Run Windows 1.01 in your browser

Post by mambodog » Mon, Oct 28, 2013, 5:52 AM UTC

mbrubeck wrote: post #36

mambodog wrote: post #16

As there seems to be a lot of interest in emulators in the browser, here's my effort: I ported an emulator for classic Mac and IBM PC to the browser. Mac System 7 Demo: http://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/ Windows 3.0 Demo: http://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/ibmpc-win/ IBM PC doesn't have mouse support... Yet. For Mac OS it's writing the mouse position directly into memory, but I've yet to add that hack for Windows.

Wow, awesome! For the Mac one with mouse support, you might want to add ".emscripten { cursor: none; }" to your stylesheet so the host cursor doesn't cover up the emulated one.

Post by icoder » Mon, Oct 28, 2013, 6:14 AM UTC

abhididdigi wrote: post #34

There is some issue with the mouse. When I click on terminal.exe and try to click on "File", the mouse is coming out of the emulator. You would probably want to create an interface like a VM, where the mouse comes out of the emulator only when you press some combination of keys.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 28, 2013, 6:35 AM UTC

vishal0123 wrote: post #47

pud wrote: post #29

Every time I see an emulator like this on HN, my mind is blown. Can someone explain to me and any other run-of-the-mill hackers reading this, how an emulator like this is made? I wouldn't even know where to start.

First you need to port x86(or any other) instruction set. This can also be done by compiling (part of)Bochs/PCE using emscripten. Then you need to port IO (floppy,HD etc.). Then monitor and graphics card. And if you really want to be cool there are hosts of other things to port like touchscreen, networking, USB etc.

Post by fosap » Mon, Oct 28, 2013, 8:44 AM UTC

Post by conradfr » Mon, Oct 28, 2013, 9:23 AM UTC