Amstrad PDA600 Penpad Review

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ashens

ashens

13 жыл бұрын

Way back in the midsts of time (early nineties) the mighty Alan Sugar set his Amstrad empire to work creating an electronic Filofax. The results of their labour was the Amstrad PDA600 Penpad.
Like an Apple Newton but even worse, the PDA600 offered basic functionality at a terrifying price. Well, until you started trying to get it to recognise your handwriting, at which point it changed from 'basic' to 'useless'.
Shunned by consumers and given away for a song in Tandy, the PDA600 has faded into obscurity. But then I bought one off eBay and made a video about it. Sorry.
On the plus side, you can learn quite a lot about the way plastic degrades over time from this video.
View more game reviews and hilarious* stuff @ / ashens (*Due to the subjective nature of humour, hilarity cannot be guaranteed. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it.)

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@hypersilver1111
@hypersilver1111 4 жыл бұрын
Apple Newton: “I have the worst handwriting recognition software of all time” Amstrad PDA600 Penpad: “Hdgcjbd moug brgsgrs!”
@DOSRetroGamer
@DOSRetroGamer Жыл бұрын
You win in life
@samholdsworth420
@samholdsworth420 Ай бұрын
Why are you watching an old ass utube video?
@gordy12gg
@gordy12gg 21 күн бұрын
Cause it's funny ​@@samholdsworth420
@CooperDooper38
@CooperDooper38 3 жыл бұрын
"It's user friendly!" He quotes, immediately after putting on protective latex gloves
@Cthulu1985
@Cthulu1985 9 жыл бұрын
I found some use for this thing: you can use it to name the characters in your Lovecraftian tale.
@kevinm5940
@kevinm5940 5 жыл бұрын
Username checks out
@IvanovIvanAKrutoi
@IvanovIvanAKrutoi 4 жыл бұрын
Or make new words for the Simlish language.
@TheLarryburns84
@TheLarryburns84 7 жыл бұрын
Whoa.. is he legit a doctor?! I remember the very old videos (in 4:3) where he would introduce himself as Dr. Ashen.. apparently he wasn't joking.
@UltimaJC
@UltimaJC 5 жыл бұрын
2 years late to the party and you've probably looked this up yourself, forgotten it twice, looked it up four more times, and had this entire video faded from your memory by the cruel sands of time that slowly corrode us all, but yeah he does have his doctorate in psychology, though apparently he's never worked professionally as a psychiatrist from what I've read.
@catoverlords9560
@catoverlords9560 5 жыл бұрын
@@UltimaJC I could be wrong, a but I think for a psychiatrist, a medical degree is also needed? Presumably not a full MD but maybe? I don't know for sure but because psychiatrists usually prescribe medication, they need additional qualifications. Psychology degree holders, even as doctorate (PhD/PsyD) students, can only be psychologists, counsellors or therapists. I could be wrong though and also no one cares but sure lmao why not make a comment anyways
@strangekat2840
@strangekat2840 5 жыл бұрын
@@catoverlords9560 I have no idea what it is in the US, but psychiatrists in the UK have to qualify as doctors, then specialise in psychiatry. Ashens could work as a clinical psychologist or a therapist, but not as a psychiatrist.
@adamcreed5455
@adamcreed5455 4 жыл бұрын
You don’t need to be a doctor to have the title of Dr. For example, you could have a doctorate in maths and you’d be referred to as Dr. Doesn’t mean you have a medical degree or anything
@kevinpatrickcarey3741
@kevinpatrickcarey3741 4 жыл бұрын
PhD not MD i think
@Tomsonic41
@Tomsonic41 9 жыл бұрын
The TV show “Bad Influence” showed this device, and the presenter (Andy Crane) tried to write his name after training it. It came up as “AnGr CrAn0”. Later on he came on and read off the Amstrad pad: “It’s tome for our frast revwaa”. I guess the handwriting recognition was always flawed on this thing…
@BloodyBobJr
@BloodyBobJr 9 жыл бұрын
That device is basically a biohazard and he still reviews it...talk about dedication or is it madness?
@drakethen
@drakethen 8 жыл бұрын
+Jere Aho Madness? *long pause* This Is ASHENNS!
@uuu12343
@uuu12343 7 жыл бұрын
FearTheKing Well that escalated quickly
@levicassidy9312
@levicassidy9312 6 жыл бұрын
you need some milk
@soundscape3065
@soundscape3065 6 жыл бұрын
we're talking about the man who eats canned food from the 1960's.
@AmyTheSilly
@AmyTheSilly 6 жыл бұрын
This is a man who eats 180+ year old olives to entertain us random internet users, and presumably also to save us the stomachace of doing the same.
@minefilms1122
@minefilms1122 7 жыл бұрын
"everlasting diary" considering it turns into a gluey sticky mess after 20 years, i dont think it'll last the other 5 billion to 100 trillion years
@Cendoria
@Cendoria 5 жыл бұрын
And unsurprisingly, that coating material was used on plenty of other products of the time, not just Amstrads.. Always a good idea to check in on things every, I don't know, 5-10 years, maybe..
@theeoddments960
@theeoddments960 5 жыл бұрын
Gm steering wheels got gooey after 40 years so I’d consider that a good run when a pda has multiple uses and a steering wheel is used to steer a car. You move it in a circular motion. Sticky bastard.
@ghostunix731
@ghostunix731 5 жыл бұрын
It was a life savor in college. Young Ghost UNIX was not picky and could not afford a computer
@cynicthehedgehog385
@cynicthehedgehog385 5 жыл бұрын
Well our planet will be sucked into the sun in a few billion years, but the universe will be here long after that. Course it’ll eventually suffer heat death, but that’s just a state of perfect energetic entropy where there are no material entities anywhere.
@IvanovIvanAKrutoi
@IvanovIvanAKrutoi 3 жыл бұрын
That diary was about as everlasting as the Neverending Story film series were neverending.
@lily91109
@lily91109 8 жыл бұрын
"I'm going to draw a man with a nose and a gigantic scary smile" *Distant Mr Noseybonk music*
@AnnDVine
@AnnDVine 11 жыл бұрын
I've not been literally disgusted by hardware since that image of the family of spiders living inside an unused PC. Thanks, Ashens!
@WeirdWonderful
@WeirdWonderful Ай бұрын
Hey, it beats renting.
@arkworthy8594
@arkworthy8594 7 жыл бұрын
Oddly enough, the plural of Stylus is "geese"
@andymadden8183
@andymadden8183 4 жыл бұрын
?
@simontay4851
@simontay4851 4 жыл бұрын
No it isn't
@liamhill8527
@liamhill8527 4 жыл бұрын
@@simontay4851 you just got woooosshhhed brother
@IvanovIvanAKrutoi
@IvanovIvanAKrutoi 4 жыл бұрын
Then what's the plural of Genesis? "Honk"?
@viissecrett
@viissecrett 3 жыл бұрын
@@IvanovIvanAKrutoi Heenk
@AndySmallbone
@AndySmallbone 10 жыл бұрын
I worked for Amstrad in the PC department when this was being developed and had one. Was good at the time except when it decided to reset and you loose your data but you could use the pc software to keep the data backed up and transfer it all over again. The worse thing was the coating used on the case could be scratched off really easily
@davidchristoffersen1404
@davidchristoffersen1404 2 жыл бұрын
I like that even his credit card titles hime "doctor" :D
@Sheikh_Speare
@Sheikh_Speare Жыл бұрын
Well he does have a PhD.
@Windows4279
@Windows4279 10 жыл бұрын
Imagine having a psychology session with Ashens. He says to one of his clients: "Can we wrap this up early, I have tat to review when I get home?".
@RoboticRedstone
@RoboticRedstone 10 жыл бұрын
Why would he question "I have tat to review when I get home?" That doesn't make sense.
@Windows4279
@Windows4279 10 жыл бұрын
Because he is asking if they can wrap it up early, the tat to review line is a continuation of the sentence, it could be two separate sentences but 1 sentence looks and sounds nicer.
@RoboticRedstone
@RoboticRedstone 10 жыл бұрын
Windows4279 What level are you at English? Or how well are you at reading text?
@Windows4279
@Windows4279 10 жыл бұрын
Obviously, better than you.
@RoboticRedstone
@RoboticRedstone 10 жыл бұрын
Windows4279 Really? Are you sure? What you should of said is "Can we wrap this up early? I've got some tat to review when I get home".
@jomon324
@jomon324 12 жыл бұрын
"Or as they put it on, 'Dup duh duh'." *can't talk due to having fallen over in a fit of laughter*
@mickeymouse12678
@mickeymouse12678 7 жыл бұрын
Well at least you could see the screen of the Apple Newton and it didn't turn to goo
@MikeRotch11
@MikeRotch11 9 жыл бұрын
Hey, my birthday is on the 84th of Okzember mate.
@sammyvales
@sammyvales 8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Rauch mine's on the 142nd of Mezch
@KirbyMario12345_939
@KirbyMario12345_939 8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Rauch 101st of Acksgst here.
@Hogstuff
@Hogstuff 8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Rauch Mine's on the 900th of Blipblipblip!
@ender_scythe2879
@ender_scythe2879 8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Rauch mine's on the 12th of flatulence
@bigdom3810
@bigdom3810 8 жыл бұрын
mine is the 76th of laflutzoig
@cryptyknyk
@cryptyknyk 8 жыл бұрын
I couldn't see a thing, just took your word for it lol
@minefilms1122
@minefilms1122 8 жыл бұрын
im gonna go have a PLFIDSJPS of HTLKRT on octember 87th 294.6h
@minefilms1122
@minefilms1122 8 жыл бұрын
+Aaron Gosselin sorry, i wrote that on my amstrad penpad
@echoes28
@echoes28 8 жыл бұрын
+Aaron Gosselin XD lel!
@jetaddict420
@jetaddict420 7 жыл бұрын
you should've used a palm m8
@CooroSnowFox
@CooroSnowFox 9 жыл бұрын
Dr of Pounland Tat and Old Technology I think by now.
@TheTrohl
@TheTrohl 8 жыл бұрын
I think that thing might be suffering from latex cancer, which is a common problem for LARPers. Basically, it's a condition that makes latex or rubber deteriorate into a horrifying gluey mess. No one really understand what that reaction is or what causes it, we only know that it seems to be contageous.
@MyHeadHz
@MyHeadHz 7 жыл бұрын
TheTrohl huh, neat
@Graylord88
@Graylord88 8 жыл бұрын
Look at how good shape the sofa was in back then.
@AgentTasmania
@AgentTasmania 8 жыл бұрын
+YoungFoxyStoat There's a decent hole in field of view, the springs have collapsed and it's down to 2 of the 5 modular parts.
@missbluey5903
@missbluey5903 8 жыл бұрын
+YoungFoxyStoat You missed the joke
@drawmywayhome2207
@drawmywayhome2207 8 жыл бұрын
+MissBluey lol
@nat9380
@nat9380 5 жыл бұрын
wonderful sound strange shape
@WestTheBestest
@WestTheBestest 10 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, hes actually a Doctor! No wonder why he gets us so well!
@MDPToaster
@MDPToaster 9 жыл бұрын
Psychology
@DyoKasparov
@DyoKasparov 9 жыл бұрын
Mr.Dr.Professor Toaster *failed
@dwarfbunni
@dwarfbunni 8 жыл бұрын
oh I remember watching these when I first subbed. looking back, your still the only interesting person on yt reviewing these! DO MOARE!
@PeterGriffinANIMALCRACKERS
@PeterGriffinANIMALCRACKERS 5 жыл бұрын
DO YOY REMEMBER NOW
@futurealarms121
@futurealarms121 8 жыл бұрын
9:32 Am i seeing this correctly? "Dr. Stuart Ashen?" Doctor of what? And WHAT!?
@danielm2142
@danielm2142 8 жыл бұрын
+Brenden White If you have a PHD is a subject (in Stuart Ashen's case, Psychology), you are given the title Dr.
@grandbean9031
@grandbean9031 8 жыл бұрын
+Daniel Moffatt He has a PHD in psychology?Thats awesome xD
@danielm2142
@danielm2142 8 жыл бұрын
Iraklis Pazios I know. I guess knowing how people think has worked in his favor.
@HammerBroYoshi
@HammerBroYoshi 8 жыл бұрын
A doctor of reviewing random tat
@danielm2142
@danielm2142 8 жыл бұрын
***** I know. it's strange.
@IamCoalfoot
@IamCoalfoot 7 жыл бұрын
"Actually, knowing Nintendo they probably would do that, and you'd control it by sticking your feet in a bowl of rice or something." I heard that, and I laughed because I pictured the next party game involving exactly that and agreed.
@trashdemon570
@trashdemon570 6 жыл бұрын
I bought an old webcam at my local thrift store a few months ago. It was also brand new, and still sealed. When I opened it, it had some weird rubbery goo stuff covering it. I couldn't help but think of this video when I noticed that.
@shinymetroidX
@shinymetroidX 12 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I lost it when he drew the large-smiled man.
@tremorist
@tremorist 8 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the disintegrated drive belts in my old projectors and tape machines.:)
@elephystry
@elephystry 8 жыл бұрын
Care to explain?
@tremorist
@tremorist 8 жыл бұрын
There is a certain material for drive belts that, over the years, turns into smeary goo. When replacing them I also wear gloves. It looks like the penpad is made from similar stuff.
@elephystry
@elephystry 8 жыл бұрын
Ohh!
@bengrocott1265
@bengrocott1265 3 жыл бұрын
“DR Stuart Ashen” Does he have a doctorate in Tat?
@Ninjamohawk
@Ninjamohawk 8 жыл бұрын
15:50 I'm naming my first born son Dupdeduh.
@Bennjammin
@Bennjammin 4 жыл бұрын
"Less than just an organizer" those little tidbits are are why I watch
@lfricmunuc4534
@lfricmunuc4534 5 жыл бұрын
Why do I imagine a Niles-Crane-like businessman roaming around New York with one of these in 1993.
@ChickenPika
@ChickenPika 8 жыл бұрын
Alan Sugar will soon run for Prime Minister. What? It would be just as silly.
@peterperry6469
@peterperry6469 7 жыл бұрын
What you going on about lol
@andrewdoyle6876
@andrewdoyle6876 7 жыл бұрын
+PeTek Trump hosted Apprentice USA.
@ZzN2CzZ
@ZzN2CzZ 7 жыл бұрын
i see you everywhere.
@AlisonBryen
@AlisonBryen 7 жыл бұрын
To be fair he's already in the Lords...
@TeamBelmont91
@TeamBelmont91 6 жыл бұрын
So, how about them denuclearization talks with Kim Jong Un, eh?
@GmodPlusWoW
@GmodPlusWoW 8 жыл бұрын
£299 for the PDA600? That's roundabout £550 nowadays, isn't it? Half a grand for that old hunk of space junk...
@IlliterateIdiot
@IlliterateIdiot 8 жыл бұрын
Doesn't Apple charge twice that for the same thing over and over again now? At least the idea was original.
@mickeymouse12678
@mickeymouse12678 7 жыл бұрын
JohnRooney Gaming Yeah but at least the current ones are functional. Not that I understand the people that buy them over cheaper options, but you get the point.
@IlliterateIdiot
@IlliterateIdiot 7 жыл бұрын
Guru Laghima Are they functional? I bought myself a Macbook pro 5 years ago and an iPhone 4s when it came out and they both worked for about 5 days before becoming completely useless. Easiest £2000 I've ever lost...
@IlliterateIdiot
@IlliterateIdiot 7 жыл бұрын
Guru Laghima No, I am not mentally challenged. I must question your mental stability for asking me that.
@mickeymouse12678
@mickeymouse12678 7 жыл бұрын
JohnRooney Gaming I'll take that answer as a yes...
@CoriHaws
@CoriHaws 11 жыл бұрын
Dr of Awesomely Amusing Reviews!
@DreadFool1177
@DreadFool1177 13 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how i miss a whole month of your videos but atleast it gives me something to do when the internet runs out of stuff.
@dasherpie
@dasherpie 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine tapping until u hit 2022 D:
@josephparker646
@josephparker646 6 жыл бұрын
Ashens Tandy is Radioshack. in 2000 they dropped the name Tandy altogether.
@gwishart
@gwishart 4 жыл бұрын
Only in the USA.
@MyCoolboy17
@MyCoolboy17 10 жыл бұрын
as awesome as that would be I think having him as a psychologist would be one of the most bizzar sessions ever
@scotty_blocks
@scotty_blocks 7 жыл бұрын
There was the Amstrad Home Emailer in early 2000s, a landline house phone with built-in screen for sending email on. But it charged extra per email sent and was basically obsolete before it was released.
@Jabber-ig3iw
@Jabber-ig3iw 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly what you would expect from a company run by a guy who was basically a guy selling shit out of a suitcase on a high street.
@lampshade1304
@lampshade1304 10 жыл бұрын
every time I hear you say "Are you sitting comfortably?"...
@butternutsquashpie
@butternutsquashpie 11 жыл бұрын
that's amazing memory for something pre 1995 and the size of a notepad
@Tristantoboss
@Tristantoboss 13 жыл бұрын
Its really refreshing to find someone on youtube who reviews useless crap, i genuinely mean that to. SUBSCRIBED
@Tomsonic41
@Tomsonic41 7 жыл бұрын
Remember that guy in Dastardly & Muttley who speaks really strange? Maybe he was reading his lines off one of these PenPads lol
@maverickhistorian6488
@maverickhistorian6488 Жыл бұрын
His name was Clunk. 😁
@bilbo_gamers6417
@bilbo_gamers6417 7 жыл бұрын
9:35 Shit, you have a doctorate? How did your career go from that to looking at broken piles of shit on a sofa?
@dolgy3762
@dolgy3762 7 жыл бұрын
Isn't that what happens when people usually go to university?
@gmansplit
@gmansplit 7 жыл бұрын
Yes, he has a PHD in psychology. That is probably why he is so funny.
@StephenFasciani
@StephenFasciani 7 жыл бұрын
I just edited the wikipedia, kinda surprised it's not there.
@TechniqueSan
@TechniqueSan 7 жыл бұрын
More money earned, less work required.
@RemixedVoice
@RemixedVoice 7 жыл бұрын
gmansplit psych majors are always the funniest. Truly zero fucks given. Completely understand the human condition and are able to laugh about it.
@TB.....
@TB..... 11 жыл бұрын
Apart from wearing the rubber gloves, this review has been more than helpful in helping me choose my next touchscreen organiser. Er, actually, apologies for the rubber glove comment.I thought it might be a kinky thing but My uncle Trevor has just informed me that he had one pf these sexy Amstrad gadgets and he was blighted with severe static electric shocks when in use. God bless you fella, youve saved my life.
@20001javed
@20001javed 12 жыл бұрын
Ashens is the only one who can put a box in front of the camera and just talk and We'll all sit and listen
@CoreviZecter
@CoreviZecter 10 жыл бұрын
Dr. Stuart Ashen? what do you have a doctorate in?
@Ryusuta
@Ryusuta 10 жыл бұрын
He has a Ph.D in psychology.
@Detahramet
@Detahramet 10 жыл бұрын
Ryusuta And now he eats cheap shit from poundland and review shitty old electronics for a living.
@AgentTasmania
@AgentTasmania 9 жыл бұрын
deathtamer666 A doctorate doesn't automatically mean you get a fancy job in that field. And this is probably more fun that trying to comprehend the human mind.
@Detahramet
@Detahramet 9 жыл бұрын
AgentTasmania Did you hear that 'whooshing' sound? That was the joke going of your head.
@AgentTasmania
@AgentTasmania 9 жыл бұрын
deathtamer666 I don't see anything that constitutes a 'joke' per se.
@kaylaburney3789
@kaylaburney3789 10 жыл бұрын
My granny got me one when I was 4 for either Christmas or my birthday which is the worst thing she's ever bought me competing with a princess playset and plastic cookies :p
@DOSRetroGamer
@DOSRetroGamer Жыл бұрын
Bless her. Did she confuse it with a Gameboy?
@alsloginid
@alsloginid 12 жыл бұрын
my favourite part of youtube is the relentless stream of the same ad. thanks!
@jeeves_uk
@jeeves_uk 6 жыл бұрын
That rare moment when Mr Nosybonk does a review.
@olafpayne
@olafpayne 10 жыл бұрын
Issue number 4129? I see you have a Leeds Building Society Platinum Visa credit card.
@thatguyoverthere531
@thatguyoverthere531 3 жыл бұрын
That such an odd thing to be really specific about.
@MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay
@MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay 8 жыл бұрын
I gotta meet Tonnehnehvikvik in the city of Neew Yovrrvrrkekkek
@ExcessiveSpareTime
@ExcessiveSpareTime 13 жыл бұрын
I love you, Dr. Ashen.
@KenanVideos
@KenanVideos 13 жыл бұрын
Lmfao this is my first video I've watched of you, subscribed, this is piss funny.
@HayabusaTaichou
@HayabusaTaichou 9 жыл бұрын
It's called perishing when rubber goes like that.
@charly88888888
@charly88888888 7 жыл бұрын
Weird, I live at 17 Bum Road
@theevilone
@theevilone 10 жыл бұрын
I can FEEL my bucket list expanding.
@Alucard-gt1zf
@Alucard-gt1zf 4 жыл бұрын
You have to give it to you, you are the most consistent youtuber on this earth, 8 years and it’s exactly the same content
@piratebeng
@piratebeng 10 жыл бұрын
the plural of stylus is "I don't give a shit" the more you know!
@EffendiChung
@EffendiChung 7 жыл бұрын
One thing that puzzles me is, who in the bloody hell thought about that disgusting rubber coating? Its not giving any device a good feel, it disintegrates into a horrible gooey and rubbery mess, and tends to smell terribly after some use. That shit should be banned.
@davidelrick3131
@davidelrick3131 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing home catalogue company using this way back company no longer exist probably lost all customers details lol
@simontemplar5313
@simontemplar5313 6 жыл бұрын
I used CIF power & shine kitchen to liquify the glue like substance on the case and wipe it off. It takes a while, but you just spray it, scrub abit with your finger and the glue comes off. It's great stuff as it doesn't harm the plastic or discolor it at all. Useful for other retro cleaning too, although it smells kinda bad.
@mr.noseybonk8716
@mr.noseybonk8716 2 жыл бұрын
2011 is almost 11 years ago.... Christ
@Sheikh_Speare
@Sheikh_Speare Жыл бұрын
12 years now 😞
@WeirdWonderful
@WeirdWonderful Ай бұрын
Thirteeeeeeeeen
@SunburntRock89
@SunburntRock89 9 жыл бұрын
DR Stuart Ashen?
@DFxAngelz
@DFxAngelz 9 жыл бұрын
PhD in psychology
@acidhelm
@acidhelm 13 жыл бұрын
I hope you recorded what you did to clean the case, your description sounded epic.
@GlassesnMouthplates
@GlassesnMouthplates 10 жыл бұрын
You are now watching a video of Dr. Ashens scribbling invisible stuff on a fancy looking mirror.
@FennecTECH
@FennecTECH 8 жыл бұрын
it doe shave several killer apps simply using them will result in a verry grusom death
@Gestersmek
@Gestersmek 6 жыл бұрын
Speaking of gruesome, look at that syntax.
@TheJoebus666
@TheJoebus666 6 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you could type comments with the Penpad's handwriting recognition
@geoserenity
@geoserenity 8 жыл бұрын
i think the british version of the apprentice was the original version, like has been the case between uk and us...*coughtopgear*
@IlliterateIdiot
@IlliterateIdiot 8 жыл бұрын
Well I never had anything against US Top Gear, but I did prefer the original series. (The one with Clarkson, Hammond and May.) But since Piss Evans took over, I have preferred the US one. A lot less cringeworthy and boring.
@geoserenity
@geoserenity 8 жыл бұрын
JohnRooney Gaming don't worry, he's out
@geimzz
@geimzz 8 жыл бұрын
+JohnRooney Gaming I'd love Rowan Atkinson (CBE) on TopGear
@geoserenity
@geoserenity 8 жыл бұрын
theALEKY or jimmy carr. Actually, forget that, he'd brake all the cars...
@IlliterateIdiot
@IlliterateIdiot 8 жыл бұрын
Geo Belmont Oh. I know that. I think, like theALEKY said, Rowan Atkinson should be the next Top Gear presenter.
@Kirk00077
@Kirk00077 13 жыл бұрын
That last Nintendo remark was brilliance itself. All hail Ashens, king of sarcasm!
@RedVRCC
@RedVRCC 21 күн бұрын
Ah yes gotta love that old rubberized coating that literally turns back into oil when given long enough.
@JamesR624
@JamesR624 9 жыл бұрын
- Undercut the competition. - Had features the competition didn't. - Had horrid hardware quality. - Premiered in Note like devices. Huh. Amstrad must have been the precursor to Samsung.
@MrEthan043
@MrEthan043 9 жыл бұрын
"-Had horrid hardware quality." Yeah, I have only ever seen 2 Samsung phones with cracked screens, and yet a lot more iPhones have shattered glass.
@ThereMayBeLions
@ThereMayBeLions 9 жыл бұрын
***** Its actually the precursor to Lenovo
@aeternalis
@aeternalis 9 жыл бұрын
Samsung's durability is miles better than apple's.
@ThereMayBeLions
@ThereMayBeLions 9 жыл бұрын
Joshua Smith Case in point, the new Iphones are bending inside of their owners pockets. Explain that, *****
@MrEthan043
@MrEthan043 9 жыл бұрын
***** Maybe you should look at some of their new products before saying that.
@MatthewJamesMJ
@MatthewJamesMJ 4 жыл бұрын
You want to see the screen? Your asking too much sir..
@Scioneer
@Scioneer 10 жыл бұрын
Amstrad did sell some products here in the US. I have an Amstrad PPC 640 "semi-portable" PC in my vintage computer collection. I normally use it to demonstrate Windows 2.11 and the Magic Mushroom program that produces surprisingly clear audio from the PC Speaker.
@KirbyMario12345_939
@KirbyMario12345_939 11 жыл бұрын
Can you put the part around 14:38 from where you say what you are writing to the part where you try to read what it has put as a soundtrack, on iTunes?
@Arrowdodger
@Arrowdodger 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder, 10+ years later, if the coating would have been in even worse shape.
@tawmifm
@tawmifm 8 жыл бұрын
Ashens is a doctor!?
@dylc413
@dylc413 8 жыл бұрын
he's a psychologist
@tawmifm
@tawmifm 8 жыл бұрын
Dylan Collins Well, that explains why he's a good comedian
@gmansplit
@gmansplit 7 жыл бұрын
A doctorate in Psychology.
@clonecam117thefilthycasual6
@clonecam117thefilthycasual6 7 жыл бұрын
gmansplit We get it dude, you don't need to paste that reply on EVERYTHING
@gmansplit
@gmansplit 7 жыл бұрын
clonecam117 The Filthy Casual I want to make sure people see it.
@amberfranklin4499
@amberfranklin4499 5 жыл бұрын
I studied IT so I am really interested in current and old technology
@azz578
@azz578 13 жыл бұрын
@ashens Will you please do a review of the GridPad? I can't find any on KZfaq!
@SolidSonicTH
@SolidSonicTH 7 жыл бұрын
This is the only video I've seen on this channel that can just be listened to because you can't see anything he's presenting.
@elephystry
@elephystry 7 жыл бұрын
SolidSonicTH Do you even have a monitor?
@awawawawase
@awawawawase 7 жыл бұрын
conduit122 he's talking about the reflective screen
@elephystry
@elephystry 7 жыл бұрын
Yes, I imagined it'd be quite hard to watch a video on a reflective screen.
@TheZaz969
@TheZaz969 9 жыл бұрын
Didn't know ashen was a doctor.
@dylc413
@dylc413 9 жыл бұрын
Well, psychologist
@demonetizeddemonetisedinmy1890
@demonetizeddemonetisedinmy1890 9 жыл бұрын
TheZaz969 Anyone with a Ph.D gets a ''doctor'' title despite not working as an actual doctor.
@TheZaz969
@TheZaz969 9 жыл бұрын
What is his phd in though, tat?
@dylc413
@dylc413 9 жыл бұрын
TheZaz969 psychology
@TheZaz969
@TheZaz969 9 жыл бұрын
Interesting
@lmull3
@lmull3 11 жыл бұрын
you can actually fix rubber like that with talcum powder just for future reference. i managed to revive the rubber on an old IBM Thinkpad using that method and it worked quite well!
@SolidSonicTH
@SolidSonicTH 4 жыл бұрын
This video needs a shot-for-shot remake in 4K.
@phyrricocean7910
@phyrricocean7910 9 жыл бұрын
A Dr.! If I may ask, what is your doctorate in?
@travdump209
@travdump209 8 жыл бұрын
Psychology, apparently.
@Nagifan7496
@Nagifan7496 8 жыл бұрын
Hard Knocks
@Sab3na
@Sab3na 8 жыл бұрын
Psychology, according to wikia
@phyrricocean7910
@phyrricocean7910 8 жыл бұрын
+Sab3na Lol he has a wiki page? Dang
@jrauch6
@jrauch6 10 жыл бұрын
9:35 Dr Stuart Ashens???
@kaylaburney3789
@kaylaburney3789 10 жыл бұрын
He has a phd in psychology
@SouthwesternEagle
@SouthwesternEagle 10 жыл бұрын
Kayla Burney He has a Ph.D in Psychology, and yet he works at a job centre answering telephones, and reviewing tat on KZfaq?
@SunnyDispsition
@SunnyDispsition 10 жыл бұрын
SouthwesternEagle Yes.
@DQBlizzard_
@DQBlizzard_ 10 жыл бұрын
SouthwesternEagle That what he wants you to think... *Dun* *Dun* *Duuuuuunnnnnnn*
@Mareloko41
@Mareloko41 13 жыл бұрын
man... memories just went through my mind.. the old 90's and the era of PDA's...
@LiamDoesTech
@LiamDoesTech 6 жыл бұрын
Ugh, i collect phones and it sucks when that rubber coating does that. Ive gotten phones which that has happened and it is a pain to get that crap off
@platinumpokemon8675
@platinumpokemon8675 12 жыл бұрын
Imagine him having a girl over and doing rude things on that couch and the girl says "have you ever done stuff like this on the couch before?" Ashens reply: "I've done much worse"
@frollard
@frollard 13 жыл бұрын
That same melting rubber problem happened to the control knobs on our factory porche radio. Nobody could have suspected that rubber compound sucked so much.
@link000000
@link000000 13 жыл бұрын
Only Ashen could make a half hour video about a...Pen pad
@Gazms-ep
@Gazms-ep 9 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm, Dr Stuart Ashen.
@12helloguy
@12helloguy 9 жыл бұрын
He has a PHD
@RoboticRedstone
@RoboticRedstone 10 жыл бұрын
£299?! Geez! That's more than my smartphone (Btw my smartphone is really good! It's the Sony Xperia SP if your wondering)
@NonsensicalSpudz
@NonsensicalSpudz 10 жыл бұрын
it was 299
@RoboticRedstone
@RoboticRedstone 10 жыл бұрын
Omg are you stupid?! I said 299 Look! Well..You won't be able to since your blind
@NonsensicalSpudz
@NonsensicalSpudz 10 жыл бұрын
no not your phone the PDA was 299 when new
@RoboticRedstone
@RoboticRedstone 10 жыл бұрын
I know!! Idiot! That's what I said! Why are people so dumb that they can't read properly?
@NonsensicalSpudz
@NonsensicalSpudz 10 жыл бұрын
why you so angry Geez, no need to call me an idiot.
@autumnmatthews3179
@autumnmatthews3179 4 жыл бұрын
Back then you could have used a Psion. Thing is they still work perfectly today
@ChakLong
@ChakLong 12 жыл бұрын
I like how you put the sticky machine onto your sofa 0.0
@taylorrose5280
@taylorrose5280 8 жыл бұрын
ASHENS PREDICTED THE WII U
@Gestersmek
@Gestersmek 8 жыл бұрын
+Taylor Rose The Wii U was revealed at E3 2011, 2 months before this video went up.
@IvanovIvanAKrutoi
@IvanovIvanAKrutoi 4 жыл бұрын
@@Gestersmek Besides, it didn't have CGA graphics, and you don't control the games by sticking your feet in a bowl of rice, so that comment about Ashens predicting the Wii U is 100% truth failure.
@tacaloking4
@tacaloking4 9 жыл бұрын
oh i get why it cant get your writing right your a doctor nothing can read there hand writing
@TofranBohk
@TofranBohk 13 жыл бұрын
Tandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store, and acquired RadioShack in 1963. The Tandy name was dropped in May 2000, when RadioShack Corporation was made the official name.
@redwulf777
@redwulf777 12 жыл бұрын
The date that the screen displayed on the box cover was three days after I was born. :D *feels special*
@adronnmusic
@adronnmusic 9 жыл бұрын
First 4 numbers of his credit card: 4, 1, 2, 9 4+1+2+9=12 1+2=3 3 sides on a triangle Ashens is illuminati confirmed
@InfinityMcBloon
@InfinityMcBloon 9 жыл бұрын
Your username is Joey Cirrito Cirrito has 2 letter i's Illuminati has 3 letter i's There are 3 sides on a triangle Illuminati confirmed
@ViewbobTrue
@ViewbobTrue 9 жыл бұрын
InfinityMcBloon the illuminati's name is Illuminati which you said Illuminati cunfirmd'
@InfinityMcBloon
@InfinityMcBloon 9 жыл бұрын
Sam Spiwak Your username starts with the letter S The word "sides" starts with the letter S There are 3 sides on a triangle Triangles represent the illuminati llluminati confirmed
@ViewbobTrue
@ViewbobTrue 9 жыл бұрын
InfinityMcBloon HOLY SHIT I'M THE ILLUMINATI!
@ftfp223
@ftfp223 9 жыл бұрын
InfinityMcBloon Your Bacon. Illuminati cunfermedded
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