There is no need to clone an 8086. You can run the entire system or just a CPU in an FPGA.
There are versions for several of the older CPUs out there. Even 486 equvilants. Just google ‘FPGA 8086 CPU” or similar. For example, https://hackaday.com/2017/11/03/386-too-much-try-a-186-in-an-fpga/ <https://hackaday.com/2017/11/03/386-too-much-try-a-186-in-an-fpga/> Probably cost prohibitive. FPGAs are not super cheap. But, doable. :-) Jerome > On Oct 30, 2024, at 9:06 PM, Sabina Zelená. via Freedos-user > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Greetings,thanks for the replay. > I even know,some guy in New Zealand is making XT-clones including new > MoBos,but as U pointed,i am afraid,that project is also dependent on using > original CPUs,which survived. > So do U think,even cloning a 086/088 CPU is impossible? > BTW x86 CPUs was already reverse engineered,@ least AMD had stolen the > schematics & successfully cloned Intel's architecture @ least for > 286/386/486/P1,thus if 1ce they was cloned,y they could not be cloned again? > & the size of the (Free)DOS community will grow with inconveniences of using > contemporary OSs & HW,i guess,all intellectuals will return to DOS,moreover > disidents will sure return to DOS,as contemporary mainstream OSs r too > Orwell,so soon nostalgia will sure not be the only reason for prefering > DOS,people will want a NON-ORWELL OS,or a non-wasting OS,or so,or something > more reliable for industrial applications,something,which will not fall apart > within 2 or 3 years,so sure more reasons to restore production than just for > gamers. > No1 in whole community with equipment for cloning CPUs? > No1 with clean lab? > Best regards. > S.Z.. > Sent from my BlackBerry Passport,RIM OS 10 smartphone named <b>Uhura</b> > after deceased Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols. > <b><font color="darkgreen">With regards Sabina Zelená[=Green]. > LIVE LONG & PROSPER,live & let live=DO NOT EAT,NOR WEAR ANIMALS,nor do not > pay Their Murderers & oppressors,please. > Shalom/Peace/Shanti/Mier/Nyugalom.</b> > Original Message > From: Roderick Klein via Freedos-user > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 18:28 > To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. > Cc: Roderick Klein > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Running Freedos on bare metal in the future ? > > > > On 10/30/24 06:00 pm, Sabina Zelená. via Freedos-user wrote: >> Greetings. >> I would most appreciate,if someone would be willing to assemble a team >> for restoring Legacy HW,mainly Legacy MoBo & CPUs production. >> If someone would be willing to create a plant for Legacy HW production,I >> would offer my house for free usage for this purpose(U know,that former >> school building,U r all ignoring me for pretty long time on this >> forum,maybe because I am the only female here).Y to accept the end of >> Legacy HW & create virtual BIOS replacements...Y to accept that UEFI >> garbage @ all? >> If Legacy architecture is abandoned,it may become public accessible,or >> some1 could reverse-engineer Legacy processors & MoBos & start to create >> new old HW,this should be the future of DOS,do not accept UEFI,restore >> the Legacy era.Have own HW for (Free)DOS. >> Live long & prosper. > > I think you are missing the biggest possible issue we are going to face. > Making mainboards might be possible. Look at some of the Commondore clones. > > But cloning a CPU I am very afraid is whole different ball game. > And I wonder if that is even possible for such small market. > > Roderick > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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