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   rugxulo to John   
   Re: PDOS/386 booting on a real 80386SX   
   01 Dec 23 23:02:54   
   
   From: rugxulo@gmail.com   
      
   Hi,   
      
   On Friday, December 1, 2023 at 5:24:38 AM UTC-6, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   > On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:30:11 -0000 (UTC)    
   > Paul Edwards  wrote:    
   >    
   > > PDOS/386 won't work on an 8086. That's why it has    
   > > "386" in the name, as opposed to PDOS/86 which I    
   > > have already tested on a real NEC V20 in my Book 8088    
   > > (I have 2 of those too, both working).   
   > These, as I think was said elsewhere, are 186 equivalent; so your    
   > PDOS/86 needs testing on an XT or similar to be sure. But I doubt there    
   > are many out there still in use and the users clamouring for a new OS!    
      
   What about one of these?   
      
   * https://monotech.fwscart.com/details/p6083514_19777986.aspx   
   * https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/doku.php?id=boards:sbc:sbc-188:start   
      
   For 8086 OSes, what choice do people have (besides FreeDOS)? ELKS? Minix 2?   
      
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