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Showing posts with label emulators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emulators. Show all posts

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Disliking Windows 10? Run Windows 1.01 in Your Browser Right Now

What's This?
 
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If the upcoming Windows 10 launch isn’t something that is making you excited, it’s time to take a walk down the memory lane and look at Window’ past. It’s been more than 30 years when Windows 1.01 OS disappeared from the scene. But, now you can use the original Notepad and draw amazing artworks in the very first version of Paint.
I know it’s possible to re-install the operating system on your system but why take those pains when you can enjoy it virtually. Few months ago, a similar online version of Windows 93 took the internet by storm.
In a recent post by gHacks, they have shared some sites where you can relive the ancient Windows versions for free. Windows 1.01 runs with the help of a PCJS emulator and gives you a taste of this breakthrough OS by Microsoft.

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This is an IBM PC XT Model 5160 JavaScript based emulator. PCJS basically emulates the software entirely with Intel 8088 CPU clocked at 4.77MHz and 265KB of RAM.
Windows 1.01 was launched in 1985 and allowed the users to multitask a taskbar similar to the latest versions of Windows. Those who have used older systems, would find this Windows 1.01 online version nostalgic.

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Everything performed by this Windows 1.01 online version is possible due to the power and flexibility of JavaScript. Click this link to explore Windows 1.01 on your PC.

For experiencing the Windows of past, check out the post on gHacks.

Did you like this ancient version of Windows? Tell us in comments and share it with your friends!

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Run Android apps & games on Windows PC using Andy

Ever wanted to play Android games on your Windows PC or wanted to run Android apps like WhatsApp, BBM on your Windows 8 PC? 
The idea seems great and is brought to reality by Andy.
Andy is a free Android emulator that runs on VMware VirtualBox technology.
Though facing competition with BlueStacks, Andy stands out differently with some features that even BlueStacks doesn’t offer.

Run Android apps & games on Windows PC

Play Android apps & games on Windows PC

Andy gives you a pure Android feeling by installing an Android tablet firmware on a virtual space. If you switch to the full-screen mode, you will feel like you are operating an Android PC.
Let it be games like ‘Clash of Clans’ or social apps like ‘WhatsApp’, it can run almost any Android app that can run on a normal Android tablet.

Andy Settings

There are lot of bundled apps provided by the developers which include popular games and social media apps which are available for Android platform.
This freeware comes pre-installed with 1Click Sync application that ensures seamless integration of apps from PC to mobile device without any hassle of making a connection. You can use your mobile as a remote control for Andy to play games by simply downloading the Andy Remote Control app from Google Play here.
The developers made a comparison between Andy, BlueStacks and YouWave which are considered as the best Android emulators. I would like to add the comparison in this post to highlight the features where Andy stands differently.
Andy Comparison
Courtesy: Andyroid.net

Installing and setting up Andy is a very easy job. You just need to run the setup, click ‘Next’ a few times then the installer is on its own. It will automatically download the required files, VirtualBox and will automatically integrate Andy into VirtualBox, and you will not even feel that you’ve installed VirtualBox on your Windows computer. If you manually want to change some settings for Andy you can do so by opening the VirtualBox from the Start Menu.

Andy Virtual Box

Overall, Andy is a complete Android solution for Windows, but if you are thinking of turning your PC into and Android machine then Andy will not be a suitable option. It has been developed just to enjoy apps on bigger screen that are available on your Android phone. Playing mobile games on a bigger screen is real fun and if you get applications like WhatsApp on your PC then it is amazing too.

Andy free download

Click here to download Andy.