tiny386
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Nov 8, 2025first mention
Sep 24, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Super cool work! Here's the emulator source”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Threads where it came up
- The newest ESP32 can run Linux and it's getting close to a Raspberry Pi 1 mention
- A 386 PC for Your RP2350 1 mention
- I ran Photoshop on a £0.60 computer chip 1 mention
- Muxcard, a dyi credit card size computer 1 mention
- He Chunhui's Tiny386 Turns an ESP32-S3 into a Fully-Functional 386-Powered PC 1 mention
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All comments 5
It is a great platform for this, considering the cost. There have been several decent ESP based emulators already, including many consoles, a ZX Spectrum emulator, and even a 386 emulator. https://github.com/foky26/Retro-Gamer https://github.com/EremusOne/ESPectrum https://github.com/hchunhui/tiny386 New chips like the one in the article should be even more capable. 486 won’t be out of reach for long. One of the big
“there is a similar project that runs on an ESP32”
“Yep, there is a project tiny386, Win95 on ESP32”
What fun! I’d love to also go the opposite direction, a full-sized laptop with an ESP32 running tiny386 and Windows 95 ^_^ https://www.hackster.io/news/he-chunhui-s-tiny386-turns-the-humble-esp32-s3-into-a-fully-functional-386-powered-desktop-pc-5454cf6e36a1
“Super cool work! Here's the emulator source”