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    Windows 3.1 Games Are Now Just a Click Away

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    • gjacobse
      gjacobse last edited by gjacobse

      If air traffic control at one of Europe's busiest airports still runs on Windows 3.1, surely the antiquated but sturdy operating system is good enough for the rest of us. The Internet Archive must agree, because today it announced that more than 1,000 classic Windows 3.x software titles will run in your browser window.

      http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2499172,00.asp

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        Finally, been waiting so long for these.

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        • gjacobse
          gjacobse @scottalanmiller last edited by

          @scottalanmiller
          Can't say I played to many games in 3.1... but it'll be fun to see the 8bit and 16bit graphics on a 4k screen...

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          • scottalanmiller
            scottalanmiller last edited by

            "The emulator is open-source; it's actually a Java-based adaptation of DOSBOX that converts Windows runtimes into JavaScript code your browser can understand."

            So if they are running Java, why do they need the web browser? Something is fishy there. I think our PC Mag writer missed IT 101 and confused Java and JavaScript.

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            • gjacobse
              gjacobse @scottalanmiller last edited by

              @scottalanmiller said:

              "The emulator is open-source; it's actually a Java-based adaptation of DOSBOX that converts Windows runtimes into JavaScript code your browser can understand."

              So if they are running Java, why do they need the web browser? Something is fishy there. *** I think our PC Mag writer missed IT 101 and confused Java and JavaScript.***

              Not my Circus,..Not my monkey.

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              • scottalanmiller
                scottalanmiller last edited by

                They didn't even read the article from the Internet Archive, says right in it that DOSBOX is written in JavaScript. The PC Mag author injected the Java bit themselves.

                http://blog.archive.org/2016/02/11/internet-archive-does-windows-hundreds-of-windows-3-1-programs-join-the-collection/

                "As always, the emulation for Windows and DOS-based programs comes via EM-DOSBOX, which is a project by Boris Gjenero to port DOSBOX into Javascript; his optimization work has been world-class."

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                • scottalanmiller
                  scottalanmiller last edited by

                  https://github.com/dreamlayers/em-dosbox

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                  • stacksofplates
                    stacksofplates last edited by

                    I use the DOS one to play LHX. That was the most awesome game ever at the time.

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                    • MattSpeller
                      MattSpeller @scottalanmiller last edited by MattSpeller

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      https://github.com/dreamlayers/em-dosbox

                      Works a treat for most stuff (y)

                      edit: skype text thumbs up don't work on ML

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                      • stacksofplates
                        stacksofplates last edited by

                        They have Duke Nukem 2. I haven't played that game since I was a little kid.

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                        • MattSpeller
                          MattSpeller last edited by

                          These are the ones I'd love to play again

                          http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/v-for-victory-series

                          DOSBOX does not do them much justice, though it's been years since I last tried to get them to work

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                          • Dashrender
                            Dashrender last edited by

                            The original Command and Conquer was on Windows 3.1 - damn it was funny playing it new computers, the Mammoth Tanks had rooster tails they moved so fast!
                            😄

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