schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoPocket 386 is a mini laptop for retro computing with support for DOS and Windows 95 - Liliputingliliputing.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarewagoner@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoRealistically, what can you use this for that’s worthwhile? Cool looking device though.
minus-squareToes♀@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYou could play Wolfenstein? But realistically, I could see this being helpful if you maintain a lot of legacy gear and need to drag around something reliable to test with.
minus-square𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚐@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months ago 40MHz is plenty for doom. Ew, no. Even 386DX-40 is terrible for Doom: Doom timedemo 386 DX 40 MHz DOS PC 486SX-33 is certainly playable, but you really want 486DX2/66: Doom Timedemo - 486DX2/66MHz Edit: grammar Edit 2: These videos are accurate, btw. I upgraded from 386SX-25 to 486SX-33 just for Doom while my friend got the 486DX2/66 Packard Bell. Envy. Edit 3: My memory forced me to go back and properly designate the models.
Realistically, what can you use this for that’s worthwhile?
Cool looking device though.
You could play Wolfenstein?
But realistically, I could see this being helpful if you maintain a lot of legacy gear and need to drag around something reliable to test with.
40MHz is plenty for doom.
Ew, no. Even 386DX-40 is terrible for Doom:
Doom timedemo 386 DX 40 MHz DOS PC
486SX-33 is certainly playable, but you really want 486DX2/66:
Doom Timedemo - 486DX2/66MHz
Edit: grammar
Edit 2: These videos are accurate, btw. I upgraded from 386SX-25 to 486SX-33 just for Doom while my friend got the 486DX2/66 Packard Bell. Envy.
Edit 3: My memory forced me to go back and properly designate the models.