the neomagic was typical for laptop's as well i have it on a dell pentium laptop. It has no opengl/direct3d support. i always like the ESS chips around that time with ESFM. With setmul you can get a huge range of performance levels, specifically get you down to 386 levels for wing commander 1/2.
I find all these pre-smart phone and (modern) tablet devices to be rather interesting (like PC based tablets running DOS or Windows on some x86 CPU, PDA's, and UMPC's from the early-mid 2000s)
I remember the Pocket PC, but I never had one since I was far more into Palm Devices back then. However, I do remember my Dad getting an HTC Tilt, which ran Windows mobile and operated in much the same way as the Pocket PCs; but it was a full-fledged smartphone with a full flip-out QWERTY keyboard. I'm guessing it ran the last version of the Windows Mobile OS before the Windows Phone. It was probably the clunkiest smartphone OS experience ever but it was very easy to sideload weird apps and stuff.
thing with the processor: mobile pentium II didn't come out until the same year this tablet came out. In later mobile devices before the mobile pentium II, a modified Pentium 1 MMX was used which is one of the more overclockable Pentium 1 chips from what I understand.
You're right, as it even says that in the documentation! However, it still seems a bit more worn out than I remember...or maybe I'm just spoiled by modern displays.
It is strange but I guess they just expected you to use the USB on the tablet itself? Odd they didn't pass the audio through the dock as well, as it just has holes in the side of the dock cutout for the audio jacks. I'm pretty sure this is one of those products in the late 90s that was pretty much obsolete the minute you bought it.
I'm surprised Windows 98 supported usb optical drives, honestly. I would have assumed it would only have drivers for like, mouse and keyboard (and maybe flash drives?). Granted, the computer I had in 1999 had a usb header on the motherboard, but no external ports, and I didn't have any usb device until some years later.
Windows 98 is really the first version of Windows that supports USB fairly well. I grew up with Windows 98SE and when USB drives came out you had to go to the manufacturers website and download drivers for it to make it work. However, these days there is an unofficial generic USB stack driver that makes most flash drives work, as long as they have a filesystem that can be read by 98. As far as USB CD-ROMs, I'm pretty sure its just always been plug and play for most of those. I'm just surprised the Blu-Ray drive still worked.
A very space-saving retro setup. I like it!
I agree, its a very tidy setup compared to most of the hulking desktops or even laptops of era.
the neomagic was typical for laptop's as well i have it on a dell pentium laptop. It has no opengl/direct3d support. i always like the ESS chips around that time with ESFM. With setmul you can get a huge range of performance levels, specifically get you down to 386 levels for wing commander 1/2.
Makes sense. I don't really have many early mobile PCs, so this is the first machine I've ever seen it on.
@ 3:38 I've never seen anyone write a lowercase e backwards before lol.
Well, I was homeschooled so maybe that explains it. lol
I find all these pre-smart phone and (modern) tablet devices to be rather interesting (like PC based tablets running DOS or Windows on some x86 CPU, PDA's, and UMPC's from the early-mid 2000s)
10:37 this is Zenith keyboard, this company was not a thing anymore in 1998, so probably not original
I had PDAs in the late 90s one Compaq and one HP, both iPaq. Not quite tablets but the predecessor to modern phones.
I remember the Pocket PC, but I never had one since I was far more into Palm Devices back then. However, I do remember my Dad getting an HTC Tilt, which ran Windows mobile and operated in much the same way as the Pocket PCs; but it was a full-fledged smartphone with a full flip-out QWERTY keyboard. I'm guessing it ran the last version of the Windows Mobile OS before the Windows Phone. It was probably the clunkiest smartphone OS experience ever but it was very easy to sideload weird apps and stuff.
@@DOSStorm Yeah, I think that was one of the first smart phones.
thing with the processor: mobile pentium II didn't come out until the same year this tablet came out. In later mobile devices before the mobile pentium II, a modified Pentium 1 MMX was used which is one of the more overclockable Pentium 1 chips from what I understand.
In 1999 I might have wanted the Pentium II, but in 2024 I'm kind of glad it has the old tech since it works better for DOS games.
The transflective screen is intentionally dim, since it uses the sun as backlight.
t. has a CF-19 Toughbook with the same type of display.
You're right, as it even says that in the documentation! However, it still seems a bit more worn out than I remember...or maybe I'm just spoiled by modern displays.
Neomagic128 "XD" xD
I wonder if it's possible to upgrade using some surface mount components
Interesting device.
cant believe the dock doesn't even have at least one usb port. in 1999 usb was around and useful.
It is strange but I guess they just expected you to use the USB on the tablet itself? Odd they didn't pass the audio through the dock as well, as it just has holes in the side of the dock cutout for the audio jacks. I'm pretty sure this is one of those products in the late 90s that was pretty much obsolete the minute you bought it.
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I saw One must fall!
I'm surprised Windows 98 supported usb optical drives, honestly. I would have assumed it would only have drivers for like, mouse and keyboard (and maybe flash drives?). Granted, the computer I had in 1999 had a usb header on the motherboard, but no external ports, and I didn't have any usb device until some years later.
Windows 98 is really the first version of Windows that supports USB fairly well. I grew up with Windows 98SE and when USB drives came out you had to go to the manufacturers website and download drivers for it to make it work. However, these days there is an unofficial generic USB stack driver that makes most flash drives work, as long as they have a filesystem that can be read by 98. As far as USB CD-ROMs, I'm pretty sure its just always been plug and play for most of those. I'm just surprised the Blu-Ray drive still worked.
Doesnt win any contests but hey it looks cool :)
My thoughts exactly, it is a fun little novelty to play with.