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(on Wikipedia)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox/
http://www.dosbox.com/

A DOS emulation program.

Absolutely essential for emulating DOS not just within Windows or a traditional Linux environment, but within ARM/Linux as well, for palmtops and phones.

For games I’ve played via it, see /tag/dosbox-games (although the tag is new and not populated well)



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Windows 3.1 logo white background

Software > Windows > Windows 3.1 > Windows “3.12” >

This text file relates how you can build a better Windows 3.11 (Windows for Workgroups). I have compiled many tricks, tips and secrets into this text, in hopes of enriching a few more lives. If you thought you knew a lot about Windows 3.x before, then you’re in for a surprise. There are secrets, features and add-on programs which will make Windows 3.11 last for many more years to come.

  • Windows 3.12 setup information file, revision a



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Whoops, I broke my HP 200LX.. I’ll have to get it repaired before I can re-open this project.

HP 200LX image

Portable computing, Quiet computing > Oldschool >

(on Wikipedia)
(home page, archive)

An early-1990s

A portable computer.

Clamshell, Full QWERTY-keyboard with a keypad and macro keys, authentic Intel 8086 hardware, true DOS, a task-switching application, and a number of GUI applications and productivity software. It is truly a portable computer.

  • Abandoned — HP decided to switch to the Windows CE-supporting palmtops in their Jordana-series of palmtops, even though the 200LX was still a moneymaking operation.



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