The Computer That Didn't Save Computerland | Computerland BC286

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#pc #dos #retro I got this machine quite a while ago, fiddled briefly with it and put it away. Now in the follow-up to my original video about ComputerLand and the Business Computer System 88 (BC88), we can finally check out the 'upgrade' ComputerLand offered. Sporting an 8MHz Intel 80286 CPU w/80287 co-pro, EGA graphics and a 30 megabrick.. er.. megabyte, Really, Really Hard Drive, will this thing soar over it's little brother? Was it worth the $1400-2000 upgrade cost? 00:00 Intro 02:35 The BC286 Tour 04:14 Popping off the Lid 06:00 Power supply pop-out 09:15 Hard Drive trouble 09:49 Unbricking the brick 11:41 Caution around stepper motors is warranted... 13:54 Now the whole computer's a brick 14:13 Heat problems 14:49 PC Archaeology 20:45 Non-relational database software 22:14 Conclusion ° I have a website: https://www.techtimetraveller.com ° If you'd like to support what I do, I have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/techtimetraveller ° Background music provided by: http://www.epidemicsound.com ° I'm on X - rarely. https://mobile.twitter.com/techtimetravel