[Ken] Looks at the 386
The 80386 was — arguably — Intel’s first modern CPU. The 8086 was commercially successful, but the paged memory model was stifling. The 80286 also had a protected mode, which …read more Continue reading [Ken] Looks at the 386
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Building Your Own 80386DX ISA Single Board Microcomputer
Having grown up with 386-level systems during the early 90s like so many of us, [Alexandru Groza] experienced an intense longing to experience the nostalgia of these computer systems from …read more Continue reading Building Your Own 80386DX ISA Single Board Microcomputer
MSDOS Development with GCC
It mind seem odd to think about programming in MSDOS in 2018. But if you are vintage computer enthusiast or have to support some old piece of equipment with an MSDOS single board computer, it could be just the thing. The problem is, where do you get a working compiler that doesn’t have to run on the ancient DOS machine? Turns out, gcc can do the trick. [RenéRebe] offers a video demo based on a blog post by [Chris Wellons]. You can see the video, below.
The technique generates COM files, not EXE files, so there are some limitations, such …read more