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Re:GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI by Aldipower on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @11:02AM (#48462074)
Ah, even though the 386SX-25 is 32bit in my PS/1? Will try it eventually.
Re:GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI by gunapologist99 on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @11:49AM (#48462688)
Yes, the CPU is full 32-bits, but the bus in a 386 SX is only 16 bit. Those PS/1's are such a cool piece of computing history!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I386#80386SX

Re:GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI by wtallis on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @12:20PM (#48463141)
The data bus was only 16 bits wide, but that doesn't really have much impact on OS compatibility; it just means that transferring a 32-bit value to or from memory takes two bus clock cycles instead of one. The address bus is only 24 bits wide, but that only affects physical memory address space; it still uses 32-bit pointers and a 32-bit virtual address space.
Re:GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI by luke8086 on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @01:12PM (#48464061)
Oh sorry, a quick google check told me PS/1 had 286. 386SX itself should be supported, the monochrome Toshiba on the photo has 386SX/20 with 10MB RAM.
Re:GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI by Aldipower on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @03:48PM (#48466660)
Anyway, I tried the 16bit version, and it works like a charm!! Thank you. Here's a video of the boot, I've just made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fSsTa8Oc48

Although, the floppy light does not turn off. Not sure, if this a problem with the OS or my hardware.