1src Forums - I made an 8086 emulator for Clie.

01-12-2004, 04:36 AM	#1
laconf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: No mans land Posts: 29	I made an 8086 emulator for Clie. I made an emulator for Intel 8086 processor,It runs on Clies for now,and supports only a few assembly directives.I plan to develop it that it can emulate most games/programs written in 80s. I need feedback from you. __________________ PDA History: SL 10->N 710C->SL 10 Last edited by laconf : 07-15-2005 at 04:30 PM.

01-12-2004, 06:11 AM	#2
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01-12-2004, 07:28 AM	#3
strider_mt2k Samsung Omnia i910 Silver Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atco, NJ USA Posts: 1,983	My first real computer was 8088 based. Does this mean it will run DOS and DOS apps? Spikesdacoolest, Very Nice Aku avatar!!!! (Just found the Samurai Jack original movie on DVD for 5 bucks!) __________________ Mike Thompson

01-12-2004, 08:46 AM	#4
DoctorDED Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Connecticut Posts: 106	S I C K! ! ! A Sony/PalmOS RUNNING DOS, amazing! __________________ Later Dayz...

01-12-2004, 09:33 AM

laconf

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Quote:

Originally posted by strider_mt2k
My first real computer was 8088 based.
Does this mean it will run DOS and DOS apps?

Spikesdacoolest,

most of programs running on DOS uses Interrupts(to display gfx,text etc...),which px86 currently emulates here,So theoretically if I emulate function of each Interrupt and Operand it is possible to emulate DOS apps.There is no nedd to emulate DOS, the emulator is designed to take the function and role of DOS in itself. However there are some *possible* problems/limitations:
1- there is a huge list of Interrupts,so it will take some time to add all functionality.
2-most programs may use some exceptional style of coding which cannot be emulated directly.
3-8086 is designed for 1 mb RAM real mode programming,If I cannot find a way to shrink memory usage,The emulator will require hi-end palms/clies,which is something I really don't want.

Anyway,wait for updates..thanks for feedback.

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SL 10->N 710C->SL 10

01-12-2004, 10:40 AM	#6
Ftrooper93 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 170	yeah, but imagine being able to play all those old dos based games you have sitting on 3.5 floppies. Like Mechwarrior1....or Harpoon....or anything else you had.

01-12-2004, 07:31 PM	#7
Audronis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 60	Dude, that's totally bichen!!! I can't wait to play "Jet" on it! __________________ "Sooner or later you're going to realize, just as I did, there's a difference between knowing the path...and walking it." - Morpheus "Morpheus is a joke. . . thank god he's dead." - Cyclopse (Machine Radio - http://www.machineradio.com ) Treo 1GB SD card Palm Keyboard

01-12-2004, 09:56 PM	#8
cbulock Moderator Bronze Contributor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,116	I can't wait to try it, but I don't think I have any COM executables of less than 2K sitting around anywhere. __________________ -Cameron

01-13-2004, 01:50 PM	#9
newbie1111 Guest Posts: n/a	cool...that is what i need )

01-14-2004, 04:52 AM	#10
GrantMaster Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 45	Wow. This could be the beginning of a very cool thing. :-) What can I do with it right now?

01-14-2004, 08:01 AM	#11
laconf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: No mans land Posts: 29	It's only a demonstration for now and can't do anything more than printing text.,I'm currently increasing number of directives & functions it supports. __________________ PDA History: SL 10->N 710C->SL 10

01-14-2004, 08:35 PM	#12
Sylus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 24	if and when you are ready to test it I think I still have my old co9pies of hillsfar, curse of azure bolds and pools around here some where. Seriously if you ever need to test it on ux50 or ipac3900 I'm there.. __________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable for magic. Corollary: Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology. -Warlock of Gramarye

01-15-2004, 04:27 PM	#13
orol where is my UX60 ?!? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vienna / Austria Posts: 1,995	wow, that sounds great! we could get all the old goodies like prince of persia, dune2 etc etc

01-17-2004, 12:42 AM	#14
Totally Clie'd Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Everywhere My Clie Is Posts: 79	I'm about to give it a spin but I had to get this off my chest... woot for programmers still coming out with stuff for OS4