A 386 PC for Your RP2350

	A 386 PC for Your RP2350(github.com)
	215 points by SamuraiLion 1 day ago \| 79 comments
	tl;dr: FRANK-386 is an i386 PC emulator firmware for RP2350-based boards (Raspberry Pi Pico 2) that boots DOS, Windows 3.x/95, and Linux with up to 8MB PSRAM, VGA/HDMI output, SD card storage, and sound emulation (AdLib, SB16, PC Speaker, etc.). Based on Chunhui He's Tiny386, it supports PS/2 or USB input, NES gamepads, and runtime disk swapping, and works on FRANK, Murmulator, Olimex PICO-PC, and Waveshare RP2350-PiZero boards.
	HN Discussion: ↑Amazement at running a full 386 PC emulation on a cheap microcontroller ↑Nostalgic reminiscence about the era of 386 PCs, Slackware, and old software ↓Concerns about performance limitations due to RP2350's limited SRAM and PSRAM access delays •Questions seeking technical clarification about emulation approach or feature support (RS232, printer ports) •Practical inquiries about which board to buy for demoing or building