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Another observation on the internal KB vs. external PS2 KB on the Pocket386 - the scan rate of an external PS2 keyboard is around twice...

Hi, I had a chance to have a deeper look at this and played Wolf3D for about 30 minutes, plus some 2D platformers. I can reproduce the...

I am planning to do this exact thing. All adventure games I tried so far work perfectly with just General Midi on port 330 using either...

I came across this forum while searching for a 16 bit ISA expansion card for the Pocket386 as I only have the 8 bit one. I have been...

I'm using a Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical 1.1a. I've tried the included mouse driver with PC-DOS 7.0 as well as CuteMouse and got the...

I had given up, but after this comment I went back to the manual and noticed that it mentioned that a restart is required for the FN+5...

Welcome to the forum @Omarkoman . - Alex

Anyway, I want to say something: this little computer may not be very well-made, but constantly messing with it by opening it up and...

Why don't you sell the machine to someone else who will fix it? - Alex

I believe that the regulator that charges the battery has burned out. Unfortunately, the manufacturer of the Book 8088 does not perform...

4000mAh. It lasts 90+ minutes without accessories connected in my experience. Out of the box it does fail, at least on these earlier...

Hi All - Here is a link to the Pocket 386 CF image -...

I noticed some odd behavior with the built-in keyboard as well. I'm mostly using an external PS2 KB now which is working great, but I'm...

I just got one, along with the add-on serial port and the 3-slot, 8-bit ISA bus card. This thing is a great little toy! Don't buy it...

I haven't had any issues with CMOS settings outside of time stuff before fixing the RTC. It does reset if you let the rechargeable...