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Top 7 ibm-pc Open-Source Projects
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lzsa
Byte-aligned, efficient lossless packer that is optimized for fast decompression on 8-bit micros
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GLaBIOS
A modern, scratch-built, open-source (GPLv3) alternative ROM BIOS for PC, XT, 8088 Clone or Turbo PCs.
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Project mention: GLaBIOS A modern, scratch-built, open-source (GPLv3) alternative ROM BIOS | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-25
I hold VileR's work on int10h.org in high esteem, given its exceptional quality. As someone whose initial exposure to computers was through IBM PCs, I find VileR's website to be a treasure trove of IBM PC fonts, BIOS fonts, and related resources.
Inspired by IBM PC games from the 1990s, I aspired to create my own invaders-like game. However hindered by limited access to computers and limited computer programming knowledge, the most I could manage to make were a few text-based adventure games. Although 25 years too late, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I revisited this dream and spent a weekend writing my own Invaders game[1] using HTML5 Canvas.
Initially, I used CanvasRenderingContext2D: fillText() to display text (current score, info screen, etc.). However, dissatisfied with the text rendering quality, I began looking for IBM PC OEM fonts online and came across the Oldschool PC Fonts[2] on int10h.org. I downloaded the font packs from the website, used a Python script to convert them to bitmaps[3] (arrays of integers), and then used the bitmaps to draw text on the canvas, one cell at a time, to get pixel-perfect results!
I eventually switched to a different font pack called Modern DOS[4] developed by Jayvee Enaguas. Nevertheless given how extensive VileR's website is and how convenient the font preview tools[5] on the website are, int10h.org remains as my go-to website whenever I am doing any type of retrocomputing work for fun.
[1] https://susam.net/invaders.html
[2] https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/
[3] https://github.com/susam/pcface
[4] https://www.dafont.com/modern-dos.font
[5] https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/font?ibm_vga_...
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
ibm-pc related posts
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Web-Based Turbo Pascal Compiler
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Infinite Mac: Turning to the Dark Side
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GLaBIOS A modern, scratch-built, open-source (GPLv3) alternative ROM BIOS
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Basic-DOS: PC DOS Reimagined
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MartyPC is a cycle accurate PC XT Emulator and the first to run 5150 Demo
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Infinite Mac: Infinitemac.org
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Lot of IBM systems being emulated in browser and some other documents and contents
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Index
What are some of the best open-source ibm-pc projects? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pcjs | 746 |
| 2 | pcbasic | 355 |
| 3 | lzsa | 229 |
| 4 | GLaBIOS | 192 |
| 5 | basicdos | 83 |
| 6 | pcface | 78 |
| 7 | optromloader | 47 |
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