Comment on Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0
MudMan@fedia.io 5 months agoI'm all for that idea, but I don't think what's holding it back is the OS. It's not like there aren't ways to get there now, they're just... relatively rare and quite expensive.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 5 months ago
I don’t understand the “relatively rare and quite expensive” part, can you explain that?
MudMan@fedia.io 5 months ago
I mean, you're pointing people at the Hand 386 below. You clearly know what I'm talking about.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 5 months ago
You can buy a used thin client on eBay for $40 that will do the job so no, I DONT understand what you’re talking about.
MudMan@fedia.io 5 months ago
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A MS DOS thin client?
I assumed the guy wanted to run DOS natively, otherwise open source MS DOS definitely isn't a requirement, you can just run DOSBOX on any cheap ARM SBC. But looking at the conversation you're having below maybe they just didn't think about that?
But hey, if you have links to new small form factor 386s for under 100 bucks please do share, I'd be super curious to get one. VGA out is strongly preferred. If I was going to live with nonsense digital output scaling issues I'd just use the MiSTer I already have.