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Nostalgic 2000 CompUSA NYC Store Footage Surfaces Online

Archival footage from November 2000 offers a nostalgic look inside a CompUSA store in New York City. The video showcases the technology of the era, including Pentium III and Athlon processors, Windows ME operating systems, and a variety of beige and translucent-cased computers. Viewers can see displays of laptops like the Sony VAIO C1 Series 'PictureBook,' desktop PCs such as Compaq Presarios, and Apple's Power Macintosh G4 and iMacs, alongside CRT monitors and peripherals. The footage captures the bustling retail environment before the significant impact of online shopping on brick-and-mortar electronics stores. AI

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Nostalgic 2000 CompUSA NYC Store Footage Surfaces Online

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Rare archival footage tours the CompUSA NYC store in November 2000

    Fascinating footage captured inside a busy CompUSA retail store in Y2K lets you relive the PC era when translucent acrylic Presarios and iMacs roamed the Earth.