v86
Dev tools
x86 emulator
SHOW HN2016
356points
165comments
#42of 2,264 in 2016
Top 2%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
23 positive, 43 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 10 critical, out of 83 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Idea: 8 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 6 againstPerformance: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 5 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive nostalgic demo of the Windows 98 UI and emulation speed
From 3 comments
That is brilliant. Little things like being able to change the screen resolution and waste time on Solitaire - what more could one want!!! Works amazingly. Also it is quite a…
Theodores on HNHow bad is it that Windows 98, running in a ^%%^@#!ing emulator, in my browser no less, runs better than the latest versions of Android OR iOS?
tomc1985 on HNThis is awe-inspiring. I don't know what to say -- except that, if it was faster, I'd try to run Windows 98 in the browser of Windows 98 in the browser.
clock_tower on HN
Objections
Mouse cursor does not track correctly or clicks fail
From 3 comments
The mouse cursor doesnt work.... my system's real cursor is still onscreen and the emulator is doing a very poor job of tracking my movements, and its not intercepting clicks or…
tomc1985 on HNMinesweeper! Ah, the nostalgia. A note: the mouse position and acceleration seems to not be mapped correctly. It is often separated away from my local desktop mouse position.…
hanief on HNDoesn't seem to work too well on Windows 10. It might be missing some DLLs. /s Super cool! (I really can't get it to click on anything though)
livatlantis on HN
Command prompt and Run dialog break or fail
From 2 comments
It breaks horribly if you click start->run, type "command" and press enter
dmitrygr on HNstart->command->fail (command as in command.com)
icoder on HN
Does not work on some browsers or mobile devices
From 2 comments
Very nice. Although opening IE and trying to go to http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows98 gave an error. Go figure...
te_platt on HNDoesn't work on my Android phone, in Chrome. But I didn't expect it to :) Edit: for what it's worth, FreeDOS boots there. No way to put in keyboard input though.
runn1ng on HN
Requests
Run other operating systems such as Windows 3.11, XP, or Plan 9 in the browser
From 3 comments
What a coincidence, I was just thinking about how nice it would be if I could start a minimal javascript linux with toybox and start spacemacs with it (< 64M) and a small mounted…
fsiefken on HNSo pulled this up from my Chromebook - rather interesting to have Chrome running Windows rather than the other way around. Of course the big leap will come when it gets Win XP up…
EwanG on HNAnyone tried to make a plan9 in browser?
andrewchambers on HN
Networking or modem support
From 1 comment
The network interface doesn't seem to be configured – when I try to open the browser it wants me to install a modem. Is the VM just not configured for that, or do I need to do…
apetresc on HN
Questions
How does performance compare to jslinux and Em-DOSBox
From 2 comments
How would v86 compare to jslinux speedwise? http://bellard.org/jslinux/ ELKS in javascript would be nice as well, you would get the ultimate speedy portable unix ecosystem in the…
fsiefken on HNHow does this compare to Em-DOSBox (e.g. https://win95.ajf.me/) in terms of speed?
TazeTSchnitzel on HN
Is this legal given Microsoft licensing
From 2 comments
Are there license issues around this project? I doubt Microsoft would care to put the resources into enforcement of windows 98 licenses but I am just curious about the legality.
vanattab on HNIs this legal? I'm surprised MS hasn't open-sourced NT 3.x already.
nickysielicki on HN
Alternatives named
jslinux by Fabrice Bellard
From 2 comments
How would v86 compare to jslinux speedwise? http://bellard.org/jslinux/ ELKS in javascript would be nice as well, you would get the ultimate speedy portable unix ecosystem in the…
fsiefken on HNRespect! This and Fabrice Bellard's emulator have me in awe. http://www.bellard.org/jslinux/ It's even more painful when I know that technically I should be able to do the same,…
kelvin0 on HN
Em-DOSBox Windows 95 demo
From 1 comment
How does this compare to Em-DOSBox (e.g. https://win95.ajf.me/) in terms of speed?
TazeTSchnitzel on HN
Windows RG
From 1 comment
How does it compare to Windows RG? http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/
laretluval on HN
windows93.net
From 1 comment
This reminded me of www.windows93.net
executesorder66 on HN