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This is one of those computers that I had to go to war for. With war of course meaning a bidding war. But after the war was over and I won I am very happy with this computer. Mainly because I really want to make a sort of documentary about the P2000 range.
A lot of fun stuff ahead like removing the RiFa caps, making disks it can use and giving it some TLC. More info on the computer is to come! |
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These pictures are just after I got this computer, pictures of the cleaned computer will appear soon.
These pictures are just after I got this computer, pictures of the cleaned computer will appear soon.
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It probably won’t surprise you that I’m excited about a broken computer—excited because it’s a very interesting broken computer. This marks the fourth system I’ve purchased from the Home Computer Museum in Helmond, The Netherlands. They gave me a great deal on this lovely Philips machine.
I didn’t inspect it too closely at the museum, but I was thrilled to discover it came with a hard drive. Until now, I had never seen a P2000C with a hard drive—let alone one mounted the way this one is. (Check out the "More Pictures" tab!) Unfortunately, the power supply is broken and makes a strange whining sound when powered on—possibly a shorted component. I’ll also need to fix the Enter key, which is slightly bent out of place. This hard drive is also my first SASI drive—an early interface that predates SCSI. SASI was also used in systems like the Tulip System I, making it a particularly cool addition to the collection. |
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I picked up this lovely piece of Philips hardware up from a town close by together with a Laser Turbo XT. My main goal for getting this computer was as a good end for the video I want to make on the Philips P2000T. But now that I have it I'm quitte intrigued by this machine. I don't know why but the design Philips went for on this line (I believe there are quitte a lot of models with this design language) gives me a sort of industrial/hospital like feeling that I can appreciate. It's different from IBM's industrial look in that these machine give me a less office vibe and more a nuclear power plant powering sort of vibe. I hope to make a video that takes a closer look at this machine and it's internals and as a fun project I'm going to try to lock pick this computer as an attempt to fix it. Also I want to find out what the middle LED is for.
More on the specs in the future! under more pictures you will find some info written (Quitte nice handwritting I got to say) in pen on the back of the computer. |
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I got the Philips NMS 9100 from the Home Computer Museum in Helmond, The Netherlands. They gave me a very good price on it—sold as untested—and to my surprise, it still works!
The NMS 9100 turned out to be quite an interesting machine. While reading up on it, I learned that it was the best-selling of Philips’ IBM PC clones. The computer is especially praised for its nearly indestructible case, which made it a favorite among schools and other public institutions. After some use, the hard drive has become reluctant to boot. I'm tempted to replace it with a modern alternative, like an XT-CF adapter. |
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The Philips P2000T, this one has a one in brackets behind it because I have three Philips P2000T's in my collection. This one being my first, I got it quitte a while back. Strangely I don't quitte know how much I paid for it but I think It was under the 50 bucks mark.
The Philips P2000T is probably not very know outside the borders of the Netherlands, but it is a very quirky machine. Data is stored on Philips mini cassettes, it uses a teletext chip to display images on the screen, You can connect a monitor to it using RF or RGB (6 Pin din connector), it has two cartridge ports and a funky keyboard. The Philips P2000T is part of a whole family of computers with the P2000C above part of it. Also part of this family is the P2000M which I haven't yet been able to find, I did see one on display at the Home Computer Museum. I'm planning a short documentary on this computer and the other members of it's P2000 family, that I soon hope to upload to my channel! |
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This P2000T is marked (2) although I'm not sure if it is my second or third.
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The third Philips P2000T in my collection, this one comes with some stickers on it, which makes it a nice time piece!
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The Philips YES! is a big mystery machine, Since the Philips product number for this computer is P2056 I want to make it part of my P2000 videos. Which looking at my video production track record will be probably be released around 2031.
The Philips YES! sort of reminds me of the IBM PC Junior or the Mindset computer. I would love to hear more about the Philips YES! Do you have some information about this computer or just a nice story? please reach out to me via my contact page! |
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The Philips YES! is awaiting it's photoshoot!
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This is a mystery device, I am not even sure if I can refer to it as a computer. Although I discovered it has a sort of obscure CPU the Signetics S8439 SPC16/10. I would love to know the use case for this device. My theory would be that it can be used for testing old networks/network devices.
On the side of this device is a sticker that refers to it as a service processor. (8709 010 92621), mine has serial number 253 so I expect there is not a lot of them out there. Questions I have about this device:
Do you know the answer to my one or more of my question? I would love to hear from you. I have a contact page where you can send me a message. |
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