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JavaScript-Based OpenRISC Emulator Can Run Linux, GCC, Wayland

Posted by timothy on from the layers-within-layers dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The jor1k is an interesting open-source toy emulator project to emulate a 32-bit OpenRISC OR1000 processor, 63MB of RAM, ocfb frame-buffer, and ATA-hard drive ... all in JavaScript. Though JavaScript based, there are asm.js optimizations and the performance seems to be quite decent in modern web browsers. The jor1k OpenRISC emulator can do a lot, even handle running the Linux kernel, GCC compiler, ScummVM Monkey Island, and the Wayland/Weston compositor, all from within the web browser."

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  1. The end is nigh by 32771 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Students still have too much time on their hands.

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    1. Re:The end is nigh by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Students still have too much time on their hands.

      If they're doing all this emulation in JavaScript - they're going to need all that time...

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    2. Re:The end is nigh by gmhowell · · Score: 3, Funny

      Obviously they need to write JavaScript in JavaScript.

      So I can wait for code to run while I wait for code to run?

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  2. triple threat by Sneftel · · Score: 4, Funny

    ScummVM

    So it's a virtual machine running on a virtual machine running on a virtual machine. Nice.

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    1. Re:triple threat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      It looks like virtual machines all the way down.