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The IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

The last in the original IBM PS/2 line, but the first IBM 386 desktop, the PS/2 Model 70 386 was introduced on June 2, 1988. Several innovative features of the PS/2 line would evolve and live on for years: PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors, “plug and play”-style CMOS system configuration management, IDE-style hard drive interfaces, tool-less case design, among others. To stave off PC clone manufacturers, IBM employed a new proprietary, high performing bus architecture, known as Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) in the PS/2 line. MCA was the “Betamax bus" of its day, and like Betamax, was a market failure, despite being technologically superior. This photo gallery catalogs the complete tear down and build up sequence of a 30+ year old IBM PS/2 Model 70 386, sourced from multiple PS/2 Model 70 computers/components, to produce a single near museum quality period-correct example circa 1988. Original list price for this machine, as configured, $10,248 circa 1988-1989 ($21,500 in 2019 dollars). Also included are screenshots of its cold boot and ultimate successful connection to the Internet in the year 2019 – with no hardware or operating system components manufactured later than 1992/Windows 3.1. This machine is like a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - but in reverse. It's traveled from 30+ years in the past to the present; finding itself in a world that has drastically changed from what it knew before. Yet somehow... it manages.
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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 case.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 case. Rear view.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 case. Internal main drive bracket.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 case. Internal main drive bracket.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Case

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 case. Internal main drive bracket.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Motherboard

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Motherboard

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 motherboard. Intel 80386 DX-16 MHz with matching Intel 80387 DX-16 math coprocessor. 6 MB RAM. Component side.
    IBM FRU 90X9355. Circa 1988.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Motherboard

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Motherboard

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 motherboard. Back side view. IBM FRU 90X9355. Circa 1988.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Motherboard

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Motherboard

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 motherboard. Rear view. From left to right: PS/2 keyboard port, PS/2 mouse port, 25-pin parallel connector, 25-ping serial connector, VGA (640x480x16) connector. IBM FRU 90X9355. Circa 1988.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Motherboard

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Motherboard

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 motherboard. Side view. IBM FRU 90X9355. Circa 1988.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 motherboard installed in case.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    132 watt power supply. IBM FRU 90X8626.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    132 watt power supply. IBM FRU 90X8626.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    132 watt power supply. IBM FRU 90X8626.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    132 watt power supply. IBM FRU 90X8626.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Power Supply

    132 watt power supply. IBM FRU 90X8626.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    Power supply installed into case with motherboard.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    6MB RAM installed into with power supply and motherboard.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    Drive platform installed into case with power supply, motherboard.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

    PS/2 Floppy/Hard Drive riser card. Hard drive connector side. IBM FRU 90X1111.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

    PS/2 Floppy/Hard Drive riser card. Floppy drive connector side. IBM FRU 90X1111.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    Internal main drive bracket installed.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Mitsubishi 1.44 MB floppy drive. IBM FRU 72X8523. The Sony drive has ID MFD-77W. July 1989.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Mitsubishi 1.44 MB floppy drive. IBM FRU 72X8523. The Sony drive has ID MFD-77W. July 1989.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Mitsubishi 1.44 MB floppy drive. IBM FRU 72X8523. The Sony drive has ID MFD-77W. July 1989.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Mitsubishi 1.44 MB floppy drive. IBM FRU 72X8523. The Sony drive has ID MFD-77W. July 1989.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 1.44 MB Floppy

    IBM PS/2 Mitsubishi 1.44 MB floppy drive. IBM FRU 72X8523. The Sony drive has ID MFD-77W. July 1989.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 60 MB Hard Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 60 MB Hard Drive

    IBM 60 MB hard drive made by Western Digital, Japan. IBM FRU 90X8627. Circa 1988.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 60 MB Hard Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 60 MB Hard Drive

    IBM 60 MB hard drive made by Western Digital, Japan. IBM FRU 90X8627. Circa 1988.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 60 MB Hard Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 60 MB Hard Drive

    IBM 60 MB hard drive made by Western Digital, Japan. IBM FRU 90X8627. Circa 1988.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    Floppy and hard drive installed.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 XGA

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 XGA

    IBM XGA video card with 1 MB VRAM installed. This is a color upgrade from the VGA standard of 16 colors to 256 colors. IBM FRU 75X5886. 1990.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 XGA

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 XGA

    IBM XGA video card with 1 MB VRAM installed. This is a color upgrade from the VGA standard of 16 colors to 256 colors. IBM FRU 75X5886. 1990.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 XGA

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 XGA

    IBM XGA video card with 1 MB VRAM installed. This is a color upgrade from the VGA standard of 16 colors to 256 colors. IBM FRU 75X5886. 1990.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 XGA

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 XGA

    IBM XGA video card with 1 MB VRAM installed. This is a color upgrade from the VGA standard of 16 colors to 256 colors. IBM FRU 75X5886. 1990.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM XGA card installed.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM external 360K floppy drive riser card. IBM FRU 72X6758.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM external 360K floppy drive riser card. IBM FRU 72X6758.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM external 360K floppy drive riser card. IBM FRU 72X6758.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM external 360K floppy drive interface card. IBM FRU 72X6755.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM external 360K floppy drive interface card. IBM FRU 72X6755.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 360K Floppy Drive

    IBM external 360K floppy drive interface card. IBM FRU 72X6755.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM 360K riser and floppy drive interface card installed.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Ethernet Card

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Ethernet Card

    3Com 3C523 Etherlink/MC TP card. 1990.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Ethernet Card

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Ethernet Card

    3Com 3C523 Etherlink/MC TP card. 1990.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Ethernet Card

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Ethernet Card

    3Com 3C523 Etherlink/MC TP card. 1990.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 Build Up

    3Com 3C523 card installed.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 case cover interior.

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  • IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 386

    IBM PS/2 Model 70 case cover.

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