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Retro Roundup: Old Computers Emulated Right In Your Browser

Posted by timothy on from the just-don't-start-wopr dept.

An anonymous reader writes: If you ever wanted to program an Altair, an Apple I, or a COSMAC ELF you may think you either have to buy one (expensive now) or load and configure simulation software. However, there's a slew of browser-based emulators for everything from a PDP-11 to Windows 1.0 out there. Some use Java, but many use Javascript and many perform better on a modern PC then they did in their original. If you want to learn some history or just want to finally play with the computers you saw in the magazines 35 years ago, these are great fun and slightly addictive.

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  1. Great use of Java/JavaScript by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is an excellent use of Java. Java allows me to use my 3.2Ghz to effortlessly emulate a 4.77Mhz 8088/8086, and without the use of any delay loops!