Jakub Korab » games http://www.jakubkorab.net Adventures in technology consulting Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:59:16 +0000 en hourly 1 Java PC Emulator/Open Source Goodness http://www.jakubkorab.net/2007/03/java-pc-emulatoropen-source-goodness.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=java-pc-emulatoropen-source-goodness http://www.jakubkorab.net/2007/03/java-pc-emulatoropen-source-goodness.html#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:40:00 +0000 Jake http://www.jakubkorab.net/2007/03/java-pc-emulatoropen-source-goodness After the recent announcement by Dell that they were going to be selling Linux-based desktops and laptops, I decided to check out their site to see what’s on offer. For some strange reason the open source laptops they are selling don’t come with Linux at all (?) but with FreeDOS. I had never heard of it, so I googled it, and a few clicks later came up with a nifty Java-based PC emulator that runs FreeDOS.

So what?

I ...read more]]> After the recent announcement by Dell that they were going to be selling Linux-based desktops and laptops, I decided to check out their site to see what’s on offer. For some strange reason the open source laptops they are selling don’t come with Linux at all (?) but with FreeDOS. I had never heard of it, so I googled it, and a few clicks later came up with a nifty Java-based PC emulator that runs FreeDOS.

So what?

I present Lemmings, Commander Keen and Prince of Persia in your browser! They’re on this virtual PC’s C: drive.

http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/jpc/Demo.html

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