Greetings,yes,some x86 SBCs allow to install standard ISA(&/or PCI) cards,generally those using backplanes,i have 3 such SBCs,for 1 of them I miss the backplane,& it has damaged plastic holders for SDRAM modules & CMOS battery is missing,i saved all 3 from scrapping,they r Rocky P258 & P247 or 248 or so brands,the latter I have 2 pcs of it,the damaged 1 could be released from my collection,if some1 feels to be able to fix those SDRAM slot holders,i can gift it,but U will have to pay for shipping(or visit me),they r P2 Slot 1 Machines,pure x86,integrated VGA,IDE,FDC,PS/2,COM,LPT,but U have to find a backplane elsewhere,or do it Yourself,not tested,as I cannot fix those memory slots,& it also has DoC slot. If interested,reply. Sent from my BlackBerry Passport. With regards Sabina Zelená[=Green]. LIVE LONG & PROSPER,live & let live=DO NOT EAT,NOR WEAR ANIMALS,nor do not pay Their Murderers & oppressors,please. Shalom/Peace/Shanti/Mier/Nyugalom. ... Original Message From: Mateusz Viste via Freedos-user. Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2024 21:56. To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. Cc: Mateusz Viste Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Dos on raspberry pi.
On 18/10/2024 21:43, [email protected] wrote: > Won't work. Dos itself uses a *lot* of interrupt calls to do things. > The raspberry pies run processors that don't support interrupts. > Therefore, porting a stand-alone version of dos to the pie just won't work. That's not really what I meant, and it wasn't also Eric's idea (which he clarified in the meantime). A RPi-looking-like-DOS would necessarily include emulation, obviously. > I'm still looking > for an inexpensive X86 type SBC that can be used to build a dos only > machine. That would be awesome, but inexpensive doesn't seem to be a > buzzword when it comes to x86 compatible single board computers I do not understand the need of such thing. A hardware-compatible PC has the advantage that it can be fitted with standard ISA cards and peripherals. That's not the case of an SBC, so what difference does it make that the system is emulated, if it behaves like the real thing? You could just as well use 86box on a RPi, paint the whole thing black and call it a "x86 SBC". For all practical purposes, it would be indistinguishable (ok, boot time would be somewhat longer). Mateusz _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
