EmulationOnline

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Building emulators to explore classic hardware.

I'm not always good at posting on Mastodon, consider following https://oldbytes.space/@emulationonlin[email protected] to get notified when I post on my site.

#emulation #programming #retrogaming #consolegaming

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current emulator projectChip uploader

A coworker was giving these away, so I had to grab ‘em. I’ve always wanted to play with this computer - even knowing about its keyboard :D

Have a power supply and coax adapter on the way. Here’s hoping it boots!

Question: anyone know what the difference between the two RAM modules is (if any)? The one with the blue connector says Made in UK and the one with the black connector says Made in Portugal.

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #8bit #Timex #TimexSinclair #Z80

Part of me suspects the push to force gen AI into Open Source software is another front on the ongoing push to make the lying engine and the companies behind it 'too big to fail'. Make sure there's no alternative to turn to when things start breaking and the bubble pops so there really is no alternative but to give them public money to keep on making things worse.
BREAKING: Sam Altman wants to provide "intelligence" as a metered utility, like electricity or water. I think he'd have a better chance selling hubris and stupidity, he has plenty available.

I'm not terribly consistent at posting on Mastodon, but I've written a lot on my site recently.

I just set up @emulationonline.com so that anyone who wants to follow my site via mastodon can do so.

Of course there's still rss on my site.

New post going live tomorrow wrto some chip reverse engineering I've been working on.

#reverseengineering #programming #mos6502 #rss

Just found @emulation_online by going through some WebRing stuff, and ... Oh my gosh it feels so cute to just browse websites like that.

Your content is cool too, BTW, emulation_online!
Stuff like making custom chips and hardware and learning about them is awesome <3

Just uploaded another Chip-8 emulation article. This time we'll see what it takes to decode an instruction, extracting the information that tells us what the program is trying to do.

After this article we'll know enough to implement roughly a third of all Chip-8 instructions!

https://www.emulationonline.com/systems/chip8/implementing_chip8_instructions/

#CHIP8 #emulation #programming

Implementing Chip-8 Instructions - Emulation Online

In this article, we improve our Chip-8 emulator by adding our first instructions. We'll learn about bit masking and shifting, which is key to decoding and implementing Chip-8 instructions.

New article in the "Build a Chip-8 Emulator" series is up! This time we'll see how an emulator runs programs, and build the basic "main loop" of our emulator.

https://www.emulationonline.com/systems/chip8/running_programs/

#chip8 #emulation #programming #retrocomputing

Running Chip-8 Programs - Emulation Online

In this article we start building our Chip-8 Emulator. We'll outline the emulator, and examine how memory and opcode opcode decoding work.

I've just started a series on building a Chip-8 emulator. This simple virtual system is a great starting point for anyone interested in learning about emulation.

In the first article we cover how computers run programs, and look at what Chip-8 can do.

https://www.emulationonline.com/systems/chip8/intro/

#programming #emulation #chip8

Chip-8 Intro - Emulation Online

In this article we introduce the Chip-8 system. We also cover some information to help us get ready to write a Chip-8 emulator.

I've just added early support for the 65816 CPU to my ChipLab. The same CPU that powered systems like the SNES. Now you can program one through the browser.

More details in the article: https://www.emulationonline.com/systems/chiplab/65816-hardware-support/

#programming
#reverseengineering
#electronics
#snes
#emulation

Supporting 65816 Hardware in the Chiplab - Emulation Online

In this article we will compare the 6502 CPU with its 16 bit upgrade, the 65816. Fortunately, since it was designed to be an easy upgrade, we can support this in the chiplab with a few modifications.

I've been working on setting up a 6502 in my chiplab, so anyone can upload programs to run against a real 6502 and observe its behavior cycle-by-cycle.

It is finally in a good state, so I've decided to share it. You can upload either binary programs, or use the built in assembler to create your programs.

Full announcement on my site:
https://www.emulationonline.com/systems/chiplab/6502-lab-available/

#programming #6502 #retrocomputing #assembly #emulation

6502 Lab Available - Emulation Online

The 6502 is now available in the Chiplab! This allows you to upload programs to run against a real 6502 chip.