This was a killer laptop when it came out in 2000, and it still has a leg-up on some modern machines. The device he settled on was a Compaq Armada E500 with 128MB of RAM, 12GB of hard drive space, and a 500MHz Pentium III CPU. OldTech81 opted to use a computer from the Windows 98 era for that authentic retro experience.
It works, but it’s also broken in some interesting ways.
Sometimes you have to remember where you came from to appreciate what you have, so one brave (and possibly foolish) YouTuber tried to use a late 90s PC running Windows 98 as a full-time machine. It’s easy to forget how clunky things used to be, though. Some files at could be packed with winzip or winrar software.Ĭomputers are much more advanced than they were even a few years ago, but of course we all like to complain about the dumb things they sometimes do. All files and other materials presented here can be downloaded for free. is a free website dedicated to pc driver software and useful utilities. Vintage Compaq Armada E500 Laptop Intel Windows 98, DVD Floppy disk For Parts as. Find great deals on eBay for Compaq Armada in PC Laptops and Netbooks.
