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JPC (emulator)

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Written in
  
Java

Platform
  
Java

Website
  
jpc.sourceforge.net

Operating system
  
Cross-platform

Type
  
Emulator

License
  
GNU General Public License

JPC is an x86 emulator written in pure Java. It can run on any platform that supports the Java virtual machine. It creates a virtual PC compatible machine that can run MS-DOS and other x86 operating systems. Programs inside JPC can run up to 20% of the native processor speed. JPC was written by the Oxford University Subdepartment of Particle Physics.

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Features

  • Safe, secure and portable due to being 100% pure Java
  • Snapshot facility
  • Remote disk option
  • Integrated debugger
  • Network card (tested by playing network Doom)
  • PC speaker emulation
  • Virtual FAT32 drive to wrap a directory

    • Compatibility

  • boots DOS
  • boots graphical Linux (DSL, Feather)
  • boots many Linux's into text mode
  • boots Windows 3.0

    • Emulated hardware

  • Southbridge chipset: PIIX3
  • Chipset: Intel i440FX PCI Host Bridge
  • Network device: NE2000
  • Storage: P-ATA
  • Real-time clock: MC146818
  • Direct Memory Access Controller (DMA): Intel 8237
  • Interval Timer (IT): Intel 8254
  • Serial Port: 16450 UART
  • Floating-point unit (FPU)

    • References

    JPC (emulator) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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