Userlandia

Dan Vincent
Userlandia

Userlandia is the home for the power user. Featuring articles about new tech, old tech, reviews and tech policy commentary, you'll look forward to logging in at Userlandia.

  1. Installing OS/2 on a PS/2 Model 80: 5000 Subscriber Special

    2 JUIL.

    Installing OS/2 on a PS/2 Model 80: 5000 Subscriber Special

    I’ve hit 5,000 subscribers, and what better way to celebrate than to install an old operating system on a lumbering battlestation? In a past video I said I’d install IBM’s OS/2 on the PS/2 Model 80 386, and now we’re doing it. How well does it run? Will I learn to love the Workplace Shell? I’m also giving a big channel update about ongoing projects and some of my thoughts about the vintage / retro / whatever scene. How well does OS/2 run on this massive 386? You’ll have to watch to find out. Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/home/os2-on-ps2 Join the Userlandia Patreon at https://patreon.com/Userlandia -=- Chapters -=- 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Setting Up OS/2 Warp 7:07 - Inside the OS/2 Warp Box 11:41 - 5K Subscriber Update: Thank You! 13:37 - 5K Update: Video Production 16:46 - 5K Update: Scene Thoughts 19:35 - 5K Update: Upcoming Projects 21:34 - 5K Update: Patreon 23:28 - Running OS/2 Warp on a 386 26:32 - The Workplace Shell Desktop 28:18 - Why Did OS/2 Fail? 32:32 - An Ode to OS/2 -=- Links -=- * Another Boring Topic on OS/2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAMT187GWd4&t=2922s * RetroBytes on OS/2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3DZJ_LD7F4 * BlueSCSI - https://bluescsi.com * WinWorld PC OS/2 Repository - https://winworldpc.com/product/os-2-3x/os-2-30 -=- Contact -=- Follow on Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@kefkafloyd Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kefkafloyd.bsky.social Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93   Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com   Follow them on Bluesky @SpaceVixenMusic: https://bsky.app/profile/spacevixen.bsky.social

    34 min
  2. Garmin iQue 3600: How A Palm OS PDA with GPS Predicted The Future

    14 FÉVR.

    Garmin iQue 3600: How A Palm OS PDA with GPS Predicted The Future

    Garmin iQue 3600   We take for granted that we can pull out a phone and get directions to almost anywhere on Earth. But years before Apple and Google gave us the tools to navigate our lives a GPS maker gave us the first pocketable personal digital assistant with an embedded GPS. Featuring dynamic turn-by-turn directions, the Garmin iQue 3600 built an amazingly powerful navigational tool on top of Palm OS. How did it stack up against the competition when it launched in 2003? Can I still get accurate directions from a device released two decades ago? And can I install up-to-date maps to make it even more accurate? Watch to see me put it to the test on today's streets. Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/home/garmin-ique-3600 -=- Chapters -=- 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - The First PDA with a GPS 05:40 - Inside the iQue 12:58 - Navigating with the iQue 21:23 - The iQue as a PDA 26:49 - Take the Long Way Home -=- Links -= * OpenMapChest - https://www.openmapchest.org/ * Replacing the Battery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw6cwDAdwjg * iQue Setup CD-ROM image https://archive.org/details/ique-3600-setup * PathAway GPS for Palm OS https://pathaway.com/PWPalmOS.php -=- Contact -=- Follow on Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@kefkafloyd Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kefkafloyd.bsky.social Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93   Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com   Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https://twitter.com/spacevixenmusic

    30 min
  3. IBM's 386 Tower IBM's 386 Tower of Power: The PS/2 Model 80of Power: The PS/2 Model 80

    8 JANV.

    IBM's 386 Tower IBM's 386 Tower of Power: The PS/2 Model 80of Power: The PS/2 Model 80

    IBM was late to the 386 PC party, but when they finally arrived they made a statement about what they thought the future of computing would be. With a 32-bit Micro Channel bus and room for six drives IBM aimed this tower directly at the likes of Compaq. But what’s inside this monstrous machine and how can it be upgraded? And what can you do with an old boat anchor like this? Join me as I pull this PC apart to see what you got when you bought a $6,845 workstation in 1990.  -=- Chapters -=- 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Adopting a Micro Channel PC 04:38 - The Case 07:35 - Drive Bays and Power Supply 09:30 - Disassembling the Model 80 13:35 - Micro Channel Slots and Cards 15:53 - Auxiliary Video Extension 18:38 - Token Ring Network Card 19:05 - IBM PS/2 SCSI Adapter 19:51 - IBM Enhanced 80386 Memory Adapter w/ ROM 23:12 - Programmable Option Select  25:31 - Auto Configuration In Action 27:51 - Period Appropriate Productivity 29:15 - XGA-2 Graphics Adapter 34:21 - Conclusion & Outro -=- Links -= * Ardent Tool of Capitalism - https://www.ardent-tool.com * Model 8580-081 Resources - https://www.ardent-tool.com/8580/Planar_T2.html * Tube Time's MCA Tutorial: https://github.com/schlae/mca-tutorial * The Micro Channel Architecture Handbook by Chet Heath and Winn Rosch: https://archive.org/details/microchannelarch00heat * IBM Museum - https://www.youtube.com/@IBM_Museum/ * BOPT 16 MB Barrier Walkthrough: https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware/c/SIRXr3RBBLM/m/4fDpZeg-YtkJ -=- Contact -=- Follow on Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@kefkafloyd Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kefkafloyd.bsky.social Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93   Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com   Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https://twitter.com/spacevixenmusic

    35 min
  4. IBM PS/2 Model 30 286 - Computers of Significant History

    15/11/2023

    IBM PS/2 Model 30 286 - Computers of Significant History

    What was the first retro or vintage computer you collected? I saved an obsolete PS/2 Model 30 286 from the scrap heap back in 1997. This machine was a footsoldier in IBM’s war to reclaim their ownership of the PC platform they invented. But why did they bring out a machine featuring ISA after hyping up Micro Channel? And where do these machines fit in for the modern collector? Watch to find out. Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/home/ibm-ps2-model-30-286 -=- Chapters -=- 00:00 Intro 00:28 The IBM PS/2 Model 30 286 10:18 Baud to the Bone 22:20 The Big Blue Meanies 37:28 Mr. Big Blue Sky 42:49 Outtro -=- Links -= Ardent Tool of Capitalism - https://www.ardent-tool.com Tex-Elec - https://texelec.com WinWorldPC AT Diagnostics - https://winworldpc.com/product/ibm-pc-diagnostics/advanced-102 CNet BBS Software for Amiga http://www.cnetbbs.net See video credits for image and other attributions. -=- CC Music Credit -=- Time Rider by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -=- Contact -=- Follow on Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@kefkafloyd Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kefkafloyd.bsky.social Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93 Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https://twitter.com/spacevixenmusic

    43 min

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