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The Pocket 386 gets its name from its 386 SX compatible processor, and the system should be able to run MS-DOS and Windows 95, but isn’t going to good for anything much newer than that
Or use your pocket pc capable of anything for that.
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Seems like they missed a trick… Pocket Pentium. :)
While cute, it would be false advertising for a 386.
If the point of this thing is to bring back the best of mid-90’s PCs in a compact package, they should have picked the top consumer CPU of the era.
They should have used a raspberry pi and some emulators in that adorable little case.
Gonna disagree with you there. If the mission is to run 1990s apps, we need a 32bit x86 CPU.
I have windows 3.1 running in an emulator faster than that eras hardware could ever dream. So, gonna have to double disagree.
If someone wanted emulation, wouldn’t they have bought one of the many other tiny laptops that have been on the market for years?
I think the point of this is to run natively on vintage hardware.
For anyone who loves retro PC stuff, I highly recommend LGR on YouTube. His videos are a treat to have in the background, and sometimes to even fall asleep to.
Mmm. Chunky computers and bits.
Much respect for the clever name of the company. I hope younger generations still know about Gulliver’s Travels
This is pretty late, they’ve been out for months. The most recent addition is the Pocket 8086, waiting on mine to get delivered.
It probably doesnt matter to most of you but it has an 8 bit ISA add-on board, meaning its an easy way to test era appropriate components such as Audio and video cards. Great for people more interested in vintage hardware than software.
It’s cool laptop that inspired today’s small laptop. Nowadays you can buy something like that with powerful spec & smaller form
Yes, obviously. You know, I wonder how many instances of Windows 95 you can simultaneously emulate on an Android smartphone? The point is this is for retro PC enthusiasts/hobbyists. For many, emulation just isn’t the same experience as running it on real hardware.
