Broken to BBS: A Dell 286 Restoration

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We restore Dell's second-ever PC model: the PC's Limited 286. There are some... sparks along the way, but we cap it off with a call into an important BBS that has been in operation since 1994. Want more content like this? Support our mission! Send us a Super Thanks and check out our Patreon + Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/serialport Got some retro gear you want to donate? Get in touch with us at serialport.org. 00:00 — Intro 02:08 — Cleanup and first power-on 03:27 — Disassembly 07:15 — Power supply 13:12 — Motherboard 14:32 — Reassembly 17:25 — Repairing the damage 18:48 — Reassembly continued 20:29 — First boot 21:11 — Terminate: The Final Terminal 22:00 — Darkrealms BBS 23:10 — Outro Huge thanks to: slowburn for the excellent "Poles Apart" Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI6afjoevIE Listen: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/3MhRaELvKeLG2zx1Bdh4R7 seeyouthere & dontcry's relaxing "Palette" Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxekTWP632M Listen: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/6pz8MeRPTxKAfTCDOoeMWZ ...and Kinissue for the incredible "The Realization" Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7BW1SMt-D0 Listen: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/14ornWEXyfUL3S7JbRg8bX Above music provided by Lofi Girl. As well as Mars Wind for their album "She Is My Subwoofer" https://www.illformed.org