Pinball-on-Android VS v86

Quite off topic, but some PC games are now on Android. See for example Space Cadet: https://github.com/fexed/Pinball-on-Android/releases

Once you get to enjoy a proper straightforward PC game on your phone, most every other ad-filled Android game feels insulting.

Not aware of any Space Cadet ports that would run on anything the Miyoo runs. There's an Android port if you're desperate for that specific pinball game 'in your pocket'. Still listed as a work-in-progress; https://github.com/fexed/Pinball-on-Android

Download this and open it. Simple! Enjoy :)

Found this, it's a fork from your link that was last updated in 2021. This one is still in development and was recently updated on March 31 if I recall correctly, it's the android .APK version. Though it's still in development it runs well. Been playing it on my phone. It's definitely a blast from the past. https://github.com/fexed/Pinball-on-Android/releases

They have on android

> As a thought experiment, we're almost there! We could technically have `win95.img + bochs86vm.wasm + autorun.inf + msword.exe` wrapped in a "browser evaluator"

I looked into this and... holy crap! We are there. Not for modern programs quite yet, sure, but this is amazing. You can use Windows 2000 from your browser.

https://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows2000

I think you are looking for Shadow.

https://shadow.goose.icu

Or just the whole kitchen sink. Why not?

http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows98

Also: https://github.com/copy/v86 - more productized browser x86 runtime, used by eg https://github.com/snaplet/postgres-wasm

Wonder if you could put all those databases in a Linux image and boot it using v86 [0], eliminating the need for a server.

[0] https://github.com/copy/v86

Trying it out in https://copy.sh/v86/?profile=kolibrios , it's also clearly a love letter to Windows 95 in particular. That could be an unstated goal here, create a very particular PC experience under very particular constraints. I don't know anything about the creator but it's very possible that this kind of work was actually their career in the 90s.

It's incredible how much work was done. Maybe this should be an internet curiosity like how TempleOS has become, though Terry's personality was a unique factor.

hmm, why would people still use VMWare? Isn't vbox open source, or even things such as https://copy.sh/v86/ would do most virtualization trick now days?

Oh, there are more OSes one can use at the parent page:

https://copy.sh/v86/

My highlights:

- First version of Windows (1.01)

- SerenityOS <3

- and even ReactOS