Apparently one video wasn’t enough, so here are four of them.
This is the original 8086-based IBM PS/2 Model 30 rather than the later Model 30 286. It runs an 8 MHz Intel 8086 with 640 KB of RAM and uses 8-bit ISA expansion. Depending on the Model 30 configuration, IBM sold these with one or two 720 KB floppy drives or a 20 MB hard drive.
One thing that particularly surprised me was the original lithium battery. After more than 25 years it still measured around 3 V. Incredible, although an unloaded voltage reading by itself does not tell me how much useful capacity the battery still has.




As usual, there are many more photos in the photo gallery.
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Sources
- IBM Files - PS/2 Model 25 and Model 30 - documents the original Model 30 architecture, 8-bit ISA expansion, 8086 processor and storage configurations.