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LGR - The IBM Industrial PC from 1985

🕑 Added 2021-03-31 00:54:25 +0000 UTC

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Ralph Fontcuberta

That display was from a nuclear plant? You wouldn't happen to have a woodgrain geiger counter around, would you?

Reed Hansen

Love that you got the industrial model M. I daily drive one now I work from home.

LGR

It's a neat little lamp alarm clock I picked up in this episode of Thrifts: https://youtu.be/IHwRzrywobA

Cyber

This PC is awsome!!! And I also like that little lamp with clock showing up in some scenes. What's that?

LGR

Ebay! 9 times out of 10 that's the case, and it was here as well. Paid a good chunka change for this one. As for learning about the machines in the first place, that usually just comes down to stumbling across things while doing research for other things. Books, computer magazines, TV shows, newspapers, old forum and Usenet posts.

LGR

Good eye! I was running in a few different modes throughout the video, both by using the DOS "MODE" command and using a few different video cards over the past few months. I think at one point I had it in CGA instead of EGA while troubleshooting, so chances are the footage was recorded during that.

AJPRIME TECH

Clint, how did you find such a machine?? I've always wondered where and how you find these crazy things??

Volkert

Entertaining video about a fascinating piece of retro kit! One interesting thing I noticed, though: is it me, or was text mode on that monitor being shown with CGA fonts? They look narrow and long, and they appear to have scanlines. I remember EGA fonts being more high res and not so narrow. I mean, the setup obviously had EGA support, at least in graphics mode. Otherwise Commander Keen and Duke Nukem would never have shown anything. And you would have noticed having to run Simcity in 320x200 monochrome mode. But the text mode really looked like CGA text mode.

LGR

Thanks!

LGR

New old stock. Unicomp still has a lot of them left from IBM in their warehouse.

Mr Frozen Pancake

Is that a new keyboard condom or new old stock?

JimmiezRustler88

The lighting in this video is really well done.

LGR

It's not mine, but there are a couple of new tracks I've licensed for use here :)

zephyrmo

Is this your own music? I don't recall hearing this one before but I could well be mistaken.

LGR

I was torn between commissioning something in either IBM blue-painted metal, or wood. But after I got another rackmount case from the same woodworker, I had to go for the wood!

LGR

Heh, under the right circumstances and programming I feel it could *cause* an apocalypse, somehow!

LGR

Totally! And as a bonus, if the items installed generate a little heat, it warms up the wood and varnish and smells absolutely fantastic.

LGR

Hoping that once the video goes live and starts spreading around it'll find the right person who knows exactly what it is!

LGR

Pretty much my first reaction when I got it, haha. Truly didn't expect THAT much additional noise over a regular IBM AT, but the difference is immense. Especially with the monitor fan added to it, too.

LGR

No doubt this monster is going to outlast me and everyone I know.

LGR

Heh, yes indeed. It's why I gave up trying to get an original industrial and swapped the outer shell on one of my regular Model Ms. Just had to track down a black IBM badge for it and it looks great.

LGR

It is the best.

LGR

Yeah I'd love to stick something appropriately industrial on there, especially if I end up with some kind of additional hardware I can use with it. This machine is meant to control things.

LGR

Nice! I'm curious what they might've been used for, if that's able to be shared.

LGR

Here's hoping! Could be that, bad capacitors, cracked PCB, an iffy connection somewhere... gotta get me some better tools to troubleshoot.

LGR

Thanks, I'm ready to (hopefully) start moving forward to better days.

LGR

Got your email, thanks Brandon!

LGR

It really does, there's almost no buckling spring sound or feel to it at all with everything dampened.

LGR

Luckily it's just a vaccine and not atomic radiation. For that, I've got this monitor from the Salem nuclear power plant.

LGR

It's possible that it did and mine was simply lost at some point in the last few decades!

JimmiezRustler88

Nice video. Hope the vaccine doesn't make your skin fall off and render you sterile. :(

Douglas Cummings

Odd that it wouldn't come standard with a drive bay door/cover given the filtration and other care taken to keep environmental bits out.

Phakorn Sripayak

That Model M with the rubber condom sounds quite interesting.

Bryan McIntosh

Those are sounds that say, "The computer is ON now. COMMENCE WORK."

Honorary Octopus

Good god the chunky clunk of the monitor and system switches turning on. Thats practically lewd in how satisfying it is to hear.

Jorg Rademaker

I used to work at a data center. Trust me: you haven't heard anything yet ;)

Marnix

Now that's patreon money well spent! What a beast indeed. Would have went for a more industrial looking casing but at least it's LGR approved now :')

Alyxx the Rat

Pretty sure this utter beast could survive an apocalypse.

Jan-Marten de Boer

Good job on commissioning that wood grain job. Great aesthetic! If ever I decide to work with rack mounted hardware, I'm definitely copying that idea 😁

Jurassic_Jacob

Woah, that's awesome!

Dan Fiscus

You've really piqued my curiosity about that tall mystery add-in card... let us know if you learn anything about it! It'd be fun to see what it's for in a blerbs video or something if it's ever discovered. Also, that wooden case was an excellent choice, it looks like it'd be right at home in a classic stereo system or something, and that's an aesthetic I can really get behind.

Valora Inverse

Holy hell, what a beast. Legit nearly dropped my sandwich and sputtered 'oh my god' when you turned that behemoth on.

gitshiver

Wow does that thing have a fan or an industrial vacuum cleaner?! that got loud! The actual audio was really clear though, and the muted lighting was great for watching at night in a dark room!

bippo

You absolutely should not take any anti-inflammatory prior to your first injection, as it can inhibit the immune response needed for the vaccine to work as intended. Wait and see if you actually need it after the shot.

Steve Skafte

Baby got thick backside.

Frederic St-Georges

I can hear your desk strain under all that weight just by looking at that screenshot. These computers were really built to last!

EJ22

"Only went up from there" yeah no kidding. The industrial grey Ms are expensive enough on their own as you probably found out. Good luck on the vaccine we got the single dose J&J at work a few weeks ago here at App!

Hernando Heilbron

I love chunky retro tech

Joe Conti

You need some old version of RSLogix or something on this thing

Burley

Amazing. I always wanted to see the industrial computers that went with the ULTRA rare grey model M. THANK YOU My patreon bill is so much cheaper than trying to get these things for myself. ^_^ Edit: Do you have a picture of the full backside? I want to see how thick it is compared to the normal AT.

Daniel Baggett

Noice! This chonky IBM industrial PC is a perversion of "an iron fist in a velvet glove"...it's all "iron fist". ***IMPORTANT - EDIT IN REPLIES BELOW*** As far as the vaccine goes, when I got my first Pfizer dose at Vanderbilt a couple of weeks ago, I took a proactive dose of one Aleve (naproxen sodium) and two Tylenol (acetaminophen) about an hour or two before the shot to ward off the possibility of aches and fever some people have been having with the COVID-19 vaccines and it seemed to have mostly worked (my shot arm was still pretty sore for a couple of days, especially when laying on it in bed). Acetaminophen's well-known hepatotoxicity issues (especially with those who drink alcohol regularly and/or who already have liver problems) and possibilities for accidental overdoses (since it's often also an ingredient in many cold, sinus, and allergy meds) aside, it's relatively safe to do a dose of naproxen sodium (though, you can substitute another NSAID, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, for naproxen sodium, taking into account their recommended safe doses) and a dose of acetaminophen together every now and then (keeping in mind that naproxen sodium is a 12-hour dose, while acetaminophen is a 6-hour dose) if you're really hurting or are trying to break a fever, since naproxen sodium (and the other NSAIDs) and acetaminophen's mechanisms of action and metabolism are different and don't interact. https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/where-to-turn-for-pain-relief-acetaminophen-or-nsaids ***IMPORTANT - EDIT IN REPLIES BELOW*** Great video, as always, and good luck with the shots!

When I was in the Navy back in the late 1980s, we had LOADS of these in a very cold room! Great to see one in the wild.