What can you do with a $20 laptop?

I picked up an old ThinkPad 600X for $20 - now what to do with it? In this video I talk about fixing up and giving new life to old computer hardware - and yes, games are a big part of that (even on a ThinkPad!). I also install Linux to see if a modern OS can run on a Pentium III-450.

btw, I realize a lot of you guys are trying to help with the drivers, but please note that I am looking for *DOS* drivers for the CrystalSound Fusion CS4624, and *not* the driver "diskette" that IBM released. This is because that's only for systems with a floppy drive (which mine does not have) - you can't extract that without a floppy drive, nor can you do it under Windows 10 (which I at least have a USB floppy on). I already have the Windows 95/98 driver; I need the DOS driver, but I can't install it via a floppy, nor through Windows 3.1. I'm still looking for any possible solution to this, even more than a year (and dozens of comments with links that I've already seen) later. Thanks for your efforts, but I've already done the quick Google searches you guys are doing.

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[ModernClassic]

A little while ago this video made it into YouTube recommendations, so welcome to all my new viewers! I hope you'll take a look at some of my other videos as well! This is a new channel and I'm still getting my sea legs, but I've got a lot more videos in the pipeline on various subjects, so stick around and subscribe if you like my stuff. Thanks!
UPDATE: Please click "show more" and read the full video description. Thanks again!

[taylormartin]

This must've cost a fortune back then.

[tomormiston]

"what can I do with a $20 laptop?". Answer: Get -1.6 million views- -2.4 million views- *3 million views* !

[RobotnikPlays]

If you have kids, then a good use for laptops like these is as a "bashtop" for younger kids to mess around with to get them used to computers.

Messing with system settings, drawing in paint, and exploring the file system can be fun for them. Plus all those "old" games are "new" if they've never played them before!

[mridontclickbaitftw]

Remember when 512 MB ram computer cost 12 thousand dollars.

[Marsaeus]

Scary things.. I stumbled upon this video in the "recommended" list here on youtube, and clicked the link because I have that very laptop sitting on my "old tech pile" in my computer room. While watching the video, you played some of the very games I revived my Thinkpad to play myself. I was even reminded of the fact that I own several of your games on CD and plan to install them and play. Even more weird, when you showed your modern PC, I was shocked to see that I have the exact same case on my custom built gaming PC. Point being, you never really know what you will find when you click on a "recommended for you" video. Liked! Keep up the awesome vids!

[wanbe]

When you ask your mom for a laptop and she gives you that.

[CaptainAnonymous]

I couldn't watch this video on a $20 laptop

[TheTarrMan]

"It is now safe to turn off your computer". . . . . . . . Oh wait, that was Windows 95.

[dashi-musashi]

I like how actually serious this video is. I was expecting some shouting guy with dubstep background music.

[RamLaska]

Install VLC.
Copy the YouTube URL.
Open VLC.
Open network stream.
Paste YouTube URL.
Enjoy.

[yegenek]

I love the look of these old ibm laptops, they are so slick and its no nonsense attitude.

[JM-ivcv]

TLDW: You can play old games on it. There, I saved you 13 minutes.

[retrox]

linux, somehow keeps 20 year old laptops up to date and gives them the ability to browse the modern web

[peterzhong]

And yet this computer still runs games better than my $1300 macbook air

[HybelFever]

The thumbnail reminds me of the 399$ chair

[InnoVintage]

I love how lighthearted and fun these videos are, and look forward to seeing more of them.

[iimmyyyy]

Sad thing is.... this $20 laptop runs faster then my $400 laptop 😫

[eduardoavila]

You could also use puppy linux 7.5 that is even more lightweight and you could run these same games in wine. Probably those 16 bit programs are the easier ones to run in wine.

[italiansunrunner]

I had that same model IBM back in the day. I remember getting a dvd drive for it and it cost an arm and a leg back then. It ran games from that time period pretty well.