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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My current collection as of now of my orange Nickelodeon VHS tape collection, focusing on 1993-1995 releases. I just need to add more Doug tapes, maybe some Ren & Stimpy tapes, and Volume 1 of the SNICK tapes.

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'm hoping to upgrade my camera setup within the next year, probably after I move. Currently, I record my YouTube videos with my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra phone which does great, but I can do better. What camera (that's reasonably priced) do you guys recommend me getting?

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Exciting times in the world of analog to digital conversion. Today, I experimented with this JVC DVD Recorder/VCR with HDMI output connected to this cheap but powerful UGreen HDMI to USB adapter. VHS transfers look fantastic at 720×480. Also nice to use OBS for this.

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Happy 31 years to Windows 95. Here's the tribute video I made for its 30th last year. youtu.be/m3k5K7BGw9E?...

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Windows 95 30th Anniversary

YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I announced this in my stream earlier, but I am going to be taking a short break from YouTube until after I'm moved. I plan on doing my Packvember videos here at the apartment in September and have them release in November. Continued...

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Be sure to tune in to tonight's stream in about an hour. I will be making an announcement regarding the next couple of months here on YouTube. Don't worry, everything's fine, it's good news!

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Yesterday I got a Dell Latitude D600. I wanted to test the Windows 98 compatibility. With a few teams, it actually runs pretty well. Probably the newest Dell laptop to be able to run Windows 98. Also runs Windows Me well too. Specs: Pentium M 1.4GHz, 512MB DDR RAM, and ATI Radeon 9000 video.

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today marked 50 years since Carolina Circle Mall opened. This was the mall I grew up going to and was the original inspiration for this channel. It sadly closed in 2002 and was demolished in 2005, but I will always remember the fun times I had with my family there.

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Today would've been my dad's 77th birthday. I loved that man so much and still do. He was the reason I became interested in electronics, vintage computers, and Packard Bells. Miss you daddy. We're still waiting on Fire Fight 2!

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I bought a 7th Gen Intel Core i5 Dell Optiplex 5050 from 2018 the other day for just $40 at Goodwill. Has a Core i5-7600 and I added 16GB RAM and an AMD RX550 video card. Going to be my little emulator/light gaming PC for my living room TV. Still a work in progress.

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Why did I dub my church's livestream from last year's Christmas Eve service to a VHS tape? Because why not?

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Had a great time at Southeast Game Exchange today. Always good to see @lgr-yt.bsky.social

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Video coming sometime this week! It will be a room tour now that I've mostly finished my remodel.

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Sorry for no new video this week, but I am planning to do a livestream this Friday night at 7:00pm EDT. Would love to see everyone. youtube.com/live/6q0uniC...

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Playing with Retro Computers LIVE

YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

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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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

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

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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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20 Years of The Nostalgia Mall Anniversary Stream

YouTube video by The Nostalgia Mall

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

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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Retro eXo

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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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Pardon Our Interruption...

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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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eXoWin9x

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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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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Billy Coore (The Nostalgia Mall) @thenostalgiamall.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

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.