Tag: 80386

Creative Sound Blaster 16 WavEffects (CT4170) on a 80386

July 12, 2017May 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment 80386, creative, ms dos

I found a Creative Sound Blaster 16 WavEffects (CT4170) ISA sound card and installed it in my 80386 in order to play old

Hardware Software Development Vintage Computing

Setting up 3COM Etherlink 16 ISA network card

June 15, 2017May 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment 3c503, 80386, ms dos, packet driver

With some free time during the weekend and being a bit nostalgic, I pulled out a bunch of old ISA

Hardware Vintage Computing

Commodore 386SX-LT Laptop

April 8, 2016May 4, 2023 ToughDev 6 Comments 80386, commodore, laptop, ms dos, windows

I recently purchased a Commodore 386SX-LT laptop, an old 80386 laptop with 1.6MB of RAM (640KB base memory + 1MB

Since 2008, ToughDev has been extensively exploring 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.

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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