Published On Jul 6, 2024
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:
https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/al...
Altima Two video by RetroSpector78:
• Altima Two retro "laptop"
General Adrian's Digital Basement channel:
/ discord
My Github Repo (with ROM dumps and images)
https://github.com/misterblack1/plexu...
Plexus P/20 Brochure:
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/plexus/b...
Plexus Unix:
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/plexus/b...
MFM emulator:
https://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/mfm_ol...
Fujitsu Hard Drive Brochure:
https://archive.org/details/bitsavers...
Omti 5200 Manual:
https://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/publi...
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spr...
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
/ @adriansdigitalbasement2
Support the channel on Patreon:
/ adriansdigitalbasement
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r...
-- 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
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
• How to remove chips without damaging ...
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino