Michael MJD

a screenshot of my YouTube channel showing 600,000 subscribers

Thanks for 600K!

a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Scholastic POS system sitting on a wooden table. On screen is the Scholastic logo. The Android logo is at the bottom left corner of the image.

New video! So I found something weird on eBay again... and this time around it's a cash register system used at Scholastic Book Fairs. And today we're gonna mess around with it and see what it's capable of!

youtu.be/xbsCJbU6JSo

Windows 2000 boot screen.

On this day in 2000, Windows 2000 was released.

The old YouTube "Broadcast Yourself" logo.

On this day in 2005, the YouTube.com domain was registered.

a YouTube thumbnail featuring the box for the Coby Kyros MID7015 tablet being held above a wooden table. There is a yellow glow around the box. At the top right corner is the Android mascot.

New video! So how bad can a cheap Android tablet from 2010 be? Well, today we're gonna find out! This thing sold for a fraction of the cost of a first gen iPad, and predates the release of Android 3.0 Honeycomb. So this should be fun...

youtu.be/2ZkK5rAhJ10

Google Maps as seen in 2005.

On this day in 2005, Google Maps was launched.

NeXT logo.

On this day in 1997, Apple Computer completed its acquisition of NeXT.

Windows XP logo.

On this day in 2001, Microsoft officially announced that Windows XP would be the name for their upcoming OS release.

a Windows Vista logo layered on top of the Windows Vista default wallpaper.

On this day in 2007, Windows Vista was released.

a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Intel prototype tablet PC, with the Windows XP boot screen displayed. To the right is the Intel logo.

New video! Here's a bit of a retro tech oddity. This prototype tablet PC was developed by Intel back in 2006, and was an engineering sample for the Ultra-Mobile PC standard. Which makes this one of the earliest UMPCs around!

youtu.be/oaw1b5iEBIQ

It’s a photo I took of the port on a device I’m making a video on. It’s not made by HP interestingly enough.

This looks like it! Thank you

a cable connector on the side of a computer

Does anyone recognize this connector? I’m thinking it’s VHDCI (perhaps for a SCSI drive?) but not sure.

an Apple Lisa with a keyboard, mouse, and ProFile hard drive.

On this day in 1983, Apple introduced the Lisa.

An old snapshot of the Wikipedia main page.

On this day in 2001, the first edit was made to Wikipedia.

a YouTube thumbnail featuring the prison Android tablet sitting on a wooden table. On screen is the Android logo with text that reads "jailbroken (literally)"

New video! So here's something you don't see everyday: an Android tablet made for use in prisons. And like a lot of prison tech, it's made with clear plastic and comes with a lot of limitations.

youtu.be/NhjrUW0xu2Y

Steve Jobs and Intel CEO Paul Otellini on stage at Macworld 2006.

20 years ago today, Apple unveiled the first Intel-powered Macs.

a YouTube thumbnail featuring a screenshot from the custom Windows RG bootleg, with the Start Menu opened up. To the right is the Windows RG logo, as well as an image of the CD-ROM icon from Windows XP.

New video! Turns out somebody created a REAL custom operating system themed around the Windows RG flash parody that I explored a few years back. So today we're gonna check it out and see how it compares to the original!

youtu.be/36gVP-8V42c

HAPPY 2026!!

a YouTube thumbnail featuring various screenshots from some of the Windows bootlegs showcased in the linked video. At the top left is a screenshot of the Winver utility, that has been modified with a banner that says "Merry Christmas". Underneath it is a screenshot of a Windows setup process, with a modified background featuring a Christmas tree and a cat wearing a Christmas hat. At the bottom right is a screenshot of a theme preview thumbnail, which features a wallpaper with Minion characters on it wearing Christmas hats. At the top right is a modified Windows XP logo with red and green colors, and text that reads "Christmas Windows Bootlegs"

New video! In this year's (totally not late) Christmas Special, we're gonna explore a handful of holiday-themed Windows bootlegs.

youtu.be/OV0Aqk3mla4

Merry Christmas Eve! Usually there’d be a holiday themed video going out tomorrow, but unfortunately I’ve been sick the past few days. I’ve mostly recovered now so I’m planning on getting it out next week (hopefully before new years!)

An image with the headline "Apple and NeXT Announce Merger." The Apple and NeXT logos are seen near the top of the image, with a mouse pointer in between them, clicking on a button that says "Merge"

On this day in 1996, Apple Computer announced its acquisition of NeXT Software.

a YouTube thumbnail featuring a screenshot of the Zorin OS 18 desktop, with the operating system's logo on the right side. Underneath the logo is text that reads "Zorin OS"

New video! With Windows 10 support ended, there's plenty of people rethinking what OS they want to use moving forward. And for those looking to switch to Linux, Zorin OS provides a similar UI to what you're already used to. But is it the best Windows replacement out there?

youtu.be/Dx_eLoAlS9I

The "about" screen in Netscape Navigator 1.0.

On this day in 1994, Netscape Navigator 1.0 was released.

a YouTube thumbnail featuring both a Windows 98 and Windows Vista desktop. The desktops are split in the middle of the image, and there is a red arrow in the center with text that reads "transfer."

New video! Here's a bit of a strange idea: can we successfully migrate from Windows 98 directly to Windows Vista? Well... this program sent in by a viewer claims to do just that! So let's check it out.

youtu.be/aoXZlidLtso

DOOM box art.

On this day in 1993, the shareware version of DOOM was released.

a screenshot of Google Street View showing the sign.

I thought this might have been edited, but a look on Google Street View confirms it's real!

Image link: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Th...

a photograph of a sign attached to a wooden post in front of the location of the "Bliss" hill in Sonoma County, CA. It reads: Bliss (Bucolic Green Hills) This serene landscape, photographed by Charles O'Rear in January 1996, became the iconic Windows XP wallpaper. "Seen by billions, but remembered by few." (Michael MJD)

I just found out that someone put a sign on the side of the road where the Bliss hill is!

This wasn't me, but whoever made it put a quote from my documentary on it 👀

the MS-DOS Executive in Windows 2.0.

On this day in 1987, Microsoft released Windows 2.0.