Leading Edge - the 486 that time forgot
9.2K views · Apr 18, 2025 · Science & Technology
Comments · 91
@GraySectoid · 1 year ago
For me this is part of the golden era of computing.
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@markkilborn512 · 1 year ago
My mother bought home a Leading Edge Model D when I was 5 or 6. This was the mid 80s. The luck of being the child of an engineer. It was the first computer I remember using.
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@BollingHolt · 7 months ago
Ahhhh, yes... when I started as an apprentice at our local computer store in 1992, we used to get Leading Edge computers in from time to time. I remember looking at them in computer catalogs too, drooling over all the computers in "Computer Shopper" that were out of my league ;)
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@infinitecanadian · 1 year ago
Two joysticks may have been used for throttle control, with Joystick 2 being the throttle.
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@MrMaxeemum · 1 year ago
It always feels good to max out a machine. It would have been so expensive to do back in the day.
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@RobertBlow · 1 year ago
I really enjoyed watching this. It brought back so many memories. Thank you.
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@TheMikeyb86 · 1 year ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJDG_knxKdc&t=2020">33:40</a> BIOS date is 31 years exactly today. Fun!
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@zap2002 · 1 year ago
Yeah, lets see what that picogus can do with your MT-32!
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@SatansLtlBaby · 1 year ago
we had a Leading Edge Model D in the mid 80s. that was my first PC i learned basic on.
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@JamieOrlando · 1 year ago
Talk about a glow-up!
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@xenonkay · 1 year ago
Old CH control setups used multiple ports for joystick, throttle and rudder pedals.
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@ddew · 1 year ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJDG_knxKdc&t=1250">20:50</a> I usually run a white noise generator when I sleep but this might actually work better. 😂
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