LGR - Macintosh 128k Vintage Computer Review

Long time LGR fan but not this far back! Global Communication and hipster jokes, heh!
Going from 1MB to 4MB on my Mac Plus really freed up what I could run. I cannot imagine there is much fun at 128k that unless you're committing to the System 1.0 and 400k lifestyle.

I have computer like this

It's insane that their low-level computers are still being sold for $999 after all these years.

Jesus, this was 13 years ago? I’m scared

It’s been a few years since this video was posted, but it sure was a lovely trip down memory lane… Clint hasn’t aged a day 😁

Ahh hello 480p

dang bro I didn't know your channel was this long-running

Great video! I recommend any that wants to play around with classic all in one Macs look for the SE, or SE30. They probably have a hard drive, can take modern floppy drives (1.4 meg), and ADB mice and keyboards are easy to find.

Bro how did u get a working one for just 50 dollars. I saw one go for €400 untested here in the Netherlands

The only thing that's really changed about your channel over the years is the quality, which has improved substantially. Other than that, the theme of your channel has remained pretty consistent. It's pretty difficult to find channels nowadays like this one.

Your one lucky guy…

How it should've gone:
Steve Jobs: "I've got it, let's call it the MAC!"
Marketer: "How much?"
SJ: "Let's sell it for $400 with no disk drive and a measly 128k RAM, can you spin that?"
Marketer: "ok"
proceeds to advertise the Apple II GS

Tech Sabe in Lodi has one of these.

Ahh, Crystal Quest, so many hours of joy, the later versions have a rather …”unique” sound when you exit the gate at the end of each level… ;)

Thanks for the memory!

I almost choked on my food just now when he said he got it for 50 bucks. Then I see the vid is from 12 yrs ago. Aged so well

My god this video was posted shortly after Steve Jobs revealed the iPhone 4 and shortly before he revealed the iPod touch (4th gen) which was my first Apple device lol.

Can we get a 4k60 remaster of the OG intro?

My Father bought me this 128K Mac in 1984 for $2495, about $2700 with tax... It was state of the art, in my mind... I burned up MacPaint, drawing 100s of little pictures, and even making a little bit of money with it... A VERY little bit... Then I started getting all the INSERT THIS DISK, then THAT DISK, then THIS DISK messages, back and forth, swapping disks all the time, 8 consecutive swaps in a row most of the time... WHAT A NIGHTMARE... Couldn't afford an external floppy at $495... The ImageWriter dot-matrix printer was $495, and would keep anybody at the other end of the house awake... It was SUPER loud... Black & White screen, when all my PC buddies had 16 colors... Couldn't upgrade the machine, as everything was soldered to the board... The whole experience was just a complete mistake from day 1, looking back now... Absolute piece of junk from the mind of Steve Jobs, and that's the way he wanted it... Absolute piece of shit with his mind set on ripping off as many people as he could...

Banzai :(

I re watched this video after possibly a decade. Still relevant.

I don`t have any clue, why people were buing this shit.
Mac started some kind of religion and made people being arguments proof.

back in 1993 its $900 at Circus City.

I'd just call it the Macintosh 1984

Wow, remember when Steve Jobs wasn't dead?

Wow LGR i really miss the old opening intro bring that back. Lol

Thank you for this ! You’re amazing !

How do you get these for cheap?

Historical value and can do something? Get a g4 cube.

Hipster LGR needs to happen

Apple tech software was big for many years since the 1990s. I like the way of how they did it. It was a big company for many years. Its still a big company to this day. Just not as big as it was in the early 1980s and 1990s. 🌝

Hey Clint, you ever plan to redo some of the older reviews? I am curious if your opinion differs from back then. I also wonder if you have any new hardware for these Macs or Tandy 1000's. I would love to see updated review of these.


I wonder, does this mac still work for you?

I feel in love a similar Macintosh (probably a Classic) in 1991 when I was in Kindergarten. I loved computer lab time more than anything. Then in 4th grade I went to newly built school with brand new Windows computers and never looked back lol

despite the small screen, i had typesetting coworkers who actually used Adobe Illustrator and Aldus Pagemaker on a Mac Plus. I did the same on an SE/30 for a magazine. Large screens were rare in those days and we just got used to it.

i using a macintosh emulator in win 7 pc

Clint your a fuckin stud and I love you

Good thing i found this review, i couldn't figure out how to power on and use my newly purchased Macintosh. Feels good to finally be upgrading from a Commodore PET to this. I can actually play games on this thing!

"CuRsE yOu StEvE jObS" xD

I had to check eBay, these have gone up in price quite a bit in 10 years! $500 plus

No one does it like LGR!

What boot disc do I need for this?

Im making a Macintosh on roblox

The 128K Mac was considered useless by some back in 1986. In the fall of 1986 while in high school I took a class on graphic arts. Along with industrial paper cutters, photo-lithography, light tables and other cool publishing stuff was a Macintosh. I think it was a Mac Plus.

Up, stacked up on to of a table, in the corner still in its original box was an un-used 128K Mac. I asked the teacher about it at one point, and he said it was the first Mac, but it wasn't too useful, so it sat un-used

So these things were sometimes abandoned after just 2 years. The school might not have been too happy about it... the thing $2500 new.

$90 back then huh? you better still have it or else im gonna cry ;n;

If you go to the wayback machine you can see the root URL from the end of the video as it looked in Feb 2011 (the closest date I could find to when this video was published).

I thought it would be is family's site - like his last name is Basinger, and LGR was his personal site on that domain. Instead its just a few links to some of his stuff.

OMG so young!

We need a 2021 version of that review! 🙏