Why not opt for a thin client instead? I bought a HP t5000 series one for less than 7 euros just recently :). 400MHz (Via Eden 4000), 128MB RAM, 32M flash, LPT and COM ports, and apparently even a soundcard.
The ParkyTowers site deserves to be reminded here, as the author has, among others, listed and tested (for Linux) a bunch of thin clients from the era of DOS-compatibility: https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/ Not a bad idea to get a few thin clients for something like 10 euros each (if you're as lucky as I was :). If one of those stops working, you'll have some electronic waste, but price-wise it's still peanuts as compared to buying a contemporary 'DOS mini box' (I've done research on those myself in the past, too). Best, Mart On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 at 19:57, Lothar Serra Mari via Freedos-devel <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > > The trouble is, unless you still have a vintage machine, it's > > ridiculously hard to find a good one these days, at least if you want > > one where the mainboard hasn't been half-eaten by a leaking battery. > > And even then, at 20 years of age they are often prone to hardware > > conking out. > > This is the exact reason why I think these boxes are so interesting - > you get modern "old" hardware that is not prone to breakage. > > I own a Pentium 3 machine, so in theory I should be covered, but this > machine is acting up a bit (e.g. it takes multiple attempts to get > powered on even with a new PSU) - old hardware doesn't get any healthier > over the years. > > This is a great way to preserve _some_ real hardware. > > Lothar > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
