{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"IBM's 386 Tower of Power: The PS\/2 Model 80","description":"IBM was late to the 386 PC party, but when they finally arrived they made a statement about what they thought the future of computing would be. With a 32-bit Micro Channel bus and room for six drives IBM aimed this tower directly at the likes of Compaq. But what\u2019s inside this monstrous machine and how can it be upgraded? And what can you do with an old boat anchor like this? Join me as I pull this PC apart to see what you got when you bought a $6,845 workstation in 1990.&amp;nbsp; -=- Chapters -=- 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Adopting a Micro Channel PC 04:38 - The Case 07:35 - Drive Bays and Power Supply 09:30 - Disassembling the Model 80 13:35 - Micro Channel Slots and Cards 15:53 - Auxiliary Video Extension 18:38 - Token Ring Network Card 19:05 - IBM PS\/2 SCSI Adapter 19:51 - IBM Enhanced 80386 Memory Adapter w\/ ROM 23:12 - Programmable Option Select&amp;nbsp; 25:31 - Auto Configuration In Action 27:51 - Period Appropriate Productivity 29:15 - XGA-2 Graphics Adapter 34:21 - Conclusion &amp;amp; Outro -=- Links -= * Ardent Tool of Capitalism - https:\/\/www.ardent-tool.com * Model 8580-081 Resources - https:\/\/www.ardent-tool.com\/8580\/Planar_T2.html  * Tube Time's MCA Tutorial: https:\/\/github.com\/schlae\/mca-tutorial  * The Micro Channel Architecture Handbook by Chet Heath and Winn Rosch: https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/microchannelarch00heat  * IBM Museum - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@IBM_Museum\/  * BOPT 16 MB Barrier Walkthrough: https:\/\/groups.google.com\/g\/comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware\/c\/SIRXr3RBBLM\/m\/4fDpZeg-YtkJ -=- Contact -=- Follow on Mastodon: https:\/\/bitbang.social\/@kefkafloyd Follow on Bluesky: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/kefkafloyd.bsky.social Visit The Website: https:\/\/www.userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/z2jmF93 &amp;nbsp; Theme Song by Space Vixen: https:\/\/spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com &amp;nbsp; Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https:\/\/twitter.com\/spacevixenmusic ","author_name":"Userlandia","author_url":"https:\/\/www.userlandia.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29376183\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/1c252c\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/165995238"}