Gammitin (Ben) 💾Sep 11, 2025
I managed to get the Amstrad ALT-386SX laptop to boot! W00t!
Even better is, that it's the original 40MB HDD!
Behold one of Alan Sugar's technology successes:
Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾
It's got Lemmings installed, I can see the owner had fine taste!
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Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾Sep 11, 2025
It's got Windows 3.1 with SkiFree installed!
Show threadkajer :notverified:Sep 11, 2025

@Gammitin

Does holding shift really speed away from the snowman?!

Show threadNick (Alatar the Blue)Sep 11, 2025

@Gammitin

My father is an obsessive studier when making a major purchase. When he was buying the first “real” family computer many years ago (I was in middle school), he spent several hours over the course of a few weeks in CompUSA and Circuit City looking at options and weighing pros and cons.

While he did that, I often tagged along and spent a bunch of time playing Ski Free on the demo machines that were set up. It’s definitely a core memory.

Show threadGammitin (Ben) 💾Sep 11, 2025
@alatartheblue I've a memory like that, very similar, we were looking for our first computer and I remember going to this huge store (unknown UK one, called Icon or Ikon), I remember being mesmerized by the laptops and boxes software - it's one of those deep nostalgic memories you wish you could go back in time and relive again.
Show threadDennySep 11, 2025
@Gammitin man I loved that game!
Show threadChip CollierSep 11, 2025
@Gammitin @aeva man alive I would love to have a case like this for mnt or even just a raspi.