From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Fri, 1 Dec 2023 23:02:54 -0800 (PST)   
   rugxulo  wrote:   
      
   > 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   
      
   $320 seems a lot when a junk 386 (and probably pentium)  can be had for   
   free.   
      
   > * 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?   
      
   My jun^vintage PCs still have the MS OS that they came with.   
      
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