Published On Oct 28, 2023
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:
   • Testing 12 mystery PC floppy drives Â
Minus Zero Degrees (the best resource for IBM PCs:)
https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/inde...
https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5150...
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spr...
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
   / @adriansdigitalbasement2 Â
Support the channel on Patreon:
  / adriansdigitalbasement Â
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16...
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/digi...
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/33000...
TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MI...
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DS...
Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-...
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-...
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-...
Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537...
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r...
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
   • How to remove chips without damaging ... Â
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino