schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoPocket 386 is a mini laptop for retro computing with support for DOS and Windows 95 - Liliputingliliputing.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down17
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkPocket 386 is a mini laptop for retro computing with support for DOS and Windows 95 - Liliputingliliputing.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareDannyMac@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-24 months agoIf you have to ask, it’s not for you. It’s for retro PC enthusiasts
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoI can see people wanting to use retro software, but what surprises me is this being preferable to modern hardware running old software in emulation. Especially a laptop, because I doubt that power management is that amazing on DOS. Maybe there is something out there for which this addresses compatibility problems, but…
minus-squareDannyMac@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoI know, you make valid good points, but people who are interested in purchasing this want to run the software on bare metal.
If you have to ask, it’s not for you. It’s for retro PC enthusiasts
I can see people wanting to use retro software, but what surprises me is this being preferable to modern hardware running old software in emulation.
Especially a laptop, because I doubt that power management is that amazing on DOS.
Maybe there is something out there for which this addresses compatibility problems, but…
I know, you make valid good points, but people who are interested in purchasing this want to run the software on bare metal.
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