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This is almost a beat-for-beat rip off of MKBHD's well produced Game Boy "Retro Tech" special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy8zSYKkczI https://www.youtube.c

This is almost a beat-for-beat rip off of MKBHD's well produced Game Boy "Retro Tech" special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy8zSYKkczI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy8zSYKkczI

vanderZwan 7y ago
I did not realize just how much nostalgia I have for that original Game Boy start-up sound. Also, I honestly would love if more modern mobile hardware was built as solidly as the Game Boy was. The last thing I owned like it that felt kinda similar to it was my netbook, an Asus Eee 1005HA-P. I have an absolute powerhouse of a laptop now (Lenovo P51) and I'm extremely happy with it - it basically feels like I own the power of a desktop PC but in portable form, but I have to say, that little laptop served me really well for many years (especially after I put Lubuntu on it). It had an unbeatable battery life, and trying to squeeze as much performance as possible out of that little machine was weirdly addictive. I'm considering pre-ordering a Dragonbox Pyra to see if it will have a similar feeling, or I'm just being nostalgic but really prefer this big beast of a laptop these days. [0] https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/ https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/
- rtpg 7y ago
  One huuuge difficulty is that a lot of computer stuff is dependent on the era you’re using it in. If you take a computer now, you’ll end up using modern websites, stuff like Slack, etc, which will not mech well with older form factors or software. Meanwhile my grandparents had a computer with XP, Diablo 2, and .... codeBlocks? The C/++ IDE. Many years beyond a lot of this software, the computer experience is still pretty excellent. Especially when i can turn on a radio next to it to close off the last piece (having some music to listen to) It’s been many years since I’ve used that machine , but it was great because I wasn’t trying to use the machine to watch YouTube or use Twitter
  - scarface74 7y ago
    Long after Apple stopped supporting my 32 bit Core Duo 1.66Ghz circa 2006 Mac Mini with 1.5Gb RAM, I was able to install Windows 7 and my mom still uses it occasionally with the latest version of Chrome, iTunes and Office 2010 as a secondary computer. Her main computer is my old Sony Vaio 1.66Ghz Core Duo (bought used from Woot in 2007) all in one desktop with 2Gb RAM and a 1600x900 17” monitor. It’s running Windows 7. Neither feels slow. My Plex server until earlier this year was a 2009 Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz Dell business laptop with 8Gb RAM, gigabit Ethernet and one of the last great 1920x1200 displays.
- 0815test 7y ago
  > The last thing I owned like it that felt kinda similar to it was my netbook, an Asus Eee 1005HA-P. For those who still have a netbook-class device laying around, Debian GNU/Linux still works quite well on those, better than Lubuntu in fact. (Of course in most cases you're limited to the i386 branch due to lack of amd64 support in hardware.) With 1GB RAM or more, you can even do some light web browsing in current versions of Firefox. (Today there are cheap ultrabook-class laptops from Chinese OEMs that are broadly similar in some ways, perhaps even more solidly built with metal frames - but the Linux support is very hit-and-miss, and there's essentially zero reliability in the longer run. You might be better off buying a cheap refurbished ultrabook that's from a well-known brand and with verified Linux support.)
- loser777 7y ago
  What about any of the GPD form-factor devices?

This is almost a beat-for-beat rip off of MKBHD's well produced Game Boy "Retro Tech" special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy8zSYKkczI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy8zSYKkczI

vanderZwan 7y ago

I did not realize just how much nostalgia I have for that original Game Boy start-up sound. Also, I honestly would love if more modern mobile hardware was built as solidly as the Game Boy was. The last thing I owned like it that felt kinda similar to it was my netbook, an Asus Eee 1005HA-P. I have an absolute powerhouse of a laptop now (Lenovo P51) and I'm extremely happy with it - it basically feels like I own the power of a desktop PC but in portable form, but I have to say, that little laptop served me really well for many years (especially after I put Lubuntu on it). It had an unbeatable battery life, and trying to squeeze as much performance as possible out of that little machine was weirdly addictive. I'm considering pre-ordering a Dragonbox Pyra to see if it will have a similar feeling, or I'm just being nostalgic but really prefer this big beast of a laptop these days. [0] https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/ https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/

rtpg 7y ago
One huuuge difficulty is that a lot of computer stuff is dependent on the era you’re using it in. If you take a computer now, you’ll end up using modern websites, stuff like Slack, etc, which will not mech well with older form factors or software. Meanwhile my grandparents had a computer with XP, Diablo 2, and .... codeBlocks? The C/++ IDE. Many years beyond a lot of this software, the computer experience is still pretty excellent. Especially when i can turn on a radio next to it to close off the last piece (having some music to listen to) It’s been many years since I’ve used that machine , but it was great because I wasn’t trying to use the machine to watch YouTube or use Twitter
- scarface74 7y ago
  Long after Apple stopped supporting my 32 bit Core Duo 1.66Ghz circa 2006 Mac Mini with 1.5Gb RAM, I was able to install Windows 7 and my mom still uses it occasionally with the latest version of Chrome, iTunes and Office 2010 as a secondary computer. Her main computer is my old Sony Vaio 1.66Ghz Core Duo (bought used from Woot in 2007) all in one desktop with 2Gb RAM and a 1600x900 17” monitor. It’s running Windows 7. Neither feels slow. My Plex server until earlier this year was a 2009 Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz Dell business laptop with 8Gb RAM, gigabit Ethernet and one of the last great 1920x1200 displays.
0815test 7y ago
> The last thing I owned like it that felt kinda similar to it was my netbook, an Asus Eee 1005HA-P. For those who still have a netbook-class device laying around, Debian GNU/Linux still works quite well on those, better than Lubuntu in fact. (Of course in most cases you're limited to the i386 branch due to lack of amd64 support in hardware.) With 1GB RAM or more, you can even do some light web browsing in current versions of Firefox. (Today there are cheap ultrabook-class laptops from Chinese OEMs that are broadly similar in some ways, perhaps even more solidly built with metal frames - but the Linux support is very hit-and-miss, and there's essentially zero reliability in the longer run. You might be better off buying a cheap refurbished ultrabook that's from a well-known brand and with verified Linux support.)
loser777 7y ago
What about any of the GPD form-factor devices?