Year: 2025

Running Windows apps on Xiaomi POCO Pad Android 14 tablet via Winlator

March 22, 2025April 23, 2025 ToughDev 0 Comment bosh, dosbox, limbo x86, windows 95, windows 98, wine, winlator

I decided to spend the weekend making full use of my Xiaomi POCO Pad 12″ tablet, which features 8GB of

General Programming Linux Software Development Vintage Computing

Dosbian-X 2.0: Turn your Raspberry Pi into a 486DX emulator

February 24, 2025March 17, 2025 ToughDev 0 Comment debian, dosbian, dosbox, ms dos, raspberry pi

I came across Dosbian-X 2.0, an interesting customized version of Debian 12 that boots straight into DOSbox, one of my

Mac OS Software Development

Install macOS Sequoia 15 on Dell Latitude 5410 laptop using OpenCore bootloader

January 15, 2025March 16, 2025 ToughDev 2 Comments 5410, hackintosh, itwlm, macos, opencore, refind, tuxera

Even when I already have a Mac Mini M2 Pro, I still play with Hackintosh. I love the ability to

Since 2008, ToughDev has been diving deep into a variety of technical topics—from software development to electronics design. Key areas of focus include Android and iOS programming, VoIP technologies, embedded systems using Arduino and PIC microcontrollers, reverse engineering, and retro-computing. The blog also features hands-on product reviews—spanning modern devices to vintage electronics—along with technical insights, deep dives, and custom-built software or hardware solutions tailored to specific use cases.

Recent highlights include running macOS Sequoia on a Dell Latitude, teardown of the vintage Tandy 2500RSX—a powerful 386 system by Tandy Corporation, the Super 8086 Box—a home-built PC XT emulator with full legacy hardware support— and the dsMP3, a custom-designed multi-band radio with MP3 recording and playback.

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