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Introduction, a return to DOS (User Introductions)

posted by WDA0208, 13.03.2025, 00:44

> > Recently, I set up a Zimaboard with DOS since it helpfully boots from
> USB
> > without UEFI to get in the way, a rare commodity these days! Finding a
>
> Hi Bill. Welcome to the group. Could you explain
> more about this machine? I did a search and it
> didn't look to me like this was a PC box that
> you could attach a monitor to.
>
> I saw a good price though - US$112.
>
> BFN. Paul.

Paul,

The Zimaboard is a little single board computer device based on Intel x86 type architecture CPU. Think of Raspberry PI, but with an x86. It has 2 external SATA ports, USB port, 2 NICs, and a mini HDMI port for the monitor. Also an externalized PCIe slot to accept outboard PCIe cards! All in a very rugged, passively cooled case. It can run most any OS that will run on its Intel chipset, including: DOS, Windows, Linux, BSD, etc. I like it very much, and it runs FreeDOS very well!

~Bill

Complete thread:

• Introduction, a return to DOS - WDA0208, 06.03.2025, 04:26
  • Introduction, a return to DOS - kerravon, 12.03.2025, 21:45
    • Introduction, a return to DOS - WDA0208, 13.03.2025, 00:44
      • Introduction, a return to DOS - kerravon, 13.03.2025, 06:46
        • Introduction, a return to DOS - WDA0208, 13.03.2025, 15:49
          • Introduction, a return to DOS - bretjohn, 14.03.2025, 16:18
            • Introduction, a return to DOS - WDA0208, 14.03.2025, 23:17