#book-8088 — Public Fediverse posts
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More portable #retrocomputing philosophizing: Whether a machine has "Instant-On" makes a huge difference in the tasks it's useful for. By this, I mean whether the machine returns to the same program and screen where you left it, when powered back on from inactivity.
Without "Instant-On", the machine demands to be used for long sessions, (else the boot time is too inconvenient) and demands your constant attention (else the power draw of leaving it sitting around powered on is wasted). Using the machine involves clearing your schedule and devoting yourself to it, like reading a book.
Examples of machines without "Instant-On": DOS-era laptops, #Book8088, #GameBoy, #MailStation.
With "Instant-On", the machine is useful for PDA-style quick jottings, grocery lists, etc. It is also useful for fun activities even in circumstances where you are likely to be interrupted.
Examples of machines with "Instant-On": #HP200LX, #HpOmniBook, #PalmPilot, #PocketPC, #TI92 (and other TI calculators), and, of course, smartphones.
While machines in the first category may offer a more immersive experience, they are far less useful to me than machines in the second category. It's like the difference between a luggable and a true mobile computer.
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@thelobdegg Funny to think that some of the most recent MS-DOS oriented computers produced are using the oldest specs #book8088
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It looks like the supply of #Book8088 laptops is running out.
Bought one on ebay last night, wake up to "actually these are all pocket8086 do you still want it?" (*)
May have actually been a legit error, they seem to have pulled or updated all their sales on ebay.
A quick search on AliExpress only shows a few sources.
So yeah, if you want one, better move.
(*) No I don't want a pocket laptop. The book8088 was almost too small, anything smaller would just be a toy to me.
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A few weeks with the Pocket 386, an early-‘90s-style, half-busted retro PC - Enlarge / The Pocket 386 is fun for a while, but the shortcomings and t... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2034561 #retrocomputing #pocket386 #windows95 #features #book8088 #ms-dos #intel #tech
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Experimentos novos com ingredientes clássicos
https://retropolis.com.br/2024/06/27/experimentos-novos-com-ingredientes-classicos/
#MundoRetro #Amiga #AmigaPCI #BOOK8088 #ECS #Intel80386SX #MSDOS #Neo6502 #Neo6502pc #OCS #Olimex #OPL3 #PCI #Pocket386 #usb #Windows31 #Windows95
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I'm kinda heartbroken.
My #book8088 v1 has a weird display problem. it's not showing green in text mode! 💚
"White" text is basically purple. Green is barely visible. "Bright white" and "bright green" are normal, and graphics modes seem ok.
I took the cover off the screen and poked at the LCD board and poked at things and made sure the cable is well connected. I also re-seated the socketed chips under the cga "card" cover. No effect.
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Yesterday, I released Free #FDISK 1.3.15. This version works around a #Book8088 BIOS bug and fixes a regression that prevents the user from changing the type of already existing partitions. This version will be part of the next #FreeDOS test release T2406.
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I went on youtube and watched some videos about the #pocket386 (mostly a d00d called retrotester)
it's smaller than the #book8088 which is already slightly too small for me to seriously use.
going to give it a skip. 😑
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Star Control 1 runs on the #Book8088 v1!
Not very pretty but it does work.
Ohh man do I gotta change the keys though!
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So I found an interesting laptop named #Book8088 on #AliExpress.
According to the description and reviews, it's a 80s' #i8088 (V20 to be exact) based #MS-DOS laptop but brand-new and in production!
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The #Book8088 Gets A Post-Hype Review :msdos:
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/22/the-book8088-gets-a-post-hype-review/
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The Book8088 Gets a Post-Hype Review - Last year, a couple of rather unusual computers emerged from China: a 386sx-based ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/22/the-book8088-gets-a-post-hype-review/ #retrocomputing #book8088 #v20
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@SinclairSpeccy @vga256
A neat thing about MET is that it displays the math in "proper" math syntax.And it runs fine on the #Book8088 ! 😀
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A size comparison for the curious. The #Book8088 is about 50% larger and thicker than the #HP200LX. In return, you get a backlit color VGA screen, an OPL3 Adlib, a rattly netbook keyboard instead of a chiclet keyboard, a full-sized serial port, a parallel port, and a bus expansion port. (You also get no instant-on capability, a vastly diminished battery life, and no ability to run on AA's. It's not a direct upgrade, by any means.)
For me, the machines fill different niches. The HP #200LX is a productivity machine for daily use... sort of a PIM-organizer-multitool that can host arbitrary DOS software. The 200LX is also a better programming machine due to its built-in task switching.
Meanwhile, the Book 8088 is better for longform writing, audiovisual projects, and general "flop on the couch in the dark and be unproductive" downtime.
They complement each other very nicely!
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Look, if I had the money, I would be all over the #Book8088 (real 8088 #MSDOS laptop) because I do all my coding on a laptop away from home and there’s a huge untapped potential for actually _using_ retro systems. Nobody uses their retro systems to do meaningful work! It’s always videos on repairs & nostalgia and then it gets put away again. #retrocomputing
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Version 2.0 of the BOOK 8088 retro mini-laptop adds VGA graphics card and serial ports
The BOOK 8088 is one of the weirdest laptops to launch in 2023. It’s a budget mini-laptop with a 7 inch display, a QWERTY keyboard… and the guts of a 40-year old computer including a Intel 8088 compatible processor with a 4.77 MHz base clock but support for turbo speeds up to 8 MHz.
Now the developer behind the BOOK 8088 has started […] -
So I've done some testing of this on my #Book8088
and it seems to mount everything the older driver does and is a lot faster.FreddyV #CH375 driver 0.22
(#v20 book8088 can use the 286 optimized version 😁)
VOGONS Vintage Driver Library
https://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1991&menustate=0 -
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I wonder if these wires will fray eventually. Eh, I'm probably overthinking it. Every laptop has wires leading to the screen, but on the #Book8088 you can just see them because the case is translucent....
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So it looks like the hard core #Book8088 hacking is on vcfed
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/book-8088-discovery-and-modification-thread.1245155/
lots of hacks getting talked about. vga, external video & keyboard, goteks, bios hacks, and more!