Re: Re: Virtual machine
By: neoshock to Newtype Len on Wed May 22 2024 08:49 pm

would suggest trying PCemu of 86Box, as it would actually emulate the older hardware. The downloads from theirs sites do not include the bios's but they are simple enough to find.

I've used PCEmu a bit but not 86box.. I should probably give it a try. I have some old DOS games I like to play sometimes, and DOSBox or DOSBox-X usually works okay for those though. Not too long ago, I also found the Amiga version of Lemmings packaged up with an Amiga emulator with a batch file all set up to make it easy to run, and I thought that was pretty cool..

I like being able to run retro games & other software. At the same time, I was thinking about it recently, and when I was originally using all that software in the 90s, one reason I was into it was because it was new and cutting-edge, which was exciting. Now I like running that stuff for nostalgia, and because I still like it. I still like playing with new cutting-edge stuff, and although that excitement is still there sometimes, it also feels a bit different these days.

Nightfox
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would suggest trying PCemu of 86Box, as it would actually emulate the older hardware. The downloads from theirs sites do not include the bi but they are simple enough to find.

Long story short, 86box is PCemu continued.

Original coder of PCemu abandoned the project but opened the sources to
others and 86box team picked it up and continue under different brand.

Then some other individual tries to maintain PCemu but its development if anyhow progresses, then it's too slow to matter. Real PCemu that is
actively developed is 86box if you're closer to the topic on a daily basis.

-h1

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Nightfox wrote to neoshock <=-

would suggest trying PCemu of 86Box, as it would actually emulate the older hardware. The downloads from theirs sites do not include the bios's but they are simple enough to find.

I've used PCEmu a bit but not 86box.. I should probably give it a try.
I have some old DOS games I like to play sometimes, and DOSBox or DOSBox-X usually works okay for those though. Not too long ago, I also found the Amiga version of Lemmings packaged up with an Amiga emulator with a batch file all set up to make it easy to run, and I thought that was pretty cool..

I like being able to run retro games & other software. At the same
time, I was thinking about it recently, and when I was originally using all that software in the 90s, one reason I was into it was because it
was new and cutting-edge, which was exciting. Now I like running that stuff for nostalgia, and because I still like it. I still like playing with new cutting-edge stuff, and although that excitement is still
there sometimes, it also feels a bit different these days.

We used to play Microsoft Outlaws on LAN... that would be cool to
do again. :-)

And I do have just playing with it on my list of things to do when
I have some down time. :-)


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Re: Re: Virtual machine
By: Nightfox to neoshock on Sun May 04 2025 08:47:12

Hi, Nightfox.

Amiga version of Lemmings packaged up with an Amiga emulator with a batch file all set up to make it easy to run, and I thought that was pretty cool..

Heha... When I was running in the hamster wheel of trying to get my Acorn up and running I was telling a friend about all the trials and tribulations I'd run into so far. He said "So what's the point of all this?" - after telling him he sounded like my wife I said I would know I'd been successful when I could play Lemmings on it :)

BobW
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Re: Re: Virtual machine
By: Bob Worm to Nightfox on Tue May 06 2025 08:09 am

Heha... When I was running in the hamster wheel of trying to get my Acorn up and running I was telling a friend about all the trials and tribulations I'd run into so far. He said "So what's the point of all this?" - after telling him he sounded like my wife I said I would know I'd been successful when I could play Lemmings on it :)

:)

Nightfox
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