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May 18, 2023

Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (May 19, 2023)

Hacker News Top Stories

Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for May 19, 2023 :

A $200 mini-laptop with a Intel 8088 chip and 640KB

https://liliputing.com/past-meets-present-in-this-200-mini-laptop-with-a-intel-8088-chip-and-640kb-of-memory/

Summary: A Chinese PC maker has launched a new mini-laptop called "Book 8088 DOS system" that features the Intel 8088 processor, IBM-CGA graphics card, 640KB of memory, and a 16-color, 640 x 200 pixel display. It supports MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.0 or earlier, and comes with a 512MB CompactFlash card for storage and a USB port for peripherals. Optional accessories include an OPL3 sound card module with a Yamaha YYMF262-M sound chip, an ISA expansion card connector, or a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive. The device is available from AliExpress for $201 and up.

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