Subj : Re: hello! :DD
To   : Poindexter Fortran
From : AKAcastor
Date : Thu Apr 18 2024 11:29:16

 pF> I don't know if this is the case with the new DOS handheld, but Intel
 pF> made a super low power 386sx for mobile back then - of course power
 pF> consumption of any chip pales in comparison to modern systems.

I don't know to what extent its designed for low power (if that was the main goal, or just a side effect), but the ALi M6117 386SX does claim to be low power.  ("The internal structure of this core is 32-bit data and address bus with very low supply current, 116 mA in the conditions of 5.0V, 20MHz, room temperature.")

 The M6117D is a highly integrated, low voltage, single-chip mplementation of  Intel 386SX compatible microprocessor plus ALi M1217B chipset.

specs from:
https://theretroweb.com/chip/documentation/m6117d-6454b7cbef102095220558.pdf

I haven't gone through a full battery charge in the Pocket 386 yet so I can't speak to its battery life.

 pF> Interesting note I read while wiki-ing this - Windows 95 and Windows NT
 pF> 3.51 supported the 386 line of processors. 98 and NT 4 required a 486.

That is interesting - I had no idea that Windows 98 or NT 4 required a 486+.  Although I guess I wouldn't have wanted to try them on a 386 back in the day anyway - painful enough on the 486.


Chris/akacastor

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