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/* RM Nimbus PC-386/20 - Thursday 3rd December 2020 (90) */
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This Vintage [https://www.flickr.com/photos/34320897@N02/albums/72177720303108509 RM Nimbus PC-386/20 ] School Computer was purchased from Boston, United Kingdom via eBay Seller: [https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/bcc-148?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 bcc-148 ] on 28 Nov, 2020 12:16:07 GMT for £160 out of 11 bids with £10.00 postage - Economy Delivery.
The BIOS screen indicates that it dates to 1992.
Base unit only, nothing else included.
* Status: Working apart from needing a new 1.44MB floppy drive & new battery
* Condition: Used
* Serial #: M031209710
==== Peripherals ====
* YE DATA YD-701B 6031B 1.44MB Floppy drive has been replaced with [https://i.etsystatic.com/17835898/r/il/e3b056/2259893717/il_794xN.2259893717_dali.jpg Gotek Floppy Drive Emulator] (Grey) - similar to [https://www.gotekemulator.com/P_view.asp?pid=54 SFR1M44-U100 GoTek 3.5Inch 1.44MB USB SSD Floppy Driver Emulator] * 72-pin [https://www.flickr.com/photos/34320897@N02/52447376967/in/album-72177720303102261/ IBM WD-L40 HDD] has been replaced with [https://usingscsi2sdonrmnimbuspc386.blogspot.com/2021/02/using-scsi2sd-on-nimbus-pc-286-386-m.html SCSI2SD] using maximum [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oIHqz1DNLxkfsrpTmP9fPTivaL7swc2s/view?usp=sharing 450MB configuration setting] to get a total capacity of 1.8GB in 4 HDD partitions on 2GB Micro-SD card as HDD replacement* [https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80387/Intel-N80387SX-20.html Intel N80387SX-20 Maths Coprocessor] has been installed and working correctly
* [https://www.ardent-tool.com/SCSI/MCS.html#MCS-600_700 IBM Fast SCSI-2 Adapter/A]
* [https://ardent-tool.com/memory/IBM_Expansion.html#1_8MB IBM Expanded Memory Adapter 0-8MB XMA]
* [https://www.ardent-tool.com/NIC/3c523.html#Late_3C523 3COM 3C523 ETHERLINK/MC ETHERNET MCA MICRO CHANNEL ADAPTER MCA-II Network card] - [https://www.ardent-tool.com/otherNIC/img/photo3c523c_Photo_Front.gif jpg newer revision (Late version)]* Maxell ER6K Lithium 3.6V Battery replaced with [https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=ACORN+BBC+MASTER+128+NEW+REPLACEMENT+LITHIUM+LONG+LIFE+CMOS+RTC+BATTERY+PACK&_sacat=0 LITHIUM LONG LIFE CMOS RTC BATTERY PACK]
==== Software ====