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The IBM PCjr, Part 1: The road to hell is paved with
The IBM PCjr, Part 1: The road to hell is paved with good intentions
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“The Oldskool PC”
On the 40th anniversary of the IBM PCjr, we revisit the machine regarded as one of the biggest flops in the computer industry.
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Great video!
Great part 1. Looking forward to the rest – especially your take on the keyboard!
Ir sucked so much. I regret every attosecond with it.
Awesome video Jim. I'm looking forward to the remaining installments!
Really nice job on this one! I have a PCjr repair series in the works, so this goes well with it.
Thanks, Jim. This is the most interested I've ever been in the PCjr. Looking forward to part 2.
So IBM knew right away that the wireless keyboard was unsuitable for classroom use, rather than the popular belief that it took kids messing with each other's PCjrs to discover that. But since IBM suggested that's what kids could do with the wireless keyboards, I can see how that got turned into claims of kids actually doing it.
I see some friends in that Computer Reset photo @0:41 – I was there that day, and should have snuck into the side.
Wonderful start, and that Comdex footage is a REAL treasure! Super looking forward to future parts!
Love this
Nice work Jim, fantastic video! It's interesting that it seems even in the Comdex footage they were still showing the PCjr with the IBM Color Display (5153?) and not the PCjr Color Display (4863) everyone knows today.
This is going to be a fantastic series. It's so beautifully produced. You must have found just about every advert for the PCJr in existence, Jim. This was such a pleasure to watch!
Ok, so I guessed wrong. And the European Union is in fact exactly 10 years younger than the PC jr! Who would have guessed!
I think I haven’t seen a single PC Jr here in Germany. I think it could have been a bit of a success here in Germany, as for example Apple was basically non existent in schools, contrary to the US. Plus parents here were always keen on computers „that could do something useful“ and pure gaming machines were a bit frowned upon.
Fantastic watch. Thanks for doing this Jim!! Looking forward to the next part!
Excellent video; Your commentary is always valued, and the (high quality) original footage is both informative and a wonderful time capsule from this era of IBMs history.
I look forward to the next video(s).
new vid from trixter -> instant click
Where can I find a list of the "over 100 books" about the PCjr? Serious question. I have several PCjr books but would like to explore more..
Great video!
Wow, great start to the series. I am really looking forward to the following parts. Your videos are fantastic, keep up the good work.
Great Video, loved the old video of the launch presentation – so many suits! 😅 Looking forward to part 2, I studied the PCjr tech manual a lot whilst designing a my own minimal mode 8088 PC so I defo have an affinity with it, even tho I've never used or seen one in the flesh before!