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[Steth]

I have seen that ther is a java machine emu and i thought:"There are a lot of java game....and if GP32 could run a little win emu?" I mean if anyone could do an emu to run little win apps or little games? Yes i know that is really difficult but i think that's possible beacuse my old 486 could run win 3.1 so why our little treasure can't do that?

 

[generalnmx]

Windows 3.1 is a shell for MSDOS, and Windows 9x is a layer ontop of a special version of "MSDOS for Windows". You'd need something like dosbox ported.

I'm not sure what this has to do with Java, which uses a virtual machine designed to be platform independent (or at least highly portable). DOS is a platform in itself, not an interpreter...

 

[Steth]

So this idea is wrong, or impossible to do?

 

[Sponge BoB]

to port a dosbox type emu. I think that it is possible but remember reading that it was unlikely to happen within the next few years because of how difficult it would be. people have talked about this alot. do a search

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/

 

[Steth]

what do u mean? I can't understand (sorry my english isn't perfect yet )

 

[generalnmx]

OK, lemme recap, and tell me if this is right...

Your Idea: A Windows 3.1 Emulator for the GP32

Problem: Windows 3.1 needs MS-DOS

Solution: Port an MS-DOS Emulator to the GP32 first

Problem: It will be difficult, and no one is working on it yet

 

[Steth]

ok understood:unsure:

 

[NiN^_^NiN]

Windows makes x86 calls so u would neex a x86 emu ontop of a dos emu :\

h34r:

 

[generalnmx]

Windows 9x would, but Windows 3.1 I think is just a shell which would work with dosbox...