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In 1983, Compaq shocked the personal computer world with the release of their first product: The Compaq Portable. An IBM-compatible machine that you could carry around with you. It was a major success, and put Compaq on the map for years to come. Today's video documents my experience with trying to get one of these machines found in the trash working again!
Thanks to NCommander for helping out with a portion of this video:
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Thanks to The 8-Bit Guy for his Compaq Portable restoration series:
https://www.youtube.com/user/adric22
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction & Brief Retrospective
05:20 - Initial Diagnosis
09:20 - Cleaning the Exterior
14:39 - Retrobriting the Keyboard
18:08 - Cleaning the Interior
21:41 - The ATX Adapter
23:31 - Rethinking the Power Supply Diagnosis
26:25 - Testing the Power Supply
27:40 - Reassembly
28:33 - Part 1 Conclusion
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