PCjs Machines

Those who consider every little JS framework, iPhone and AI iteration "revolutionary", go check the thing labeled "Visicalc (1981)" on this site to learn what a revolution looks like.

PS: Nine Princes in Amber was an interesting choice alongside the others!

Re: PCjs Machines

#5

Post by ChrisArchitect » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC

https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48884395)

Re: PCjs Machines

#6

Post by zellyn » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC

CharlesW wrote: post #3

I know I could've done this at any time, but I cannot wait to sit my kids down in front of full-screen Oregon Trail and King's Quest experiences.

https://archive.org/details/MECC_A157_v11_4amCrack

Re: PCjs Machines

#7

Post by trollbridge » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC

CharlesW wrote: post #3

I know I could've done this at any time, but I cannot wait to sit my kids down in front of full-screen Oregon Trail and King's Quest experiences.

Be cautious with this. My firstborn's first complete sentence was "King Graham fell" (from the sledding scene in King's Quest V).

Re: PCjs Machines

#8

Post by dallen33 » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC

Would love to see Tandy DeskMate on here!

Re: PCjs Machines

#9

Post by alok-g » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC

glimshe wrote: post #4

Those who consider every little JS framework, iPhone and AI iteration "revolutionary", go check the thing labeled "Visicalc (1981)" on this site to learn what a revolution looks like. PS: Nine Princes in Amber was an interesting choice alongside the others!

VisiCalc Link: https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/app/other/visicalc/1981/

Re: PCjs Machines

#10

Post by smusamashah » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC

A somewhat relative list of in-browser VMs https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/6379649c0cbade9abc02b242...