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Archival video shows inside a CompUSA store in New York City in 2000

A YouTube video claiming to be authentic 360p footage from a CompUSA retail store in New York City in November 2000 has surfaced, showing aisles packed with CRT monitors, PCs and peripherals. The footage highlights a trio of Sony VAIO laptops, including what appears to be a VAIO C1 'PictureBook' subnotebook, alongside Compaq Presario desktops with iMac-inspired translucent faceplates.

tomshardware.com · 2026-10-24

Repair enthusiast revives dead Intel Celeron 1200 by soldering in a donor pin

YouTuber Bits und Bolts repaired a 25-year-old Intel Celeron 1200 (Tualatin) chip that had a missing data pin and destroyed pad, which prevented any system from booting with it installed. By exposing underlying copper layers, applying solder mask, and grafting a donor pin from a separate broken Tualatin chip, the creator restored full function to the CPU. After the repair, the chip was successfully overclocked by 33%.

tomshardware.com · 2026-09-19