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  1. I regret to have to inform you of the untimely and most inconvenient passing of the PS/2 and VGA connector cable of the Pocket 386.

    Send thoughts and prayers.

    #pocket386 #retrocomputing

  2. It seems I have also managed to brick my
    #Pocket386.

    I pronounce today to be "Happy Computer Day"!

  3. Fedi Help, Fedi Help, Fedi Help!

    Does anyone know how to connect an ISA-16 expansion board to the #Pocket386 ? I have the expansion board for the ISA-8 port (same one as for the Book 8088) but no 8 bit cards....

    Any hints appreciated! Please be so kind to boost!

    Thx!

    #retrocomputing #isa16 #isa8 #pocket386

  4. Today I found out:

    My eeePC running #FreeDOS works much better than the #Pocket386. Must have something to do with 2G of memory vs 8M.
    And 15x faster CPU.

  5. What sound hardware should I buy for my #Pocket386 ? I have an adapter for "normal" ISA cards. Currently sound in most games doesn't work.

    Any recommendations would be appreciated. Please boost, if you feel so inclined.

    Options I know about:
    * PicoGUS
    * used SB compatible sound card
    * ???

    #Pocket386 #Sound #Games #retro

  6. Attention Retro Gamers,

    I have attempted to play "Prisoner of Ice" on my Pocket 386.

    First problem: No Sound. This could be fixed by buying a PicoGUS.

    Second problem: Game loops forever, displaying the intro. Game specs at:
    mobygames.com/game/376/prisone
    say 486DX, but I only have a 386SX. The intro animations are not choppy. Maybe the lack of a FP coprocessor?

    Has anyone tried this? Please share, TIA.

    #pocket386 #retrogaming #retrocomputing #prisonerOfIce #cthulhu

    @dosnostalgic @dosgameclub

  7. Lo and Behold!

    Most glorious optical mouse with PS/2 connector to enable proper use of menus in Medley 2.0 for DOS!

    #Pocket386 #medley #interlisp

    /cc @[email protected] @[email protected] @ckeen @wasamasa @fnat @gramian @amoroso

  8. A lone red tetrahedron on a dark blue background. Left: C-Program using OpenGL 3.3 (340 loc), Right: PC-Scheme using BGI Graphics on #Pocket386 (~75 loc + ~140 loc matrix lib).

    OK, I cheated for #2. I sorted the faces by depth by hand.

    (EDIT: corrected LOC count for PC Scheme)

    #PCScheme #Geneva #OpenGL #BGI #dos
    #retrocomputing

  9. Recordings from #openalt 2024 have already been published. You can also watch my talk (in Czech) about the Pocket 386 retro laptop 😉 It was, as always, fun to be there! #pocket386 @freedosproject

    talks.openalt.cz/openalt-2024/
    youtube.com/watch?v=HYi7bqNITK

  10. I prepared an article for Root.cz about Pocket 386 retro laptop (and running FreeDOS on it) I recently bought. The article is written in Czech (I am considering also English version, well... maybe). @freedosproject #pocket386 #freedos
    root.cz/clanky/pocket-386-free

  11. 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... - arstechnica.com/?p=2034561 #retrocomputing #pocket386 #windows95 #features #book8088 #ms-dos #intel #tech

  12. What is a reliable seller of the #Pocket386 on AliExpress?

    I would say the store that's linked from 8086cpu.com but they don't have it listed (anymore?)

  13. My Pocket 386 arrived! (and no, 386 within its name is not just a coincidence) #freedos #pocket386