DOS and a true x86 emulator for PalmOS

Bob Russell · 09-23-2006, 03:07 PM

These days, everyone seems to be working so hard to put Linux on anything that can compute. Whatever happened to good 'old DOS emulation?!

Well, Tam's palm is reporting that the emulator required to play old DOS games, run old versions of MS Word and program with Q BASIC has been written. This is most certainly a very rough version, and I don't think the code has even been released. Not at Tam's Palm anyway. But it's pretty neat to see something like this created. PC apps on a Palm device. Certainly the new handhelds must have the processing power of early PC's, so even under emulation you can see it as possible.

We'll look forward to hearing more about it. It would be very nice if it eventually even becomes a program that's sturdy enough to be made available to all PalmOS users.

Via Tams Palm.

NatCh · 09-23-2006, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Russell

Certainly the new handhelds must have the processing power of early PC's....

My first IBM compatible was an 8 Mhz (with turbo enabled) machine with 512 kb of RAM and no hard drive, and a 640X480 HGA monitor. (for you youngin's: CGA, HGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA, XGA, whatever-the-heck-it-is-now-GA

)

My first Pilot (the Pilot 5000, March of '96), by comparison, had 512 Mb of RAM, I don't remember the processor speed, but I'm sure it was some faster than 8 Mhz ... 33 Mhz, maybe?

I say it's about time that we had a DOS emulator. I just hope they can slow it down enough to play my old games....

Snappy! · 09-23-2006, 08:58 PM

>>My first Pilot (the Pilot 5000, March of '96), by comparison, had 512 Mb of RAM, I don't remember the processor speed, but I'm sure it was some faster than 8 Mhz ... 33 Mhz, maybe?

512MB RAM for your first Pilot in 96?? Gee ... My SHARP C1000 only has 128mb ram!

And let's see March 96, PCs only had like 16~32mb ram! ... 512MB ram? :P

NatCh · 09-23-2006, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snappy!

512MB RAM for your first Pilot in 96?? Gee ... My SHARP C1000 only has 128mb ram!

And let's see March 96, PCs only had like 16~32mb ram! ... 512MB ram? :P

You are quite right, Snappy, that should have read 512kb

-- thanks for catching my error.

09-23-2006, 03:07 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	DOS and a true x86 emulator for PalmOS These days, everyone seems to be working so hard to put Linux on anything that can compute. Whatever happened to good 'old DOS emulation?! Well, Tam's palm is reporting that the emulator required to play old DOS games, run old versions of MS Word and program with Q BASIC has been written. This is most certainly a very rough version, and I don't think the code has even been released. Not at Tam's Palm anyway. But it's pretty neat to see something like this created. PC apps on a Palm device. Certainly the new handhelds must have the processing power of early PC's, so even under emulation you can see it as possible. We'll look forward to hearing more about it. It would be very nice if it eventually even becomes a program that's sturdy enough to be made available to all PalmOS users. Via Tams Palm.

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09-23-2006, 08:58 PM	#3
Snappy! Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 4256 Join Date: Feb 2006 Device: SHARP Zaurus C1000	>>My first Pilot (the Pilot 5000, March of '96), by comparison, had 512 Mb of RAM, I don't remember the processor speed, but I'm sure it was some faster than 8 Mhz ... 33 Mhz, maybe? 512MB RAM for your first Pilot in 96?? Gee ... My SHARP C1000 only has 128mb ram! And let's see March 96, PCs only had like 16~32mb ram! ... 512MB ram? :P

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