A 386 PC for Your RP2350

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Post by SamuraiLion » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC

Re: A 386 PC for Your RP2350

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Post by weinzierl » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC

Looks like it can even run Windows 96. Incredibly cool. I'll have to try if it runs my old Slackware kernal 1.2.13 some time. I used it with a 4MiB, 25Mhz 386 DX back in the time, so it should.

Re: A 386 PC for Your RP2350

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Post by fifilura » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC

weinzierl wrote: post #2

Looks like it can even run Windows 96. Incredibly cool. I'll have to try if it runs my old Slackware kernal 1.2.13 some time. I used it with a 4MiB, 25Mhz 386 DX back in the time, so it should.

(slackware) Just need to find where you stored all 20 floppy disks...

Re: A 386 PC for Your RP2350

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Post by Tepix » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC

Time to dig up 386bsd

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Post by momocowcow » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC

yes, but those screenshots are EGA

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Post by xhrpost » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC

weinzierl wrote: post #2

Looks like it can even run Windows 96. Incredibly cool. I'll have to try if it runs my old Slackware kernal 1.2.13 some time. I used it with a 4MiB, 25Mhz 386 DX back in the time, so it should.

Did not realize that Win95 can technically run on a 20Mhz 386DX.

Re: A 386 PC for Your RP2350

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Post by weinzierl » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC

fifilura wrote: post #3

weinzierl wrote: post #2

Looks like it can even run Windows 96. Incredibly cool. I'll have to try if it runs my old Slackware kernal 1.2.13 some time. I used it with a 4MiB, 25Mhz 386 DX back in the time, so it should.

(slackware) Just need to find where you stored all 20 floppy disks...

I think it came with two 3.5" disks, a bootdisk and a rootdisk, as well as two CDs. One was the actual distro, the other a sunsite mirror.

At least that is what I remember and while that memory might be hazy I know exactly where my precious is.

Re: A 386 PC for Your RP2350

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Post by patrick_rtk » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC

nice job

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Post by jwrallie » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC

Really cool, wondering if it can be ported to the PicoCalc.

Re: A 386 PC for Your RP2350

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Post by rwmj » Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC

weinzierl wrote: post #7

fifilura wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(slackware) Just need to find where you stored all 20 floppy disks...

I think it came with two 3.5" disks, a bootdisk and a rootdisk, as well as two CDs. One was the actual distro, the other a sunsite mirror. At least that is what I remember and while that memory might be hazy I know exactly where my precious is.

I definitely remember installing it off 20+ floppies onto a 386 back in the day. Most of the disks contained packages and you didn't need to install all of them though.