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The Evertop: A Low-Power, Off-Grid Solar Gem (hackaday.com)
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Enter the Evertop, a portable IBM XT emulator powered by an ESP32 that doesn’t just flirt with low power; it basically lives off the grid. Designed by [ericjenott], hacker with a love for old-school computing and survivalist flair, this machine emulates 1980s PCs, runs DOS, Windows 3.0, and even MINIX, and stays powered for hundreds of hours. It has a built-in solar panel and 20,000mAh of battery, basically making it an old-school dream in a new-school shell.

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 days ago

In power saving mode it can run between 200 hours on the low side and 500 hours or in some cases even much longer of constant interactive use, not standby.

Okay that is insane.

https://github.com/ericjenott/Evertop