We will admit it. If we found a 386 motherboard as badly corroded as the one [Bits und Bolts] did, we would trash it—not him, though.In fact, we were surprised when he showed it and said he had ...

Bits and Bolts first had to verify his specific 386 motherboard could actually handle that much RAM when maxed out. He learned that he could but only if four of the board's eight slots were used.

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Some readers out there probably have nostalgic feelings for their first 386 based PC, the beeps and hisses of the modem, and the classic sound of a floppy drive’s stepper motor. Perhaps that … ...

Here's the deal: my friend had an old 386 given to him, and he intended to turn it into a Linux router machine. It was pretty crappy even for a 386 -- a 386 SX 16, 2MB RAM, 40 MB hdd. I got a ...

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eWEEK 30: Intel’s 386 chip brought 32-bit computing to the x86 architecture while the 486 chip brought improved performance, enabling Windows to handle heftier enterprise applications.

A smaller version of the original AT motherboard used in the IBM PC/AT. Introduced in 1987, the Baby AT reduced width from 12" to 8.5". Although its maximum length was 13", most boards were only 9 ...

According to Tom's Hardware, the Hand 386 carried a retail price of $195. The advantage of a system like this is that it allows you to run games or apps natively without having to deal with emulation.

Intel first released the i386 processor back in 1985, and Linux's source code was first released back in 1991, after Linus Torvalds developed the operating system on a 386.