Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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I've done Mac vs. PC themed weeks before, and they have been fun. Let's do it again!

The "stack" (figurative, not literally) of broken PCs in my basement is growing (literally, not figuratively). Just this past weekend, I discovered that my favorite Turbo XT computer has a bad floppy drive (luckily no floppy disks were harmed). I have a 486 board that needs to have a chip with corrosion replaced (with potential trace damage underneath it). And I have a 386 board that needs to have an ISA slot reattached.

Will I spend the whole stream on one computer? Will I manage to fix anything? What did I get while thrifting this past weekend? You'll have to watch to find out!

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