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This episode is something a little different, but not *too* different I guess. It's just me geeking out over an old computer again, haha. Just so happens this one is a brand NEW old computer! Haven't seen anyone do exactly this before on YouTube, so I hope you enjoy it :)

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LGR - Brand New IBM PC AT! Unboxing & Setup

I was fortunate to be able to buy a sealed, new old stock IBM PC 5170 built in the year 1988! What a rare treat. Join me in savoring each piece of retro tech as I set it up with PC-DOS 3.30 and EGA graphics.

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Anonymous

Well this is definitely a video worthy of me dropping everything I'm doing! Awesome! 😀

Anonymous

I've never seen you more giddy, Clint! So... uhhh, does this guy have any left to sell? It's odd how excited I was to see various games I had as a kid in that boring software catalog - Jumpman, King's Quest... even Gertrude's Secrets!

Anonymous

6Mhz or 8Mhz? SHOCKED that a warehouse of these exists!! I would have expected all of them to have been sold at most two years after manufacture. This was a huge model for them. How does that happen? You can get lithium AAs if you end up using one of those battery cases Because.... why not? :)

LazyGameReviews

For the time being, yes! <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-FACTORY-SEALED-IBM-Personal-Computer-AT-5170-Model-339-286-512KB-30MB-/322447170008?" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-FACTORY-SEALED-IBM-Personal-Computer-AT-5170-Model-339-286-512KB-30MB-/322447170008?</a>

Anonymous

Dude I don't think I've seen you THIS giddy before! LOL! REALLY cool computer! I had a keyboard similar to that Model M when I was about 3 or 4 years old and I know the feeling! XD Old computer specs and tech are way beyond my knowledge as far as components go and I kinda want to dive into that world being a computer tech myself since I did not have the knowledge back then. =P Great video man!

Anonymous

I didn't know you were allowed to upload porn YouTube 😀

Anonymous

Very nice ! Such joy in your eyes :D

Anonymous

Hey Clint, I have very vague memories of visiting Greenock when I was a kid in the early 80s. Didn't realise it was home to an IBM plant! I found this page which you might like... <a href="http://catchingphotons.co.uk/blog/industrial/ibm-greenock/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://catchingphotons.co.uk/blog/industrial/ibm-greenock/</a>

LazyGameReviews

Wow, that's wild to see what's left of the place this very machine was put together. Thanks for sharing!

evistre

Too cool! You sound stoked. :D

Anonymous

We had the portable! (My dad worked at IBM). Jumpman and Kings Quest memory overload!

Anonymous

Incredible! An original, NOS IBM 5170 from 1988 that works straight out of the box after almost 30 years! What a time capsule! I understand why you're so incredibly happy Clint, you just don't find something like this in the original packaging and untouched for so long nowadays. Kudos for the guy that's selling them as well. Can't wait to see what comes next for the 5170. Congratulations! \^^/

Anonymous

That wobbly table is freaking me out!

Anonymous

This must be the world's happiest unboxing! Great video, and I can't believe these things are still being preserved.

Anonymous

Dang, Clint! This is awesome. I could totally feel the vibe and I was instantly back in 1989 when my dad bought our first Bull Systems Zenith desktop AT with 1MB of RAM and 20 MB HDD, monochrome VGA monitor, DOS 3.3, Windows 2.11 and Word Perfect 5.0 because he was writing his Master's Degree at the time. I was of course giddy just like you at the age of 11-12 and you know that comic strip of Calvin and Hobbes where Calvin is waiting for this hat with propeller on top that he ordered from a cereal box, and his mom is always telling him that it hasn't arrived yet? That was me for like three weeks! ^_^ So when the darn thing finally arrived, I was all like "This is so exciting I gotta pee first!" Unfortunately nothing came with it, Win 2.11 and all the rest was back ordered and I could only boot it up and watch the screen go: "No operating system detected. System halted." flashing me as I turned it on. What a bummer! Luckily a local PC-guru from our school came that very same day and showed me how to install the DOS 3.3 and taught me basic DOS navigation, Edlin and everything I needed to get around. Shortly after we got Windows 2.11 and a few games, and from there rest is history with my own 286 a few years later and all the goodies that came with that. Looking forward to the next episode with upgrades and sound cards! :D

floverSaeu09

Ooohh what a sexy beast :D

Anonymous

How can I buy one, too?

mavrick

I'll just cut open this box........*tape just comes off*.......*puts boxcutter down*

Anonymous

Loved this!

Anonymous

the way that black table wobbles makes me nervous.

Anonymous

Wow. Just wow.

Anonymous

I literally could smell the ink when you mentioned "glossy magazines from a car dealership"

Tom Scott

This video excited me enough to become a patron. Thanks from a fellow cable smeller.

Anonymous

I'd like to thank you for rubbing off your love of old hardware onto this guy. I went to Goodwill today and walked out with 2 electical typewriters, and one massive IBM Correctable Selectric II. I'm a sucker for anything that Big Blue made!