An IBM 5150 from Sierra Vista, Arizona

We bring home the #IBM #5150 from Sierra Vista, remove a leaking Varta battery, and act #Canadian at 2.5 km altitude. Ever Onward, IBM!
Chapters
00:24 Welcome to the Southwest
00:47 I. Am. Canadian!
00:55 Sierra Vista
01:55 The IBM 5150
02:22 Mom's PC
03:37 And here it all is
04:30 The monitor's dead
04:56 The 5150 Lives! Sort of.
07:15 Card Inventory and a Varta battery!
11:50 The Motherboard - Ever Onward IBM!

[@michaelsasse8427]

$60 is a pretty good deal even non-working. Looking forward to the restoration! Sure hope the CRT is not shot.

[@frequencywatchers]

Im Sorry For The Comment, But Is The 5150 A Bit Crazy? ;D

[@greatwhiteretro]

IBM used all off-the-shelf parts to build their early PCs. Likewise for most expansion cards. These needed big power supplies and big cases.