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

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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Re:The end is nigh

[93 Escort Wagon]

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...