Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video I take my failed restoration of the Amstrad ALT-286 laptop from 1990 and convert it into a modern gaming rig.

Thanks to @minisforumofficial for sending over the awesome UM890 Pro as part of this build!
minisforum.com/products/minisforum-um890-pro?_pos=1&_sid=e0f1e54bc&_ss=r

Thanks to the amazing @Momentvm for letting me use his music for the montages in this video!

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STL files for the parts I designed for this project can be found here: dropbox.com/scl/fo/twojxcg09gr4t0azrd1jw/AGncBCQGALbaHpEJDP24KzA?rlkey=efq1shw6esaixi8ww4mpv93ul&st=m2bx3hlf&dl=0

The display used in this project can be found here: amzn.to/3STgOtt

Other Music:

Music courtesy of incomptech.com
Leopard Print Elevator
Pyro Flow
Groove Grove
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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