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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

QMy mom has an old 386 computer with some text files of a book she wrote. She would like to transfer files to her new computer (a Pentium II), but the old one has those large floppy drives. How can I ...

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 ...

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 ...

32-bit computing - In a PC with a 386 or higher CPU, this refers to programs written for the 386's 32-bit mode, which is its fastest mode of operation. Starting with the 386, Intel CPUs have a split ...