Main channel: What is this mystery laptop and does it still work? (Patreon)

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2024-07-04 22:13:22

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2024-07

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Hello my patrons! It's time for another episode of PC Archeology! I just love investigating these old PCs especially ones where someone tried to make something interesting but clearly failed in the marketplace. This beat up old computer clearly was well used (and hopefully loved) but it's also a good example of how these early laptops were so often compromised and really, well sucked!

It's fun to still document this lost relic as someone clearly did put effort into making this computer, even if has almost entirely been completely forgotten.

Thanks for all your support!

Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVajdmXI-5I

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PC Archeology: What is this mystery laptop and could it still work? (Altima Systems)

It's been a while since we did an episode of PC Archeology and I thought this funny old mystery laptop was perfect for us to dig into. Let's tour this machine and dig into what it was used for and how it works. Altima One Altima 2 Two -- Links Altima One review: https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/altima-one/5337 General Adrian's Digital Basement channel: https://discord.gg/Nhe8VHqZny My Github Repo (with ROM dumps and images) https://github.com/misterblack1/plexus-p20 Plexus P/20 Brochure: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/plexus/brochures/Plexus_P15_P20_Brochure_1985.pdf Plexus Unix: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/plexus/brochures/Plexus_SYS_5.2_Brochure_1985.pdf MFM emulator: https://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/mfm_old.shtml Fujitsu Hard Drive Brochure: https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_fujitsubro1984_2565589 Omti 5200 Manual: https://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/roms/omti-5400/omti_5000_series_reference_aug85.pdf 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 My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories -- 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 --- 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