IBM PC 300PL (1997) - Review

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Review and benchmark of the "PC Magazine Editor's choice" desktop from 1997.

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My first computer, I learnt about PC hardware with this computer . I bought it in 2003 second hand, but mine didn't have front bay for microphone input . I still have it and I'm planning to resurrect it one day

tunkunrunk
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Wow, what a nice video, so well edited. Fantastic work!

AtariLegend
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What a great video - awesome edits and very engaging! Brings back memories... I used to have an IBM 300 GL in the day...

rwittmeier
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Forgot to add - love your workbench background with all the vintage tech!!!

gallgreg
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I had this PC, but with other graphic chip, Cirrus Logic 5446. I loved it.

brunorocca
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Nice late-stage IBM PC. I wonder if it will take a Full Length ISA card in one of those slots? Case is MASSIVE so perhaps a 33 cm ISA card will fit?

sbirchsbirch
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Another excellent video!!!
I couldn't believe how much info you fit into that one!
Very well edited!
Just as a note, for that era of Intel-based PC, my favourite OS was Windows 98SE ! Much more stable than Win 95 and had far better hardware support... I guess it would be cheating a little if you wanted to stick with just the original shipped OS, but using Win 95 these days is just too painful for me! :)
Your video also answers a question I have always had - does a hard drive deteriorate just sitting / not being used? Apparently yes!
Wonder what the HDD failure mode is? Perhaps just decaying magnetic signature, or an actual mechanical failure?
Sadly I also recently learned that 30-yr old floppy disks become brittle and disintegrate leaving magnetic media all over the head of a floppy drive (which then ruins more floppies!), so I'm afraid that moving to images running off of flash-based media is the way to go for retro-PC'ing...

gallgreg
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I was using one of these today (Pentium III) running Windows ME and playing "Riven". Riven won't play on most of my newer computers.

jscottupton
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Hi, what is the french magazine (name and number) that you are quoting? I see that they have tested some Olivetti computers from that era. I’m interested in them since I have one of these new M24’s and trying to restore it to the original specs. I will appreciate your answer! BTW really nice and interesting video, keep up good work!

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