A Retro Pickup from eBay

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So, today I unbox an eBay purchase, basically a random bid I didn't even expect to win. Did I luck out, or is it junk?

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Sources:
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https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=76646

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46

https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/tulip-computers-tc40

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Timestamps:
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0:00 Intro
0:51 Unboxing
1:52 Reveal and a look over
10:10 Prep for testing
11:20 First power on
11:43 A failure?
13:51 Reseating the RAM
14:35 A surprise
15:38 Testing the floppy drive
17:28 Still having issues - possible IDE issues?
23:09 Trying a different option
25:10 Success?
26:06 Future plans and Outro

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#retrocomputing #unisys #intel486 #refurbish #repair #msdos



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