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Posts by Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall)

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Apologies for lack of videos lately. I took some time off and decided to take my wife to the beach last week. Just got home today and hoping to put a retro PC video together this week.

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Woodgrain Gateway 2000 486 Motherboard Upgrade (Easter Special 2026)
Woodgrain Gateway 2000 486 Motherboard Upgrade (Easter Special 2026) YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

Happy Easter youtu.be/Ovr4ufYQyGY?...

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Setting Up a Dell Latitude CPx with Windows 98
Setting Up a Dell Latitude CPx with Windows 98 YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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This year's annual Gateway 2000 Easter video is uploaded and ready for early access/Patreon. I had a lot of fun making an upgrade to give this Woodgrain 486 Gateway 2000 a lot more power. Going live Easter Sunday. Meanwhile, new video tomorrow about another 90s Dell laptop.

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Testing 98QuickInstall on Two Computers
Testing 98QuickInstall on Two Computers YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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20 Years on YouTube
20 Years on YouTube YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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Replacing the Packard Bell Legend 1510 Supreme's CD-ROM LIVE YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

Going live now. youtube.com/live/6l1s6Qa...

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20 Years of The Nostalgia Mall Anniversary Stream YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

Going live now. youtube.com/live/jkXiphu...

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Believe it or not, this picture could've been much worse. Was getting things ready for tonight's stream and couldn't get a capture signal from my Packard Bell. Turns out something must have fallen on this HDMI cable connected to the VGA to HDMI box. Glad the connector was fine.

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20 Years of The Nostalgia Mall Anniversary Stream YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

Don't forget, tomorrow night at 7:00pm EST, I will be streaming a special show commemorating my 20th year on YouTube. Gonna play lots of retro games and tinker with a couple of vintage PCs. www.youtube.com/live/jkXiphu...

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20 Years of The Nostalgia Mall Anniversary Stream YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

This Saturday will be 20 years since I opened my YouTube account so join me for a retrospective livestream where we look back on 20 years of The Nostalgia Mall. youtube.com/live/jkXiphu...

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Retro eXo

For next week's video, I hope to cover the wonderful eXo emulation projects, including eXoDOS, eXoWin31, and eXoWin9x. www.retro-exo.com/index2.html

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Another Packard Bell Platinum 2240
Another Packard Bell Platinum 2240 YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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Tomorrow, finally...

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I am currently working on a new video. Won't be ready in time for tomorrow (cranky vintage computer) but I'm aiming for possibly Friday.

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Not a very good shot, but this is what my 1st grade computer lab at school looked like in 1996/1997. I remember using those PowerMacs quite frequently and being confused because I learned how to do everything on the Packard Bell Windows computer at home.

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Pardon Our Interruption...

So I went and did it again. Just bought another Packard Bell. This is one that I actually already have, but is in pieces with a flaky board, so this one will hopefully work much better. No original HDD though. This was built February 26, 1997. www.ebay.com/itm/33634358...

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eXoWin9x

New video coming soon. I'm thinking about showing the really cool eXoWin95, eXoDOS, and eXoWin31 project that gives you easy access to tons of retro PC games. www.retro-exo.com/win9x.html

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Found my dad's old Radio Shack CB radio he bought at the Carolina Circle Mall Radio Shack in the early 90s. He used to keep it in his pickup truck. I need to test it but it probably still works.

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I could be offline for a bit next week. What was originally going to be a fun snowstorm this weekend is now going to be the worst ice storm in years. Will probably be without power for a little while.

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A lot of people have been posting about "nostalgia" from the year 2016 the last few days. 2016 was actually a terrible year for me personally so I have no attachment to that year. Instead, I will share a few things from 1996, a much better year.

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Very intense Gateway 2000 ad from March 1995.

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I'm once again going to down the early-mid '90s Nickelodeon rabbit-hole, watching old broadcasts and commercials from 1993-1996. Fun times.

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LGR Thrifts [Ep.51] Such 60s & 70s Stuff
LGR Thrifts [Ep.51] Such 60s & 70s Stuff YouTube video by LGR

Never would have dreamed that one day I'd be in an @lgr-yt.bsky.social video holding a book about pantyhose. youtu.be/opQzaToZPII?...

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Restoring a Dirty Packard Bell Legend 2430
Restoring a Dirty Packard Bell Legend 2430 YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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Preview of Wednesday's video. Computers and nicotine do not mix. Thankfully it cleaned up well.

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I just remembered 2026 will mark 20 years since I started my YouTube channel. Wow. Hoping to do something special in March.

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Happy New Year 2026 From the Packard Bell Legend 822CDT!
Happy New Year 2026 From the Packard Bell Legend 822CDT! YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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3 months ago 1 0 0 0
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One hour to go...

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Some exciting news. Ordered another Packard Bell last night. Legend 2430 from early 1996. Needs a little work but seems to work. Hoping to get it probably after New Year's.

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