Now [mcuhacker] is working on bringing some of those memories back by getting a PC-XT emulator running on an ESP8266 ... and created an Arduino IDE environment for it. The MS-DOS 3.3 bootdisk ...

A lot of people have used ESP8266 to add inexpensive WiFi connectivity to their projects, but [Oscar] decided to take it one step further and program an Arduino over WiFi with the ESP8266.

With that said, the same goes for a Raspberry Pi. For example, many enthusiasts pair the ESP8266 with an Arduino, but you can also use it without one. You can program it directly and run your own ...