAMAHA card anyway because the AdLib emulation is the most accurate I've heard on a PCI card. Also, the Gateway did not come with the Aureal originally.

I wasn't the only participant in this year. My friend Lmull3 did a couple of videos of some Packard Bells he recently got. Here's one of them. Hoping to make a video during Nostalgia Mall Christmas.

Packard Bell PB 1700CD Computer #Packvember A 486DX2 based Packard Bell computer for this year's Packvember!00:00 - Intro00:22 - Beginning12:59 - Inside16:10 - First Boot23:12 - Software39:08 - OutroTw...

I did a poll on my Twitter account (or is it X? I don't know what it's called this week) asking my viewers if they'd like to see my 1998 VHS footage of the Tanglewood Festival of Lights in the background of my Nostalgia Mall Christmas intro video this year, or to use HD 2023 footage I plan to record when I go Friday. The majority has ruled and I will be using the 1998 footage this year, with maybe some from my 1999 tape if I need more. I still plan to record this year's show as a possible bonus video.

Here is the computer I brought home today. This is a Gateway Select, built June 2000. I've been after a Gateway with this case design for awhile. Has a 700MHz AMD Athlon, 256MB RAM, and an NVIDIA Riva TNT2 video card. Had to drive to Charlotte to get it, but it was worth it. Needs some cleaning up but once I do that, I'll be making it the subject of a Nostalgia Mall Christmas video.

In addition to Nostalgia Mall Christmas, I will be sprinkling in some bonus vintage Christmas commercials I've found over the past year while collecting that I plan to upload to my RetromercialBilly channel throughout December.

No stream tomorrow night. Will be gone tomorrow afternoon/evening picking up a vintage computer for a Nostalgia Mall Christmas video.

Will be taking a break for the next two weeks to record some videos for Nostalgia Mall Christmas 2023. This is my 10th year doing this. Videos will begin December 13th. As for the weekly livestream, I'm hoping to still do that.

Receiving a lot of comments about the cricket noise in today's video. This is indeed the PSU fan. Did not realize the noise had gotten that bad. Will do a PSU replacement for one of my Christmas videos. Thank you everyone for the feedback and my apologies for the noise.

https://youtu.be/Hwid5BtqHPA?si=3uGGyB8bhhewpQkD

"Upgrading" the Packard Bell Legend 822CDT to Windows 98 #Packvember In this video, we "upgrade" the Packard Bell Legend 822CDT to Windows 98.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNostalgiaMall

Sneak preview of tomorrow's final video for this year. Spoiler alert; Windows 95 runs MUCH better.

Going live.

Packard Bell Bundled Games Part 3 #Packvember (11/25/2023) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNostalgiaMall

One more video that needs to be done. The final one is traditionally the Legend 822CDT, which will be no exception this year. I just gotta make it more unique.

https://youtu.be/m0JQtO7yDNs?si=65fZ_HsTLweXjDLt

Unboxing and Setting Up a Packard Bell Platinum I #Packvember In this video, we unbox and setup a Packard Bell Platinum I.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNostalgiaMall

Packard Bell Platinum I Unboxing and Setup going live tomorrow morning.

Good news. Went to Goodwill today and found another Backpack parallel port CD-ROM drive and unlike the other one, it works great with the HP Vectra 486. I have now hooked it up to my capture setup and will now be using it as my streaming computer for Windows 3.11 stuff.

https://youtu.be/wcu56Fk9P1U

Packard Bell 286 Setup Video Circa 1990 From a recent eBay find, here is a setup VHS that would've shipped with a 286 Packard Bell. I believe this is from 1990.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheN...

Quick reminder that I will be at the beach tomorrow through Sunday and will be unable to do my Friday livestream, unless I decide to do a random Q/A chat on my phone with the ocean in the background.

I sincerely apologize for the abrupt end of this week's video. Unfortunately the video files are lost and I can't retrieve them.

https://youtu.be/pNl-owN7s-g

Windows NT 4.0 on a Packard Bell #Packvember In this video, I do the unthinkable; install Windows NT 4.0 on a Packard Bell!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNostalgiaMall

TheFlyingScotsman is back. Glad to see him making videos again.

Unboxing and Initial Set Up of the 2023 MacBook Air 15 inch In this video I unbox and set up a 2023 MacBook Air 15-Inch

Here is a special treat for you guys. Here's a Packard Bell 286 setup VHS I bought off eBay. I believe it's from 1990.

Packard Bell 286 Setup Video 1990 : Packard Bell : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive This is from a VHS tape that would have come in the box with a 286 Packard Bell computer system. I believe it's from 1990.

Another shot of the Platinum I, complete with monitor.

The Platinum I is here.

Assuming any issues I may encounter with the Packard Bell Platinum I, if any, are easily fixable, the video of its restore and setup will go live Wednesday, November 22, day before Thanksgiving. This week's video will be me doing something to a Packard Bell I said I'd never do...

Going live.

Packard Bell Bundled Games Part 2 #Packvember (11/10/2023) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNostalgiaMall

I am happy to announce that a new Packard Bell will be added to my collection next week. I have purchased another Packard Bell Platinum I (this will be my fourth, I foolishly sold the others years ago). This will be the highlight of 2023.

The four Packard Bells I currently have setup. I have others in storage.

I recently remembered that this month marks 15 years since I posted not only my first Packard Bell video, but my first computer video. Here it is in all its 240p glory.

My Packard Bell Computer Video of my Windows 95 Packard Bell Legend 1510 Supreme that I bought off eBay in March of 2005.Specs:1.18 GB Hard Drive16 MB of RAMIntel Pentium 1 Processor...

https://youtu.be/s3Cu-CS8HEw

DOS Gaming on the Packard Bell Statesman Laptop #Packvember In this video, we try a few DOS games on the Packard Bell Statesman laptop.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNostalgiaMall

Grayscale, PC speaker shenanigans coming this Wednesday.

Going live.

Packard Bell Bundled Games #Packvember (11/03/2023) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNostalgiaMall

Picked up this little beauty at Goodwill today for $25. Just needed RAM and an SSD. It has a sixth gen Core i5, 256GB SSD, 16GB RAM, and my old RX560 video card. Planning to use it as a secondary desktop for when I'm rendering video on my main desktop (not the best GPU).

Gonna be installing an SSD in a mid-2009 iMac tomorrow. I might not make it out alive.

https://youtu.be/8ZJCkInAq2Y

Packard Bell Force 442CDT One Year Later #Packvember Welcome to 2023! In this video, we take a look at my Packard Bell Force 442CDT after one year of ownership.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNo...

For Halloween this year, I'm dressing as the scariest thing imaginable; a guy from North Carolina who makes videos about Packard Bell computers.