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Squeak on Javascript

May 25, 2012 16:11:39.000

Spotted in The Hitchhiker's Guide to ...

Exotic but possible: Squeak virtual machine now also runs on JSLinux using the mini.image. JSLinux is a x86 PC emulator written in JavaScript and running in a web browser. Here is the video and announcement from Pavel. I expect more and more emulators running on top of JavaScript. Maybe one day it is fast enough to load and run Windows or Ubuntu on top of the JS engine right within your pc/tablet/phones web browser. Interesting times...

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posted by James Robertson

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