Exploring PCx86, an IBM PC emulator written in JavaScript
I came across PCjs, a JavaScript-based emulator that supports many different vintage computer architectures and spent last week setting up my first web-based PC
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Research
For those who like to perform various experiments, both in software and electronics, solely for the purpose of knowledge enrichment. It could be, for example, reverse engineering an old piece of hardware or to study vintage software design.
8086 Tiny Plus, a lightweight PC XT emulator with CGA/MCGA graphics
DosBox has always been my favorite emulator to experiment with vintage PC software, but I still love the idea of
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Developing vintage 68K Macintosh apps with CodeLite IDE, Retro68 and pce-macplus emulator
UPDATE (22 Aug 2022): A reader by the name of Henlin has adapted my build scripts to work with VSCode and
Read moreDeveloping a PC-speaker MIDI player for the IBM PC XT
In my experiment with a PC XT running on an NEC V20 at 12MHz, I attempted to play a MIDI
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Using NFS to transfer files between Windows and MS-DOS 6.22
Although I successfully configured Microsoft Network Client 3.0 to access my shared folder on my Windows 7 machine, the setup eats up almost 100KB of
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Experimenting with DOSBox SVN-Daum, a custom DOSBox build by ykhwong
While watching a Youtube video that demonstrates how to use the Roland MT-32 MIDI synthesizer with DOSBox, I came across DOSBox
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Using Microsoft Network Client 3.0 for MS-DOS with modern versions of Windows
In order to facilitate transferring files from my main PC to my VirtualBox machine running MS-DOS 6.22, I installed Microsoft
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USB flash drives on 8-bit ISA bus using CH375 ISA to USB adapter
I purchased the CH375 ISA to USB adapter from Taobao, hoping for an easier way to transfer files to my
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Rebuilding the 1987 AdLib Music Synthesizer Card
In an attempt to bring sound to my PC XT clone without spending a lot of money on highly overpriced vintage sound
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Dove Fastnet Ethernet card for Macintosh SE
In order to get my Macintosh SE connected to the network via Ethernet, I bough a cheap Dove Fastnet Ethernet
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Fixing video recording issues in Linphone v4.1.1 for Windows
In one of my projects, I noticed an interesting issue with Linphone v4.1.1 for Windows, a popular open-source cross-platform VoIP application. If I attempted
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Creative Sound Blaster 16 WavEffects (CT4170) on a 80386
I found a Creative Sound Blaster 16 WavEffects (CT4170) ISA sound card and installed it in my 80386 in order to play old
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Setting up 3COM Etherlink 16 ISA network card
With some free time during the weekend and being a bit nostalgic, I pulled out a bunch of old ISA
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Replacing the power supply in the Macintosh SE
I was using my vintage Macintosh SE when it finally died – there was a loud bang followed by columns of
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Changing the language on a Psion Series 5 PDA
I finally managed to locate my long-forgotten Psion Series 5 from my store room today. However, to my disappointment, the LCD
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