Thanks for pointing people to Area 5150. Context for others: This, and its predecessor 8088 MPH, uses every single trick in the book and many not written down anywhere to squeeze that kind of performance out of a real 1981 IBM PC 5150 with IBM CGA card. Thus they only run correctly on that specific hardware, not a clone computer or card. "Regular" software emulators also have a tough time. Showing off MartyPC with Area 5150 is thus two technical feats combined into one.
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Pretty incredible!
I’m on mobile right now so I can only comment on the demo that runs automatically, which I understand isn’t the _point_. :)
More about the demo: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=89435
(For those unfamiliar with “demo” in this context, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene)
I look forward to checking out the features you mention on a proper computer.
Thanks for pointing people to Area 5150. Context for others: This, and its predecessor 8088 MPH, uses every single trick in the book and many not written down anywhere to squeeze that kind of performance out of a real 1981 IBM PC 5150 with IBM CGA card. Thus they only run correctly on that specific hardware, not a clone computer or card. "Regular" software emulators also have a tough time. Showing off MartyPC with Area 5150 is thus two technical feats combined into one.
I loved it when the Doom floating head demon guy came up. Right when y'all were about to ask "...but can it run Doom?"