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The Rarest IBM PC Clone in the World!
The Centurion is one of my all time favorite minicomputers, but did you know, they also made an IBM PC Clone? Well, they almost shouldn’t have. The story of this thing is absolutely bonkers, and the story of how it got here is just as bonkers. So, tag along as dig in deep with a history lesson, and then try to get this old PC back up and running!
The BIOS has been uploaded here:
https://github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/blob/main/EDS%20PC/EDSPCBIOS19.BIN
If you want to know more about the Centurion, the wiki is full of just about everything we know:
https://github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/wiki
If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric
Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale!
https://my-store-11554688.creator-sp...
published: 12 May 2024
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Compaq and Hyperion - The First IBM Clones
Support this channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/8BitGuy1
Visit my Website:
http://www.the8bitguy.com/
published: 11 Jan 2019
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PC Archeology: Not just another normal IBM PC XT clone (Handwell PC-401)
** Update in pinned comment.
On this PC Archeology episode, we have what I thought might just be a run-of-the-mill IBM PC XT clone -- but it turns out this machine is unusual and odd, and looking inside creates more questions than answers.
-- Links
ROM Dumper download:
http://archives.oldskool.org/pub/misc/Software/Utils/ROM_Dumper/
NEC V20:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_V20
Retro Web Motherboard:
Not available yet
BIOS dump: (and pictures)
https://archive.org/details/front_202312
RGB2HDMI: (use this fork, it's more up to date)
https://github.com/IanSB/RGBtoHDMI
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g
Support the channel on Patre...
published: 09 Dec 2023
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The Computer Chronicles - IBM Clones (1985)
Special thanks to archive.org for hosting these episodes. Downloads of all these episodes and more can be found at: http://archive.org/details/computerchronicles
published: 09 Nov 2012
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Building a MicroATX IBM Clone: The NuXT Turbo PC
Assembling my own custom IBM PC XT clone! The Monotech NuXT is an Intel 8088 motherboard with 640K RAM, XT-CF card interface, SVGA graphics and much more. A completely functional Turbo XT system in a MicroATX form factor, including Adlib sound and a 5.25" 360k floppy drive.
● Links to buy the items featured (not sponsored/commissioned)
https://monotech.fwscart.com/
http://www.apevia.com/ProductsInfo.asp?KEY=X-QPACK3-WHT
https://www.ebay.com/sch/sticker-maniak/m.html
● LGR links:
https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews
https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews
https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews
● Music courtesy of:
http://www.epidemicsound.com
#LGR #Retro #Build
published: 02 Aug 2019
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IBM PC clone
Here is an IBM PC XT clone [built by a company called Whole Earth Computer Systems] that my language arts teacher/brother's friend's father gave me. He was clearing out some stuff and I was the only person he knew who still likes this kind of thing. I also received an Apple Macintosh LC 475 from him which I have yet to make a video of as the monitor is having some issues. Or the entire thing is having issues I don't know. I have had limited time with these machines, so I don't really know what is wrong with them yet.
da
published: 13 Mar 2011
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PC Archeology: A left for Dead IBM PC 5150 with a treasure hiding inside 🕷
It's time for another episode of PC Archeology! This time we have a IBM PC 5150 that was picked out of the recycle bin, about to be shredded. I thought this was just going to be another run of the mill PC, but you never know what you might find inside.
-- Links
Testing floppy drives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtHwYQyhkAc
Minus Zero Degrees (the best resource for IBM PCs:)
https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/index.htm
https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5150/early/5150_early.htm
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g
Support the channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOK...
published: 28 Oct 2023
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How Compaq Copied Then Crushed IBM’s PC
IBM was a giant of the computer industry and when it released its own version of a PC it instantly became the most popular PC and set the market standard. Everybody shifted from building whatever they were making to creating something that was as close as possible to the IBM PC.
So if you wanted to build an IBM clone it was as simple as licensing the operating system on IBM computers from Microsoft and getting the same parts used on the IBM PC from computer parts manufacturers.
The reason for this was because of the BIOS which was quite literally the only part of the IBM PC that was proprietary.
BIOS or the basic input/output system is the program a computer's microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered on.
Rod Canion, Bill Murto, and Jim Harris were the fou...
published: 25 Jun 2022
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[001] - Retro Computer Build : Pt.1 The IBM PC AT 5170 Clone
In my first video i'm having a look at a 1987 PC AT Clone with some promising features. Before modifying this system, I investigate the insides in this system and see what works and what doesn't.
published: 20 Nov 2018
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Commodore Colt PC-10 IBM 8088 XT PC Clone Computer - #ComMAYdore
The Commodore PC-10 is an IBM PC compatible computer built and designed by Commodore Business Machines in the early 1980s.
In 1984 Commodore International signed a deal with Intel to second source manufacture the Intel 8088 CPU used in the IBM PC, along with a license to manufacture a computer based on the Dynalogic Hyperion.
Shortly after the PC10 was born which was comparable in the market to the Blue Chip PC, Leading Edge Model D and Tandy 1000 line of PC compatibles.
Now it's time to sit back, relax and check out my 1987 Commodore Colt PC-10 IBM 8088 XT PC clone computer video.
Please note: In the video I call the CGA video port a CGI port. It's technically a RGBi port.
Subscribe:
https://youtube.com/geekwithsocialskills?sub_confirmation=1
--- Video Index
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - His...
published: 16 May 2021
43:10
The Rarest IBM PC Clone in the World!
The Centurion is one of my all time favorite minicomputers, but did you know, they also made an IBM PC Clone? Well, they almost shouldn’t have. The story of thi...
The Centurion is one of my all time favorite minicomputers, but did you know, they also made an IBM PC Clone? Well, they almost shouldn’t have. The story of this thing is absolutely bonkers, and the story of how it got here is just as bonkers. So, tag along as dig in deep with a history lesson, and then try to get this old PC back up and running!
The BIOS has been uploaded here:
https://github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/blob/main/EDS%20PC/EDSPCBIOS19.BIN
If you want to know more about the Centurion, the wiki is full of just about everything we know:
https://github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/wiki
If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric
Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale!
https://my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com
Come join us on Discord!
Discord: https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD
Intro Music adapted from: Artist:
The Runaway Five Title:
The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847
Thanks for watching!
Chapters
0:00 This is not Doug Demuro
0:31 Brief history of Centurion
2:50 Why does the EDS PC even exist?
4:44 How did it get here?
11:11 Cleaning up the monitor
12:42 Does the monitor even work?
15:18 Let’s dig into the PC itself
17:51 A closer look at the motherboard and cards
25:27 Putting it back together and turning the switch
26:49 Let the troubleshooting nightmare begin
31:35 Will it boot?
32:56 I hate foam and foil keyboard with a passion
36:41 All clean and back together, will it get to DOS?
39:29 Plugging the Centurion into the Centurion
42:25 Kitties!
https://wn.com/The_Rarest_Ibm_Pc_Clone_In_The_World
The Centurion is one of my all time favorite minicomputers, but did you know, they also made an IBM PC Clone? Well, they almost shouldn’t have. The story of this thing is absolutely bonkers, and the story of how it got here is just as bonkers. So, tag along as dig in deep with a history lesson, and then try to get this old PC back up and running!
The BIOS has been uploaded here:
https://github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/blob/main/EDS%20PC/EDSPCBIOS19.BIN
If you want to know more about the Centurion, the wiki is full of just about everything we know:
https://github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/wiki
If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric
Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale!
https://my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com
Come join us on Discord!
Discord: https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD
Intro Music adapted from: Artist:
The Runaway Five Title:
The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847
Thanks for watching!
Chapters
0:00 This is not Doug Demuro
0:31 Brief history of Centurion
2:50 Why does the EDS PC even exist?
4:44 How did it get here?
11:11 Cleaning up the monitor
12:42 Does the monitor even work?
15:18 Let’s dig into the PC itself
17:51 A closer look at the motherboard and cards
25:27 Putting it back together and turning the switch
26:49 Let the troubleshooting nightmare begin
31:35 Will it boot?
32:56 I hate foam and foil keyboard with a passion
36:41 All clean and back together, will it get to DOS?
39:29 Plugging the Centurion into the Centurion
42:25 Kitties!
- published: 12 May 2024
- views: 114798
15:27
Compaq and Hyperion - The First IBM Clones
Support this channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/8BitGuy1
Visit my Website:
http://www.the8bitguy.com/
Support this channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/8BitGuy1
Visit my Website:
http://www.the8bitguy.com/
https://wn.com/Compaq_And_Hyperion_The_First_Ibm_Clones
Support this channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/8BitGuy1
Visit my Website:
http://www.the8bitguy.com/
- published: 11 Jan 2019
- views: 543338
46:59
PC Archeology: Not just another normal IBM PC XT clone (Handwell PC-401)
** Update in pinned comment.
On this PC Archeology episode, we have what I thought might just be a run-of-the-mill IBM PC XT clone -- but it turns out this mac...
** Update in pinned comment.
On this PC Archeology episode, we have what I thought might just be a run-of-the-mill IBM PC XT clone -- but it turns out this machine is unusual and odd, and looking inside creates more questions than answers.
-- Links
ROM Dumper download:
http://archives.oldskool.org/pub/misc/Software/Utils/ROM_Dumper/
NEC V20:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_V20
Retro Web Motherboard:
Not available yet
BIOS dump: (and pictures)
https://archive.org/details/front_202312
RGB2HDMI: (use this fork, it's more up to date)
https://github.com/IanSB/RGBtoHDMI
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g
Support the channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html
TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672
Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184
Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
https://wn.com/Pc_Archeology_Not_Just_Another_Normal_Ibm_Pc_Xt_Clone_(Handwell_Pc_401)
** Update in pinned comment.
On this PC Archeology episode, we have what I thought might just be a run-of-the-mill IBM PC XT clone -- but it turns out this machine is unusual and odd, and looking inside creates more questions than answers.
-- Links
ROM Dumper download:
http://archives.oldskool.org/pub/misc/Software/Utils/ROM_Dumper/
NEC V20:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_V20
Retro Web Motherboard:
Not available yet
BIOS dump: (and pictures)
https://archive.org/details/front_202312
RGB2HDMI: (use this fork, it's more up to date)
https://github.com/IanSB/RGBtoHDMI
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g
Support the channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html
TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672
Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184
Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
- published: 09 Dec 2023
- views: 111081
29:37
The Computer Chronicles - IBM Clones (1985)
Special thanks to archive.org for hosting these episodes. Downloads of all these episodes and more can be found at: http://archive.org/details/computerchronicle...
Special thanks to archive.org for hosting these episodes. Downloads of all these episodes and more can be found at: http://archive.org/details/computerchronicles
https://wn.com/The_Computer_Chronicles_Ibm_Clones_(1985)
Special thanks to archive.org for hosting these episodes. Downloads of all these episodes and more can be found at: http://archive.org/details/computerchronicles
- published: 09 Nov 2012
- views: 79533
21:13
Building a MicroATX IBM Clone: The NuXT Turbo PC
Assembling my own custom IBM PC XT clone! The Monotech NuXT is an Intel 8088 motherboard with 640K RAM, XT-CF card interface, SVGA graphics and much more. A com...
Assembling my own custom IBM PC XT clone! The Monotech NuXT is an Intel 8088 motherboard with 640K RAM, XT-CF card interface, SVGA graphics and much more. A completely functional Turbo XT system in a MicroATX form factor, including Adlib sound and a 5.25" 360k floppy drive.
● Links to buy the items featured (not sponsored/commissioned)
https://monotech.fwscart.com/
http://www.apevia.com/ProductsInfo.asp?KEY=X-QPACK3-WHT
https://www.ebay.com/sch/sticker-maniak/m.html
● LGR links:
https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews
https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews
https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews
● Music courtesy of:
http://www.epidemicsound.com
#LGR #Retro #Build
https://wn.com/Building_A_Microatx_Ibm_Clone_The_Nuxt_Turbo_Pc
Assembling my own custom IBM PC XT clone! The Monotech NuXT is an Intel 8088 motherboard with 640K RAM, XT-CF card interface, SVGA graphics and much more. A completely functional Turbo XT system in a MicroATX form factor, including Adlib sound and a 5.25" 360k floppy drive.
● Links to buy the items featured (not sponsored/commissioned)
https://monotech.fwscart.com/
http://www.apevia.com/ProductsInfo.asp?KEY=X-QPACK3-WHT
https://www.ebay.com/sch/sticker-maniak/m.html
● LGR links:
https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews
https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews
https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews
● Music courtesy of:
http://www.epidemicsound.com
#LGR #Retro #Build
- published: 02 Aug 2019
- views: 682777
6:50
IBM PC clone
Here is an IBM PC XT clone [built by a company called Whole Earth Computer Systems] that my language arts teacher/brother's friend's father gave me. He was clea...
Here is an IBM PC XT clone [built by a company called Whole Earth Computer Systems] that my language arts teacher/brother's friend's father gave me. He was clearing out some stuff and I was the only person he knew who still likes this kind of thing. I also received an Apple Macintosh LC 475 from him which I have yet to make a video of as the monitor is having some issues. Or the entire thing is having issues I don't know. I have had limited time with these machines, so I don't really know what is wrong with them yet.
da
https://wn.com/Ibm_Pc_Clone
Here is an IBM PC XT clone [built by a company called Whole Earth Computer Systems] that my language arts teacher/brother's friend's father gave me. He was clearing out some stuff and I was the only person he knew who still likes this kind of thing. I also received an Apple Macintosh LC 475 from him which I have yet to make a video of as the monitor is having some issues. Or the entire thing is having issues I don't know. I have had limited time with these machines, so I don't really know what is wrong with them yet.
da
- published: 13 Mar 2011
- views: 1855
57:54
PC Archeology: A left for Dead IBM PC 5150 with a treasure hiding inside 🕷
It's time for another episode of PC Archeology! This time we have a IBM PC 5150 that was picked out of the recycle bin, about to be shredded. I thought this was...
It's time for another episode of PC Archeology! This time we have a IBM PC 5150 that was picked out of the recycle bin, about to be shredded. I thought this was just going to be another run of the mill PC, but you never know what you might find inside.
-- Links
Testing floppy drives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtHwYQyhkAc
Minus Zero Degrees (the best resource for IBM PCs:)
https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/index.htm
https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5150/early/5150_early.htm
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g
Support the channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html
TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672
Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184
Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
https://wn.com/Pc_Archeology_A_Left_For_Dead_Ibm_Pc_5150_With_A_Treasure_Hiding_Inside_🕷
It's time for another episode of PC Archeology! This time we have a IBM PC 5150 that was picked out of the recycle bin, about to be shredded. I thought this was just going to be another run of the mill PC, but you never know what you might find inside.
-- Links
Testing floppy drives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtHwYQyhkAc
Minus Zero Degrees (the best resource for IBM PCs:)
https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/index.htm
https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5150/early/5150_early.htm
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g
Support the channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html
TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672
Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184
Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
- published: 28 Oct 2023
- views: 139123
13:50
How Compaq Copied Then Crushed IBM’s PC
IBM was a giant of the computer industry and when it released its own version of a PC it instantly became the most popular PC and set the market standard. Every...
IBM was a giant of the computer industry and when it released its own version of a PC it instantly became the most popular PC and set the market standard. Everybody shifted from building whatever they were making to creating something that was as close as possible to the IBM PC.
So if you wanted to build an IBM clone it was as simple as licensing the operating system on IBM computers from Microsoft and getting the same parts used on the IBM PC from computer parts manufacturers.
The reason for this was because of the BIOS which was quite literally the only part of the IBM PC that was proprietary.
BIOS or the basic input/output system is the program a computer's microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered on.
Rod Canion, Bill Murto, and Jim Harris were the founders of Compaq before starting Compaq they worked at Texas Instruments, one day they realized that they were bored of the normal day-to-day corporate life and decided that they wanted to start a company.
The Compaq PC was launched in November 1982. The selling point of the IBM PC was clear: it was exactly like the IBM PC but it was cheaper and portable.
In their first year of Business, they set a business record for the largest first-year sales in history which was $111 Million. By the end of 1983, Compaq had sold 53 000 computers. IBM saw the success of the Compaq portable and began to feel threatened.
They couldn’t understand why a little company called Compaq was out marketing and outselling them. So despite IBM’s best efforts, Compaq kept growing and growing, expanding from 6 employees when they started to more than 1 000 just 2 years later.
In 1984 their sales hit $329 Million, In 1985 they hit $503 Million in sales.
Because of how dominant IBM was in the 80s computer industry they always got first access to all Intel Chips, so every time Intel released a new Chip IBM would be first to get it and the rest of the computer industry would just follow them.
In 1986 using cutting-edge Intel Chips Compaq launched the Deskpro 386 which at the time was the fastest and most advanced computer on the market.
This caught IBM by surprise because they were used to getting first access to intel Chips but the Intel 386 Chip was offered to everyone at the same time and Compaq beat IBM to the punch by being the first to release a computer featuring the advanced 386 Chip.
The Deskpro 86 brought more success for Compaq with sales topping $1 Billion in 1987.
IBM realized that it was losing a ton of market shares to clones of its IBM PC and began suing companies that manufactured these clones. Rumors began to spread that IBM was going to Sue Compaq.
IBM believed Compaq was using a large number of their patented technology without permission. IBM had thousands of Patents and an army of lawyers given enough time they would have found patent violations that Compaq was guilty of.
IBM and Compaq eventually settled with Compaq agreeing to pay $130 Million to settle the lawsuit.
The threat of IBM was seemingly gone after the settlement that was until April 2nd, 1987. On that Day IBM released its IBM personal system 2, the second generation of the IBM PC.
The IBM personal system 2 had better technical specs. It utilized a system design called microchannels which meant that it was able to do more than one task at once like printing and simultaneously allowed you to type documents most computers at the time were only capable of doing one task at a time.
Because of this about $12 Billion worth of software that had been bought by companies and individuals simply didn’t run on the IBM PC.
Compaq CEO Rod Canion organized a meeting of 9 companies, amongst those companies were Intel, Microsoft, and 6 of the biggest PC manufacturers at the time except for IBM.
They came up with the Extended Industry Standard Architecture which was a framework for the collaboration of all these companies to build compatible computer systems that were better than IBM’s PCs.
It was a response to IBM's Microchannel computer. No longer could IBM dictate to the computer industry what the standard of a PC is rather the Computer Industry had set its own standard.
The clones were divorcing from trying to be like IBM and going their own way. In 1989 following the announcement of EISA, Compaq’s Earnings hit an all-time high.
In the same year, IBM’s earnings dropped by a 3rd to an all-time low.
https://wn.com/How_Compaq_Copied_Then_Crushed_Ibm’S_Pc
IBM was a giant of the computer industry and when it released its own version of a PC it instantly became the most popular PC and set the market standard. Everybody shifted from building whatever they were making to creating something that was as close as possible to the IBM PC.
So if you wanted to build an IBM clone it was as simple as licensing the operating system on IBM computers from Microsoft and getting the same parts used on the IBM PC from computer parts manufacturers.
The reason for this was because of the BIOS which was quite literally the only part of the IBM PC that was proprietary.
BIOS or the basic input/output system is the program a computer's microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered on.
Rod Canion, Bill Murto, and Jim Harris were the founders of Compaq before starting Compaq they worked at Texas Instruments, one day they realized that they were bored of the normal day-to-day corporate life and decided that they wanted to start a company.
The Compaq PC was launched in November 1982. The selling point of the IBM PC was clear: it was exactly like the IBM PC but it was cheaper and portable.
In their first year of Business, they set a business record for the largest first-year sales in history which was $111 Million. By the end of 1983, Compaq had sold 53 000 computers. IBM saw the success of the Compaq portable and began to feel threatened.
They couldn’t understand why a little company called Compaq was out marketing and outselling them. So despite IBM’s best efforts, Compaq kept growing and growing, expanding from 6 employees when they started to more than 1 000 just 2 years later.
In 1984 their sales hit $329 Million, In 1985 they hit $503 Million in sales.
Because of how dominant IBM was in the 80s computer industry they always got first access to all Intel Chips, so every time Intel released a new Chip IBM would be first to get it and the rest of the computer industry would just follow them.
In 1986 using cutting-edge Intel Chips Compaq launched the Deskpro 386 which at the time was the fastest and most advanced computer on the market.
This caught IBM by surprise because they were used to getting first access to intel Chips but the Intel 386 Chip was offered to everyone at the same time and Compaq beat IBM to the punch by being the first to release a computer featuring the advanced 386 Chip.
The Deskpro 86 brought more success for Compaq with sales topping $1 Billion in 1987.
IBM realized that it was losing a ton of market shares to clones of its IBM PC and began suing companies that manufactured these clones. Rumors began to spread that IBM was going to Sue Compaq.
IBM believed Compaq was using a large number of their patented technology without permission. IBM had thousands of Patents and an army of lawyers given enough time they would have found patent violations that Compaq was guilty of.
IBM and Compaq eventually settled with Compaq agreeing to pay $130 Million to settle the lawsuit.
The threat of IBM was seemingly gone after the settlement that was until April 2nd, 1987. On that Day IBM released its IBM personal system 2, the second generation of the IBM PC.
The IBM personal system 2 had better technical specs. It utilized a system design called microchannels which meant that it was able to do more than one task at once like printing and simultaneously allowed you to type documents most computers at the time were only capable of doing one task at a time.
Because of this about $12 Billion worth of software that had been bought by companies and individuals simply didn’t run on the IBM PC.
Compaq CEO Rod Canion organized a meeting of 9 companies, amongst those companies were Intel, Microsoft, and 6 of the biggest PC manufacturers at the time except for IBM.
They came up with the Extended Industry Standard Architecture which was a framework for the collaboration of all these companies to build compatible computer systems that were better than IBM’s PCs.
It was a response to IBM's Microchannel computer. No longer could IBM dictate to the computer industry what the standard of a PC is rather the Computer Industry had set its own standard.
The clones were divorcing from trying to be like IBM and going their own way. In 1989 following the announcement of EISA, Compaq’s Earnings hit an all-time high.
In the same year, IBM’s earnings dropped by a 3rd to an all-time low.
- published: 25 Jun 2022
- views: 6738
10:58
[001] - Retro Computer Build : Pt.1 The IBM PC AT 5170 Clone
In my first video i'm having a look at a 1987 PC AT Clone with some promising features. Before modifying this system, I investigate the insides in this system...
In my first video i'm having a look at a 1987 PC AT Clone with some promising features. Before modifying this system, I investigate the insides in this system and see what works and what doesn't.
https://wn.com/001_Retro_Computer_Build_Pt.1_The_Ibm_Pc_At_5170_Clone
In my first video i'm having a look at a 1987 PC AT Clone with some promising features. Before modifying this system, I investigate the insides in this system and see what works and what doesn't.
- published: 20 Nov 2018
- views: 728
10:41
Commodore Colt PC-10 IBM 8088 XT PC Clone Computer - #ComMAYdore
The Commodore PC-10 is an IBM PC compatible computer built and designed by Commodore Business Machines in the early 1980s.
In 1984 Commodore International sign...
The Commodore PC-10 is an IBM PC compatible computer built and designed by Commodore Business Machines in the early 1980s.
In 1984 Commodore International signed a deal with Intel to second source manufacture the Intel 8088 CPU used in the IBM PC, along with a license to manufacture a computer based on the Dynalogic Hyperion.
Shortly after the PC10 was born which was comparable in the market to the Blue Chip PC, Leading Edge Model D and Tandy 1000 line of PC compatibles.
Now it's time to sit back, relax and check out my 1987 Commodore Colt PC-10 IBM 8088 XT PC clone computer video.
Please note: In the video I call the CGA video port a CGI port. It's technically a RGBi port.
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--- Video Index
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - History of the Commodore Colt PC
1:48 - Checking out the Commodore branded model F keyboard
2:15 - Front of the Commodore Colt
2:37 - Keyboard port and reset button
3:33 - Rear ports (mouse, composite and CGA video, serial and parallel)
4:48 - Opening the machine: 8-bit ISA slots, 8088 processor, 640KB RAM, etc
6:28 - Various CPU modes: 4.77MHz (standard), 7.16MHz (turbo) and 9.54MHz (double).
7:32 - Connecting a screen and powering up the Commodore Colt PC-10
8:27 - Booting with MS-DOS 5.0 floppy disks
9:18 - Testing both floppy drives A and B loading floppy disk directories
10:26 - Outro
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https://wn.com/Commodore_Colt_Pc_10_Ibm_8088_Xt_Pc_Clone_Computer_Commaydore
The Commodore PC-10 is an IBM PC compatible computer built and designed by Commodore Business Machines in the early 1980s.
In 1984 Commodore International signed a deal with Intel to second source manufacture the Intel 8088 CPU used in the IBM PC, along with a license to manufacture a computer based on the Dynalogic Hyperion.
Shortly after the PC10 was born which was comparable in the market to the Blue Chip PC, Leading Edge Model D and Tandy 1000 line of PC compatibles.
Now it's time to sit back, relax and check out my 1987 Commodore Colt PC-10 IBM 8088 XT PC clone computer video.
Please note: In the video I call the CGA video port a CGI port. It's technically a RGBi port.
Subscribe:
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--- Video Index
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - History of the Commodore Colt PC
1:48 - Checking out the Commodore branded model F keyboard
2:15 - Front of the Commodore Colt
2:37 - Keyboard port and reset button
3:33 - Rear ports (mouse, composite and CGA video, serial and parallel)
4:48 - Opening the machine: 8-bit ISA slots, 8088 processor, 640KB RAM, etc
6:28 - Various CPU modes: 4.77MHz (standard), 7.16MHz (turbo) and 9.54MHz (double).
7:32 - Connecting a screen and powering up the Commodore Colt PC-10
8:27 - Booting with MS-DOS 5.0 floppy disks
9:18 - Testing both floppy drives A and B loading floppy disk directories
10:26 - Outro
--- Channel Links
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ComMAYdore:
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#Commodore #IBM #ComMAYdore
- published: 16 May 2021
- views: 4149