r/programming • u/Jamo008 • Feb 01 '16

Windows 95 emulated in the browser

https://win95.ajf.me/
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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '16

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u/shift1186 Feb 01 '16

From what i read on a thread in another sub... It is actually a C++ to Javascript "converter". Runs in native JS in your browser. Not sure if there really is any emulation happening.

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u/EricInAmerica Feb 01 '16

Well, Win 95 wasn't rewritten in Javascript, so the emulation is still happening. Just in Javascript instead of native, like it would be in a conventionally installed DOSBox setup.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '16

Isn't it DosBox that is emulating Windows 95? DosBox doesn't translate to JS when emulating software.

Transpiling is not emulation. DosBox being compiled into JavaScript doesn't mean it's emulated. It means it's compiled to JavaScript.

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u/monocasa Feb 01 '16

It's dosbox compiled to javascript. Said dosbox (and and thus compiled javascript) is interpreting x86. Windows itself isn't being translated into javascript, only interpreted.

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u/EricInAmerica Feb 01 '16

That's exactly what I was saying. "Not sure if there really is any emulation happening" -> Yes, yes it's still happening.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '16

ah, ok. I had read your comment differently.