schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPocket 386 is a mini laptop for retro computing with support for DOS and Windows 95 - Liliputingliliputing.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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minus-square𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚐@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year ago 40MHz is plenty for doom. Ew, no. Even 386DX-40 is terrible for Doom: Doom timedemo 386 DX 40 MHz DOS PC 486SX-33 is certainly playable, but you really want 486DX2/66: Doom Timedemo - 486DX2/66MHz Edit: grammar Edit 2: These videos are accurate, btw. I upgraded from 386SX-25 to 486SX-33 just for Doom while my friend got the 486DX2/66 Packard Bell. Envy. Edit 3: My memory forced me to go back and properly designate the models.
40MHz is plenty for doom.
Ew, no. Even 386DX-40 is terrible for Doom:
Doom timedemo 386 DX 40 MHz DOS PC
486SX-33 is certainly playable, but you really want 486DX2/66:
Doom Timedemo - 486DX2/66MHz
Edit: grammar
Edit 2: These videos are accurate, btw. I upgraded from 386SX-25 to 486SX-33 just for Doom while my friend got the 486DX2/66 Packard Bell. Envy.
Edit 3: My memory forced me to go back and properly designate the models.