• 9point6@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Ah I believe those are powered by chips originally intended to be used in industrial control use cases.

    Loads of old manufacturing machines & software out there that are built around a 386/486, and given intel hasn’t exactly been making those models in a good while, some companies stepped up to provide compatible replacements for those situations.

    Someone on AliExpress had the idea of using them in a more pc-like product for retro gaming, and voila we have all these modern 386/486 clones

    • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk
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      8 hours ago

      Yeah they seem to be M6117 386 soc. They’re a bit pricey to buy on a whim, but I’ll keep an eye out, might be fun to tinker with.