The 1993 Consumer Electronics Show via Computer Chronicles
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Date: 2025-01-19
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ryurc3033
Some of this is pretty fun stuff.
My buddy had a 3DO when we were kids. Road rash 3d had Soundgarden rusty cage Playing during the race and that blew our 12 year old minds.
We were Nintendo kids, so a game where you're racing motorcycles, beating each other with bats and chains, rock music, best graphics we had seen at that point in a game.
I recently found our family computer from 1993. Pre Pentium Packard Bell. It wiuld barely run windows 95. Barely functional for dial up Internet.
But I was trying to download all the music i could, saving it on a external hard drive because the computer didn't have enough memory, and i would take that hard drive to my buddys house abd he would burn me a cd.
We killed his mom's work computer 2 or 3 times with viruses before we figured out how to check it before importing files.
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Some of this is pretty fun stuff.
My buddy had a 3DO when we were kids. Road rash 3d had Soundgarden rusty cage Playing during the race and that blew our 12 year old minds.
We were Nintendo kids, so a game where you're racing motorcycles, beating each other with bats and chains, rock music, best graphics we had seen at that point in a game.
I recently found our family computer from 1993. Pre Pentium Packard Bell. It wiuld barely run windows 95. Barely functional for dial up Internet.
But I was trying to download all the music i could, saving it on a external hard drive because the computer didn't have enough memory, and i would take that hard drive to my buddys house abd he would burn me a cd.
We killed his mom's work computer 2 or 3 times with viruses before we figured out how to check it before importing files.
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ledhrblaka
So, I get that Clint isn't going to read this, but I want to say thank you. The shit this guy has been through and still puts in time to deliver us quality videos like this. It's really interesting seeing how much tech has and hasn't changed. I was around for this era and sometimes it's hard to find perspective because we've come far but are in some ways still at the same place, in terms of concepts and what we can do with technology. Numbers go up but we're still doing essentially the same things as we were back then. This rant doesn't really mean anything. I'm just grateful for the video. Thanks again LGR. I look forward to every video.
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So, I get that Clint isn't going to read this, but I want to say thank you. The shit this guy has been through and still puts in time to deliver us quality videos like this. It's really interesting seeing how much tech has and hasn't changed. I was around for this era and sometimes it's hard to find perspective because we've come far but are in some ways still at the same place, in terms of concepts and what we can do with technology. Numbers go up but we're still doing essentially the same things as we were back then. This rant doesn't really mean anything. I'm just grateful for the video. Thanks again LGR. I look forward to every video.
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wxcferdts
I swear, I can almost feel your heart palpitations, pleasure overload and pure enjoyment, Clint, and I'm sure if ever you were granted a wish or two, going back to that precise spot in time in the Nevada desert would be one of them (the other being something like having infinite space for games and PC-paraphernalia and an infinite life to enjoy them. Great vid, as usual, and I feel a new 'series' coming on, next to Thrifts and Oddware and the like: you could call it 'CC Time Travel with Clint'.
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I swear, I can almost feel your heart palpitations, pleasure overload and pure enjoyment, Clint, and I'm sure if ever you were granted a wish or two, going back to that precise spot in time in the Nevada desert would be one of them (the other being something like having infinite space for games and PC-paraphernalia and an infinite life to enjoy them. Great vid, as usual, and I feel a new 'series' coming on, next to Thrifts and Oddware and the like: you could call it 'CC Time Travel with Clint'.
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BollingHolt
Pionex used to be sold at Sam's Club back in the early 90s. They had a removable CPU module for easy upgrading. I remember looking at one and being told how it could go from a 386 to a 486. My dad almost bought me one, but then instead I got an apprenticeship at a local computer store where I would just build a 486 for my 1992 Christmas present and start my career at the age of 11. I would love to see one of those Pionex machines today, though. I imagine they're quite rare.
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Pionex used to be sold at Sam's Club back in the early 90s. They had a removable CPU module for easy upgrading. I remember looking at one and being told how it could go from a 386 to a 486. My dad almost bought me one, but then instead I got an apprenticeship at a local computer store where I would just build a 486 for my 1992 Christmas present and start my career at the age of 11. I would love to see one of those Pionex machines today, though. I imagine they're quite rare.
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Kevin_2435
This program is just a testament to the absolute legend Stewart Chefeit really is. Nobody at CES '93 could present anything as engagingly at as Stewart could. Going between the president of IBM doing his boring speech and Stewart is night and day in presentation style. I almost don't think electronics like smart phones would be as prevalent today had Computer Chronicles not been around to really sell this stuff to the masses back then.
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This program is just a testament to the absolute legend Stewart Chefeit really is. Nobody at CES '93 could present anything as engagingly at as Stewart could. Going between the president of IBM doing his boring speech and Stewart is night and day in presentation style. I almost don't think electronics like smart phones would be as prevalent today had Computer Chronicles not been around to really sell this stuff to the masses back then.
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lazygamereviews
I was born in 1993. My parents were NOT tech-savvy, so the history-of-computer timeline in my head is a bit off (by like 5-10 years. It was really cool to see what was ACTUALLY the current/up-and-coming technology at the time I was born. I didn't realise the MiniDisc, the PDA, and the LCD display were all things on the collective radar that long ago (I associate all of those with the early 2000s.
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I was born in 1993. My parents were NOT tech-savvy, so the history-of-computer timeline in my head is a bit off (by like 5-10 years. It was really cool to see what was ACTUALLY the current/up-and-coming technology at the time I was born. I didn't realise the MiniDisc, the PDA, and the LCD display were all things on the collective radar that long ago (I associate all of those with the early 2000s.
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FilminDylan
My guess with the NBC News Computer would be a consumer version of what commercial news services would be using at the time. Like a BetacamSX tape machine that records satellite video with digital timestamps and basic information in a database which the computer would compile a selection of reports based on user preferences such as business’ or sports’. Complete guess though
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My guess with the NBC News Computer would be a consumer version of what commercial news services would be using at the time. Like a BetacamSX tape machine that records satellite video with digital timestamps and basic information in a database which the computer would compile a selection of reports based on user preferences such as business’ or sports’. Complete guess though
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aznsensation44
1993 was the golden year of gaming. DOS games were at their peak, Genesis and SNES were fighting for domination of the console market while you had a ton of other consoles on the market like Jaguar, Turbographx, Neo Geo, CDi, 3DO, Amiga CD32, Sega CD, and of course arcades were in full swing as well. what a time it was to be a gamer back then with so many choices!
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1993 was the golden year of gaming. DOS games were at their peak, Genesis and SNES were fighting for domination of the console market while you had a ton of other consoles on the market like Jaguar, Turbographx, Neo Geo, CDi, 3DO, Amiga CD32, Sega CD, and of course arcades were in full swing as well. what a time it was to be a gamer back then with so many choices!
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edgemaster240
Dude thank you for doing these. I remember as a kid watching CES coverage and drooling over all the cool tech I couldn't afford. I grew up in the 90's and was fascinated by all of this stuff, it seemed so crazy at the time, and now here we are, everyone has a computer in their pocket, high resolution displays on their desk, and nobody thinks anything of it.
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Dude thank you for doing these. I remember as a kid watching CES coverage and drooling over all the cool tech I couldn't afford. I grew up in the 90's and was fascinated by all of this stuff, it seemed so crazy at the time, and now here we are, everyone has a computer in their pocket, high resolution displays on their desk, and nobody thinks anything of it.
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alienguardian
I've read that we're reaching a plateau in technology, which is causing all this desperate Eco Elite AI 5000 Series Smart AI Plus Max grasping at straws as companies keep trying to stay relevant and increase their profits every quarter. It's even more apparent when you watch old expos like this and see actual, groundbreaking innovation happening.
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I've read that we're reaching a plateau in technology, which is causing all this desperate Eco Elite AI 5000 Series Smart AI Plus Max grasping at straws as companies keep trying to stay relevant and increase their profits every quarter. It's even more apparent when you watch old expos like this and see actual, groundbreaking innovation happening.
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andynameistaken
If you're enjoying this - that's cool, showing people CC is always a nice. But deep deep in heart I just wish for you to get money for doing nothing, knowing what you've been through. This is one of few times I wish to be rich and pay you for everything that meant value for you. Yet I am here with nothing except those words.
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If you're enjoying this - that's cool, showing people CC is always a nice. But deep deep in heart I just wish for you to get money for doing nothing, knowing what you've been through. This is one of few times I wish to be rich and pay you for everything that meant value for you. Yet I am here with nothing except those words.
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StreetPreacherr
I still remember standing in front of Electronics Boutique at the mall, watching 'Alone In The Dark''s Intro scene running in a LOOP on a High End PC at the front of the store!
I must have just stood there for a half hour, slack jawed in amazement of the UNBELIEVABLY ADVANCED 3D graphics the new PCs were capable of!
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I still remember standing in front of Electronics Boutique at the mall, watching 'Alone In The Dark''s Intro scene running in a LOOP on a High End PC at the front of the store!
I must have just stood there for a half hour, slack jawed in amazement of the UNBELIEVABLY ADVANCED 3D graphics the new PCs were capable of!
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ironmaiden5658
I went to this CES in Vegas. I lived in Houston for 5 years and moved back to Australia in May 1992. In November 1993 I came back for a 2 month holiday to celebrate my 21st birthday. My high school friend who I was staying with and his dad and I all went to the CES that year. Was one of the highlights of the holiday.
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I went to this CES in Vegas. I lived in Houston for 5 years and moved back to Australia in May 1992. In November 1993 I came back for a 2 month holiday to celebrate my 21st birthday. My high school friend who I was staying with and his dad and I all went to the CES that year. Was one of the highlights of the holiday.
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lloydcollins6337
9: 50 over here in the UK cheques are gone, we stopped using them years ago in daily life. You'll occasionally get one from a large corporation for some odd refund or other but most things are done by card or bank transfer. Europe is mostly the same.
Banks stopped issuing chequebooks about 10 to 15 years ago.
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9: 50 over here in the UK cheques are gone, we stopped using them years ago in daily life. You'll occasionally get one from a large corporation for some odd refund or other but most things are done by card or bank transfer. Europe is mostly the same.
Banks stopped issuing chequebooks about 10 to 15 years ago.
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KartKing4ever
I'm currently recapping and fixing (trying, not succeeding) my 3DO FZ1 so it was definitely interesting to see it shown here. A strange thing, to say the least.
Norm has a great video on the Deck Enhancer. I guess I didn't realize they came out after the SNES was already out for a year in North America.
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I'm currently recapping and fixing (trying, not succeeding) my 3DO FZ1 so it was definitely interesting to see it shown here. A strange thing, to say the least.
Norm has a great video on the Deck Enhancer. I guess I didn't realize they came out after the SNES was already out for a year in North America.
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lazygamereviews
My dad bought one of those Panasonic CPAs, though I think he might have gotten it at a discount a couple of years later out of the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog or something like that. I think he printed a few months' worth of checks on it before it got put in a drawer and was promptly forgotten about.
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My dad bought one of those Panasonic CPAs, though I think he might have gotten it at a discount a couple of years later out of the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog or something like that. I think he printed a few months' worth of checks on it before it got put in a drawer and was promptly forgotten about.
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Juno-l9m
I still have my Sony mini disc player and all my mini discs. Still works great!
Too bad CDs were more successful, I liked the format. The mini discs do make a lot of noise when spinning but at least they couldn’t scratch like CDs.
Edit: I have the newer version which is all metallic, though.
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I still have my Sony mini disc player and all my mini discs. Still works great!
Too bad CDs were more successful, I liked the format. The mini discs do make a lot of noise when spinning but at least they couldn’t scratch like CDs.
Edit: I have the newer version which is all metallic, though.
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SilverKnight16
This is definitely unlocking memories for me. I'm pretty sure I used to watch this show with my dad when I was a kid. It aired on Sunday mornings, right Or maybe Saturday mornings. But I definitely remember seeing that segment about Starfox. Wild the things you forget you did as a kid.
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This is definitely unlocking memories for me. I'm pretty sure I used to watch this show with my dad when I was a kid. It aired on Sunday mornings, right Or maybe Saturday mornings. But I definitely remember seeing that segment about Starfox. Wild the things you forget you did as a kid.
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jimbimanim
man i was born in 94 but i still recognise so much of this stuff from my childhood, it's cool seeing them being all new and hyped. i always wanted a pda back then for some reason, they were so cool to me. ironically now that pdas are ubiquitous in the form of phones i barely use the thing
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man i was born in 94 but i still recognise so much of this stuff from my childhood, it's cool seeing them being all new and hyped. i always wanted a pda back then for some reason, they were so cool to me. ironically now that pdas are ubiquitous in the form of phones i barely use the thing
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sinistan1002
I was at the '93 winter ces. Mostly hung out in the snes/genesis console gaming area, remember seeing 3do and starfox in snes for the first time, they had some cool laser special effects setup, with a special sit down arcade like booth (snes was in the floor below your feet.
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I was at the '93 winter ces. Mostly hung out in the snes/genesis console gaming area, remember seeing 3do and starfox in snes for the first time, they had some cool laser special effects setup, with a special sit down arcade like booth (snes was in the floor below your feet.
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