• wagoner@infosec.pub
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    5 months ago

    Realistically, what can you use this for that’s worthwhile?

    Cool looking device though.

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      5 months ago

      You could play Wolfenstein?

      But realistically, I could see this being helpful if you maintain a lot of legacy gear and need to drag around something reliable to test with.

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      5 months ago

      You could relive booting up your computer at breakfast to get it ready to use by lunchtime.

      • 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚐@lemmy.world
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        5 months 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.

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          5 months ago

          I had a 386sx@25MHz too and I don’t remember it being that slow. Unless that demo has the detail cranked up to high or something like that. Although, like that first commenter I had a math co-processor, so maybe that helped.

          Or maybe my memory is off and I made the window tiny.