I upgraded and 'gamed' on a Windows XP Handheld PC

[ICTDirect_Joe]

I recently found out about UMPC's and Microsoft's project origami from the 00's and realised that they look kind of like modern gaming handhelds. So I did what any sensible person would - I bought one, I upgraded it, I attempted to game on it, and I made a video about it and put it on YouTube. I loved making it, and loved getting back onto Windows XP. If you fancy having a look at it and how the process went, I've linked the video below.

2007's 'Steam Deck' was built by Samsung

 

[lparry]

Like a british bringus (even have HL2!) - It was an enjoyable watch

 

Looking forward to more 👀

[ICTDirect_Joe]

Thanks so much  the next up is a BIOS mod for a ThinkPad T61 and see if I can get it to a semi-modern state of functionality while maintaining some 00's charm

[ovenchips]

Will have to give this a peep when I get out of the office, I was fascinated by these machines when I was in high school - our headteacher in 05-06 had something very similar but bigger that I was obsessed with, looked like something out of a scifi movie at the time.

 

On a side note, when will Edugeek get a vintage computing section 👀

[ICTDirect_Joe]

They were just so ahead of their time! Shame that the internal hardware was very much of its time...
Agree with the vintage computing section 👀

[Dos_Box]

It was a bit strange in the 2000's. A lot of good ideas were comign to the fore, but unfortunatly the hardware of the time was just lacking (often only slightly).
I recall the collegues I supported at the time had the freedom to pick the hardware they wanted to do their jobs. Some picked small form factor devices such as this or the tiny VAIO's Sony were selling at the time.
They were often utter nightmares due to the lack of computing grunt. More often and not they were taken on due to their being easily portable, all other considerations came second. They were well made, just very lacking in the kind of power that was required for the jobs they were doing. 

[ICTDirect_Joe]

Its a shame really as I'm finding modern innovation somewhat... dull? Boring?
The 2000's were at least pushing the boundaries of what was possible, rather than "lets make it fold or roll"

[ovenchips]

There was definitely a lot of money being thrown around to find the "next big thing" in the 2000s, but as per usual the tech we had wasn't strong enough for any of the cool things that they did come up with and bring to market. Smartphones solved a significant amount of portable tech desires, then tablets solved almost all of the rest. Now we just get new rectangles every year and every now and again something that stretches the definition of a new feature or "innovation".

There's still a few companies out there trying some whacky things but they often end up being region locked to Asia only or cost an absolute fortune.