Given that I want to target i486 with @OS1337 but don't want to deal with obsolete hardware that is dying of old age, I think it's more fitting to consider a sort-of mainboard to shove some 486SX-SOM with PC/104-Plus on and have the few necessities hooked up to it. Maybe even put it inside a THINN #Pizzabox-style #case?

It would also make a new "bridge" machine to interface old PCI & ISA hardware and allow connecting i.e. a #QuadFlop and roll with that...

https://github.com/OS-1337/tiny486

Thoughts, @rasteri @polpo @TechTangents @lazygamereviews @foone ??

M5Stack Tab5 is a dev kit with a 5 inch touchscreen display, a 2MP camera, and an ESP32-P4 dual-core, 32-bit 400 MHz RISC-V processor, a 40 MHz RISC-V MCU, and a bunch of wired & wireless I/O. Available now for $60. https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/09/m5stack-tab5-tablet-esp32-p4-iot-development-kit-5-inch-touchscreen-display-and-front-facing-camera/ #ESP32-P4 #RiscV #DevKit #M5StackTab5 #M5Stack

This pocket-sized PC is made from an old smartphone motherboard

You often hear that the phone in your pocket has more processing power than the room-sized computers that NASA used to help send astronauts to the moon. But modern smartphones also have relatively limited lifespans – while some device makers are doing a better job of offering long-term support, it’s often cheaper or easier to replace an old phone than it is to fix a cracked display or replace […]

#citronics #devKit #devkit #ewaste #fairphone #fairphone2 #recycling #sbc #upcycling

Read more: https://liliputing.com/this-pocket-sized-pc-is-made-from-an-old-smartphone-motherboard/

I'm convinced that folks like #MVG could use a 256MB #Xbox for #GameDevelopment in a #DevKit configuration..

So yeah, there are use-cases... Just very, very few to justify such a #mod.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2hvSL30Rlg

I added a photo to my blog post covering 1992/3 and my time at Electronic Arts UK. I just unearthed this one. I'm taking a break from debugging the game Risky Woods for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive using the SNASM dev kit from Cross Products.

#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #segagenesis #segamegadrive #devkit #electronicarts #riskywoods

https://blog.stevewetherill.com/2024/04/electronic-arts-uk-1992-1993.html

What are your favorite features in the C# Dev Kit? | One Dev Question with Leslie Richardson.

#vscode #csharp #dotnet #devkit #programming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyN-_Af5evw&ab_channel=dotnet

WII-U Development Kit

Steam Deck Developer Kit Impressions: https://boilingsteam.com/steam-deck-developer-kit-impressions/ #linux #linuxgaming #steamplay #hardware #steamdeck #steam #gaming #devkit #impressions

Steam Deck Developer Kit Impressions (With Confirmations and New Info): https://boilingsteam.com/steam-deck-developer-kit-impressions/ #linux #linuxgaming #proton #steamplay #hardware #steam #steamdeck #devkit #impressions

Developing for Steam Deck without a Dev-Kit (Steamworks Documentation): https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/testing #linux #linuxgaming #proton #steamplay #steamdeck #devkit #gamedev #development #steamworks

Steam Deck Gameplay Video From Multiple Games Developers Who Received the Steam Deck Dev kit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s__aA4gFwmw?5245951 #linux #linuxgaming #steamdeck #hardware #gameplay #devkit #compilation #proton #steamplay

Is there anyone here by chance who is a game developer and who has received a Steam Deck devkit? #steamdeck #devkit #gamedev

Steam Deck dev-kits: first batch is shipping to devs: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/2963920750895461227 #linux #linuxgaming #steamdeck #devkit #hardware #valve

If you are curious about the world of devkits for consoles, this is a nice story about the Playstation1 devkit: Official Playstation 1 Development Kit (Hardware) (2020) https://www.retroreversing.com/official-playStation-devkit #gaming #console #sony #playstation #devkit