PC Archeology: This 286 laptop has nothing to do with Nissan (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
0:00 Intro
1:02 Tour
7:54 First boot and exploration of the drive
26:33 Exploring the manufacturer of this laptop
37:06 Disassembly and teardown
44:57 Data recovery
54:46 Conclusion
-- Links
Altima One review:
General Adrian’s Digital Basement channel:
My Github Repo (with ROM dumps and images)
Plexus P/20 Brochure:
Plexus Unix:
MFM emulator:
Fujitsu Hard Drive Brochure:
Omti 5200 Manual:
Adrian’s Digital Basement Merch store:
Adrian’s Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
Support the channel on Patreon:
My GitHub repository:
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
TS100 Soldering Iron:
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
Magnetic Screw Holder:
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
Heat Sinks:
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
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