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Google Brings AmigaOS to Chrome Via Native Client Emulation

Posted by timothy on from the time-machine-always-comes-last dept.

First time accepted submitter LibbyMC writes "Google's approach to bringing older C software to the browser is demonstrated in bringing the '80s-era AmigaOS to Chrome. 'The Native Client technology runs software written to run on a particular processor at close to the speeds that native software runs. The approach gives software more direct access to a computer's hardware , but it also adds security restrictions to prevent people from downloading malware from the Web that would take advantage of that power.'" Chrome users can go straight to the demo.

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  1. 80's hardware by phrostie · · Score: 5, Funny

    So an emulator running on 2010 era hardware can almost run at speeds of the native technology on 80's era hardware.

    wow

    1. Re:80's hardware by michelcolman · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's emulating Windows instead of AmigaOS?

  2. Give me a damn web browser by bobbutts · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I want an emulator, I'll get an emulator.

    1. Re:Give me a damn web browser by RabidReindeer · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is Google demonstrating that their platform for abstracting a client's hardware is robust and performant. I suspect that Amiga emulation is just because it's cool.

      No, It's just so you can play Lemmings the way it was meant to be played.

  3. Re:We must go deeper! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes! Port Chromium to AmigaOS, so you can run it in the emulator in Chrome!

  4. Re:So Great OS ran on top of crappy OS? by cervesaebraciator · · Score: 5, Funny

    Irregardless of what you say, "should of" works for all intensive purposes. Pacifically when writing informally, anyways. What else is one suppose to do in this case and point?