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Javascript x86 interpreter runs Linux in a browser.

This might be a bit off topic but as it is a interpeter of x86 code i thought it might be of some interrest to you all. I also know that many of you like JavaScript. First link is to the page explaining how it works, second link is to the actual "emulator"

1. http://bellard.org/jslinux/tech.html
2. http://bellard.org/jslinux/

By Kent Hofling at 2011-05-18 07:24 | LtU Forum | previous forum topic | next forum topic | other blogs | 7164 reads

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Portrait of a Super Productive Programmer

a short portrait of Fabrice Bellard.

and another from ACM Journal.

By mehryar at Wed, 2011-05-18 18:19 | login or register to post comments

That's what progress looks

That's what progress looks like.

By Ehud Lamm at Wed, 2011-05-18 18:26 | login or register to post comments

A previous co-worker came up

A previous co-worker came up with another fun one: compile C/C++ to Flash, support the posix API, and you get Python etc. for free in the browser. As a perk, you also get to play Quake!

By lmeyerov at Wed, 2011-05-18 18:29 | login or register to post comments

Chrome fail

Under Chrome for Windows, I don't get past "Freeing unused kernel memory."

By johnwcowan at Wed, 2011-05-18 18:51 | login or register to post comments

Bug reports for a piece of

Bug reports for a piece of software would probably be of better use if they are reported at the correct place. There are limits to this implementation, and they are explained in the introductory text written by the author at the first link i posted. I have successfully used the emulator in Chrome under both windows xp and Vista.

By Kent Hofling at Thu, 2011-05-19 08:38 | login or register to post comments

Definitely. Progress brought

Definitely. Progress brought by most, most thorough work.

By Cyril at Sat, 2011-05-21 02:15 | login or register to post comments