Intel changed the game in 1985 with the launch of its 386 CPU, ushering in the age of the 32-bit processor and paving the way for the lofty performance heights we take for granted today. Originally ...

Paying $500 for a computer is decent. Unfortunately this computer uses hardware and software so old that most tech companies have to pay people to take it away. What makes this PC worth so much is the ...

The “cheap” and “easy” way in about an hour! A question that pop’s up from time to time is “I somehow ended up with an archaic old laptop / computer, can it run Linux?” Well of course it can, but that ...

Datasound Laboratories Ltd (DSL) offers a complete range of 386 performance platforms with a guaranteed 5 year life span. For volume applications it is offering a rapid turn around bespoke design ...

In brief: You'd think that with so many handheld consoles already on the market, manufacturers would have all the bases covered but you'd be wrong as a new device recently uncovered on AliExpress ...

To connect the miniature world of integrated circuits like a CPU with the outside world, a number of physical connections have to be made. Although this may seem straightforward, these I/O pads form a ...

The brains of the PC is a central processing unit (CPU) made by Intel or AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). It stems from the Intel 8086 (x86) architecture in the IBM PC in 1981. Following is a brief ...

The saying that PC mods are only limited by the builder's imagination proves to be true as old 386 case receives an outstanding upgrade. Tylinol, a PC rig enthusiast, decided to try a unique approach ...

You can only take retro so far, especially when it comes to computers. Older hardware won't get you far if you need something actually usable. The most you can do is to make, usually 3D print, an ...

An early version of Windows introduced in 1987. Using the Virtual 8086 Mode of the 386 CPU, it enabled multiple DOS applications to be run simultaneously. It was never very popular, but was the ...