rh1tech/frank-386
Tiny386 port to RP2350
About the project
An i386 PC emulator for RP2350 boards (Raspberry Pi Pico 2) with VGA/HDMI output, SD card storage, PS/2 and USB input, and audio. Runs DOS, Windows 3.x/95, and Linux on a microcontroller.
Useful for
- Build firmware for your board (M1, M2, Olimex, Waveshare) via build.sh
- Boot floppy, hard disk, and CD-ROM images from SD card and hot-swap them with Win+F12
- Configure memory, CPU, sound, and clocks via the Win+F11 menu without reflashing
README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.
Why it’s trending
- Hacker News: “A 386 PC for Your RP2350” — 221 points, 4 days ago.
Stars per day
Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.
Numbers
- Total stars
- 196
- Stars in a day
- 0
- Forks
- 7
- Issues and pull requests
- 7
- Watchers
- 2
- Language
- C
- Latest release
- v1.05 · August 6, 2026
- Created
- January 21, 2026
- Last push
- September 9, 2026
Star trust
Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.
These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.
Hacker News discussions
- A 386 PC for Your RP2350221 points, September 14, 2026
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- September 18, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
- September 17, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
- September 16, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
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- September 14, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
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