An LGR review of the Book 8088 and Hand 386, newlymade retro computers on Aliexpress! No emulation here, these are DOS PCs running an 8088 and 386SX processor, using legacy chips on custom PCBs melded with open source projects, offtheshelf components, and injection molded enclosures. They sure are neat! But lots of compromises, drawbacks, and odd design decisions.

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● Here's where I bought the machines in May 2023:
Book8088 – https://www.aliexpress.us/item/325680...
Hand386 – https://www.aliexpress.us/item/325680...

● All background music licensed from:
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00:00 These weird AliExpress retro PCs
00:58 What are these
02:07 Price and what they come with
03:34 The Book8088
08:45 Lack of I/O, ISA bus extender
10:31 The Hand386
12:37 D&MP 386 and what it can do
14:33 In summary: neat but compromised

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