An LGR review of the Book 8088 and Hand 386, newly-made retro computers on Aliexpress! No emulation here, these are DOS PCs running an 8088 and 386SX process...
I’d rather see someone make a PC with some kind of 486 or Pentium - the best hardware compatible with old DOS games and Windows 95/98. Even in 1994 I remember a 386 was too feeble to run Windows at a nice speed, or many games.
I think, especially as you get towards “newer” vintage systems, the logical conclusion is the same one he reached - if you want a compact portable and you’re okay spending a couple hundred dollars, you’re probably going to be better off buying something from the time period than anything new that may be sold at that price point.
I’d rather see someone make a PC with some kind of 486 or Pentium - the best hardware compatible with old DOS games and Windows 95/98. Even in 1994 I remember a 386 was too feeble to run Windows at a nice speed, or many games.
I think, especially as you get towards “newer” vintage systems, the logical conclusion is the same one he reached - if you want a compact portable and you’re okay spending a couple hundred dollars, you’re probably going to be better off buying something from the time period than anything new that may be sold at that price point.