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Configuring a modern laser printer to work with DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.51

January 29, 2026March 2, 2026 ToughDev 0 Comment lpr, ms dos, printer, Samba, windows 3.1, windows nt 3.51

I couldn’t believe it took me less than 15 minutes to get Windows NT 3.51 to print to my Brother MFC-L2750DW

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Pocket 386 retro laptop experiments: AdLib, Covox, and VGA

November 25, 2025March 3, 2026 ToughDev 0 Comment adlib, covox speech thing, deskmate, disney sound source, ms dos, pocket 386, prince of persia, windows 3.1, windows 95

The Pocket 386 comes with an OPL3 sound card, which is just barely enough for DOS gaming. For a $200

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