Compatibility

In general ELKS works on all 16 bit 8086 compatible computers. Below is a list of computers where ELKS has been tested and known to work:

Name	ELKS version	Description
Toshiba T1100	0.8	Memory: 512 KB, CPU: 8088 4 Mhz
PC-98	0.7
M.P.M Computer	0.6	640 KB memory + 384 KB extended, 10 MHz, AMD CPU but Intel 80286-based
Pravetz 16	0.6	Motherboard CPU-12 (clone of JUKO), 640 KB memory, 8 MHz
IBM 5160	0.6	All BIOS versions, both 64KB and 256 KB motherboards
Amstrad 1640	0.7	8 MHz, 640 KB
Olivetti M24	0.3	8 MHz, 640 KB
МК-88.01	0.7	Uses a Soviet clone of the 8088 CPU named К1810ВМ88, requires an option to be enabled in the ELKS kernel compilation in order for the keyboard to work.
Monotech NuXT 2.0	0.7	NEC V20 CPU using Sergey Kiselev’s BIOS
Book 8088	0.7	PC/XT compatible laptop (8088 or NEC V20)