Evertop: E-ink IBM XT clone with 100+ hours of battery life
Published on: 2025-08-17 00:07:49
Evertop: an ultra lower power, ultra long battery solar PC
Overview
Evertop is a portable PC that emulates an IBM XT with an 80186 processor and 1MB RAM. It can run DOS, Minix, and some other old 1980s operating systems. It also runs Windows up to version 3.0. Because it's based on a powerful yet very low power microcontroller, uses an e-ink display, packs two 10,000mAh batteries, and implements extreme power saving measures, it can run for hundreds or even thousands of hours on a single charge. Combine that with its built in solar panel, and you should be able to use it indefinitely off grid without ever having to worry about battery life.
Loaded with built-in peripherals
It features a built in keyboard, external PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, full CGA, Hercules, and MCGA graphics support, partial EGA and VGA support, PC speaker, Adlib, Covox, and Disney Sound Source audio output, built in speaker and headphone jack with volume control wheel, one DB9 RS232 serial port, one TTL s
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