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EEVblog #1348 - World's First IBM Compatible PC - The Compaq Portable

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Historical teardown and technical analysis of the Compaq Portable, the first IBM-compatible PC. Demonstrates reverse-engineering and explains the engineering decisions that enabled early PC cloning.

A 38-minute video from EEVblog: “EEVblog #1348 - World's First IBM Compatible PC - The Compaq Portable”.

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