[mdlug] Old 386 needed

[bob dion]

Thanks,

I'm passing this and Brian's suggestion on to my wife.

I'll let you know what happens.

and let me know about the laptop.

BD

Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On
> Behalf
>> Of bob dion
> 
> 
>> My wife is looking for an old 386 laptop or desktop to run some old
>> controls software. Apparently anything newer runs too fast.
>>
>> Anyone have something laying around?
> 
>  I might be able to dig up something, though I think the oldest laptop I
> have laying around has a 486 chip in it, I'll have to see when I get
> home.
> 
>> As a side note, any thoughts on emulation? Or would the emulator run
> as
>> fast as the host?
> 
>  I've never used it, but there's something called "QEMU-brake" that
> might help:
> 
>  http://www.miroslavnovak.com/qemu-brake_cz.php
> 
>  Assuming this is DOS or Windows software, and for a business, I've
> heard of a program called "mo' slo" that might allow a newer computer to
> run the old stuff:
> 
>  http://moslo.info/
> 
>  Sincerely,
> 
>  Ray Ingles                                        (313) 227-2317
> 
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