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	PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2007-8-18 @ 04:55 pm
Zup A green chicken Joined: 2003-10-04 Posts: 564	I've read in Emulatronia about a new PC Emulator, PCEm. It currently emulates PC and XT computers. It seems it is in early stages, so some devices are not emulated (some PCs fail to pass test). Have anyone tested it? Web page: http://www.tommowalker.co.uk/pcem.html Last edited by Zup on 2012-4-23 @ 09:46 pm; edited 1 time in total _________________ I have traveled across the universe and through the years to find Her. Sometimes going all the way is just a start... I\'m selling some stuff!

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2007-8-18 @ 08:59 pm
eL_PuSHeR Moderator Joined: 2003-06-20 Posts: 6131	I am going to test it just for the sake of it. Too bad it doesn't emulate EGA/VGA (yet). Thanks for the link.

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2007-8-18 @ 11:29 pm
butterfly Member Joined: 2004-02-13 Posts: 321 Location: Italy	I tried it and after the interface started and the emulation started (got into the BASIC thing) I couldn't do much else. It got my computer stuck 3 or 4 times. AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.0GHz 1.50MB RAM Windows XP Professional Had to hard reset my computer each time in order to regain control of the machine. Doesn't look bad though but I guess it's resources hungry. Waiting for further tests

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2007-8-19 @ 08:02 am
eL_PuSHeR Moderator Joined: 2003-06-20 Posts: 6131	Same here. I started as AMSTRAD PC1512, did the POST sequence, and after the message "Insert a SYSTEM disk" showed, the emulator got stuck as soon as I press an option from the menu.

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2007-8-19 @ 10:55 am
TomWalker Newbie Joined: 2007-08-19 Posts: 39	I _think_ I've tracked down these problems. I've updated the copy on the PCem site, can someone give it a try?

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2007-8-19 @ 11:09 am
butterfly Member Joined: 2004-02-13 Posts: 321 Location: Italy	Now it doesn't freeze anymore. I tried only a game on the fly to test it after the author updated the emulator and it seems to run quite fast (playable). According to the author, the bug only affected non-dual-core machines.

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2007-8-19 @ 11:11 am
eL_PuSHeR Moderator Joined: 2003-06-20 Posts: 6131	How nice of you TomWalker. And WELCOME TO THIS FORUM.

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2007-8-19 @ 12:45 pm
butterfly Member Joined: 2004-02-13 Posts: 321 Location: Italy	Bubble Bobble, one of the hardest games to make work in Windows XP (Only DOSBox had made it so far), not only works, but the game also recognizes an inferior processor and/or a lesser amount of RAM, making you face a few less enemies on some levels, which happens if you play it on an actual 8086/8088. Needless to say that it's playable, although some almost imperceptible delay occurs between keystroke and reaction of the character but currently I'm testing it on my notebook which, obviously, doesn't have the same performance as my desktop PC. Scopa, an Italian card game, on the other hand, doesn't work. It's an extremely "simple" version of the game since it works on CRT, without a graphics adapter. When I have to select the necessary points to win a game (usually 21, 11 or 37) it doesn't hang but it looks like it won't accept any value. http://anonym.to/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopa CPM/86 operating system seems to work. I couldn't do much testing because I didn't learn how to use it yet. Anyway as you can see it succeeded in booting!

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2010-11-28 @ 05:36 am
leileilol It is so messy here... Time for me to leave!! Joined: 2006-12-16 Posts: 4109	I'm bumping this old thread because there was a release in July of this year and this emulator is interesting just for emulating the AMI BIOS alone! I think it needs more attention because although the 486 emulation is very broken, it's noneoftheless very promising. How the July release missed anyone's radar here I don't really know. _________________ On the virge of being a rendition of a raged voodoo savage with a bundle of TNT leading a revolution into an apocalypse. At speed warp 5, mindnumbed from the geforce

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-2-11 @ 02:08 am
butterfly Member Joined: 2004-02-13 Posts: 321 Location: Italy	Oh but there's news about that as reported by emulatronia Feb,01 From the author's site Quote: PCem v0.41 released. This fixes some embarassing bugs in v0.4, as well as a few games.

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-2-11 @ 06:12 pm
Jorpho l33t Joined: 2003-02-14 Posts: 2769 Location: Canada	So how does this compare to Bochs? Also, is there an updated link to the author's site, now that Geocities is kaput?

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-2-11 @ 10:37 pm
leileilol It is so messy here... Time for me to leave!! Joined: 2006-12-16 Posts: 4109	Yes _________________ On the virge of being a rendition of a raged voodoo savage with a bundle of TNT leading a revolution into an apocalypse. At speed warp 5, mindnumbed from the geforce

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-2-27 @ 03:29 am
leileilol It is so messy here... Time for me to leave!! Joined: 2006-12-16 Posts: 4109	After my post there was a 0.41a release BTW can anyone verify the accuracy of the speed of the 486SX 40MHz emulation? I had a crappy ISA video card back then so I don't really know, I don't remember Doom running that fast on 40mhz. _________________ On the virge of being a rendition of a raged voodoo savage with a bundle of TNT leading a revolution into an apocalypse. At speed warp 5, mindnumbed from the geforce

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-2-27 @ 04:52 am
Mau1wurf1977 l33t Joined: 2010-08-27 Posts: 4172 Location: Australia	Run 3dbench (1.0) which you can find attached at the start of the 3dbench database thread! _________________ Ultimate GOG.com DOSBox Tutorial 3!h MT-32 Tutorial Roland vs Yamaha General MIDI DOS Games...Comparison

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-2-28 @ 01:19 am
leileilol It is so messy here... Time for me to leave!! Joined: 2006-12-16 Posts: 4109	I get 21.2 with 486 40MHz, which matches 5u3's 486 40MHz result. So YES! _________________ On the virge of being a rendition of a raged voodoo savage with a bundle of TNT leading a revolution into an apocalypse. At speed warp 5, mindnumbed from the geforce

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-2-28 @ 09:52 am
Mau1wurf1977 l33t Joined: 2010-08-27 Posts: 4172 Location: Australia	Excellent! PS: I knew that database would come in handy one day That's the kind of thing I was hoping people would use this database for... _________________ Ultimate GOG.com DOSBox Tutorial 3!h MT-32 Tutorial Roland vs Yamaha General MIDI DOS Games...Comparison

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-9-21 @ 05:48 pm
TomWalker Newbie Joined: 2007-08-19 Posts: 39	Am I allowed to plug my own release? PCem v0.5 is out, with lots of fixes and new features and stuff.

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-9-23 @ 04:40 pm
telanus Newbie Joined: 2007-10-03 Posts: 62	Hi TomWalker, Can one use any Bios or does the emu check the crc? _________________ My Retro PC: Spec: PII400 with 400MB, Riva128zx and C-Media soundcard OS: Win 98SE Main: Spec: Dual-Core 2.60, GeForce GT 240 3Gb Ram & Creative Audigy OS: Win XP Pro (SP3)

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-9-23 @ 05:28 pm
F2bnp Oldbie Joined: 2007-09-23 Posts: 1306	I've been wondering where I'll find the bios for each system. Googling didn't help for 386/486 . Is it illegal to distribute one?

	Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator. :: 2011-9-23 @ 06:06 pm
TomWalker Newbie Joined: 2007-08-19 Posts: 39	Go back to the PCem page. Then scroll down.

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