# Software and Emulation News **URL:** https://forum.eaasi.cloud/c/general-emulation/9.md [Latest](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/tags.md) --- ## [About the Software and Emulation News category](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/about-the-software-and-emulation-news-category/18)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/about-the-software-and-emulation-news-category/18 "2020-09-28T19:19:59Z")
Watercooler area for link sharing and general discussion related to emulation, software history, technology, etc. Open for anyone interested in EAASI! --- ## [Virtual OS Museum](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/virtual-os-museum/716)
**Author:** [@Cynde\_Moya](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/Cynde_Moya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/virtual-os-museum/716 "2026-06-04T21:08:09Z")
Just announced a couple of weeks ago, the Virtual OS Museum by Andrew Warkentin is now available. Featuring over 1700 emulated computer operating systems organized through a dedicated GUI launcher, this amazing project i… --- ## [iPhone Emulation in Qemu](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/iphone-emulation-in-qemu/657)
**Author:** [@ecochrane](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ecochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/iphone-emulation-in-qemu/657 "2025-07-07T14:04:52Z")
I just came across this post on some recent work with iPhone emulation in Qemu. Emulating an iPhone in QEMU (Part 2) . It looks really promising It would be interesting to see if this approach could get into EaaSI at so… --- ## [Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/bill-atkinson-architect-of-the-mac-s-graphical-soul-dies-at-74/656)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/bill-atkinson-architect-of-the-mac-s-graphical-soul-dies-at-74/656 "2025-06-09T12:38:29Z")
--- ## [How Cory Arcangel Recovered a Late Artist’s Digital Legacy](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/how-cory-arcangel-recovered-a-late-artist-s-digital-legacy/655)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/how-cory-arcangel-recovered-a-late-artist-s-digital-legacy/655 "2025-06-06T13:03:31Z")
(web capture available at https://archive.is/Dqqe2) --- ## [Quattro Pro for DOS revisited: an obsolete format no more?](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/quattro-pro-for-dos-revisited-an-obsolete-format-no-more/654)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/quattro-pro-for-dos-revisited-an-obsolete-format-no-more/654 "2025-06-06T13:01:33Z")
--- ## [Knitting Through Digital Decay: A Collection of Digital Preservation Jumpers](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/knitting-through-digital-decay-a-collection-of-digital-preservation-jumpers/646)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/knitting-through-digital-decay-a-collection-of-digital-preservation-jumpers/646 "2025-03-28T13:39:33Z")
--- ## [Corel Linux in QEMU](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/corel-linux-in-qemu/64)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/corel-linux-in-qemu/64 "2024-11-19T23:32:26Z")
A recent attempt to get Yale’s copy of Corel Linux running in QEMU/EaaSI inspired the thought that I should document in this forum some of the tips/tricks that it frequently takes to get certain operating systems running… --- ## [WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, re-released for free](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/wordstar-7-the-last-ever-dos-version-re-released-for-free/602)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/wordstar-7-the-last-ever-dos-version-re-released-for-free/602 "2024-08-06T13:54:57Z")
--- ## [Software in science is ubiquitous yet overlooked](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/software-in-science-is-ubiquitous-yet-overlooked/599)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/software-in-science-is-ubiquitous-yet-overlooked/599 "2024-07-02T14:15:44Z")
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43588-024-00651-2 --- ## [Software requests?](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/software-requests/44)
**Author:** [@ecochrane](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ecochrane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/software-requests/44 "2024-03-14T03:10:22Z")
What software would you like to see added to EaaSI? --- ## [The original WWW proposal is a Word for Macintosh 4.0 file from 1990, can we](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/the-original-www-proposal-is-a-word-for-macintosh-4-0-file-from-1990-can-we/583)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/the-original-www-proposal-is-a-word-for-macintosh-4-0-file-from-1990-can-we/583 "2024-02-14T14:07:04Z")
--- ## [After 34 years, one of the ’Net’s oldest software archives is shutting down](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/after-34-years-one-of-the-net-s-oldest-software-archives-is-shutting-down/579)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/after-34-years-one-of-the-net-s-oldest-software-archives-is-shutting-down/579 "2024-01-31T16:01:57Z")
--- ## [CD ROMs with both audio and data volumes](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/cd-roms-with-both-audio-and-data-volumes/559)
**Author:** [@futureofthebook](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/futureofthebook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/cd-roms-with-both-audio-and-data-volumes/559 "2023-10-18T18:30:28Z")
Hello Everyone, i am hoping someone might have some insight into a particular problem —getting CD ROMS with both audio and data components to run properly. Two that i think should be at the top of the list have particu… --- ## [SoftGPU: SW and HW accelerated driver for Windows 9x virtual machines](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/softgpu-sw-and-hw-accelerated-driver-for-windows-9x-virtual-machines/551)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/softgpu-sw-and-hw-accelerated-driver-for-windows-9x-virtual-machines/551 "2023-09-11T14:20:23Z")
https://www.osnews.com/story/137000/softgpu-sw-and-hw-accelerated-driver-for-windows-9x-virtual-machines/ --- ## [Here’s why the best IMAX movies still need a Palm Pilot to work](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/here-s-why-the-best-imax-movies-still-need-a-palm-pilot-to-work/537)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/here-s-why-the-best-imax-movies-still-need-a-palm-pilot-to-work/537 "2023-08-04T17:20:26Z")
--- ## [Resurrecting the Digital Past: Access to Artistic Content on CD-ROMs | Tate](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/resurrecting-the-digital-past-access-to-artistic-content-on-cd-roms-tate/534)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/resurrecting-the-digital-past-access-to-artistic-content-on-cd-roms-tate/534 "2023-08-03T16:30:04Z")
--- ## ["Share to EaaSI Forum" bookmarklet](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/share-to-eaasi-forum-bookmarklet/526)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/share-to-eaasi-forum-bookmarklet/526 "2023-07-26T16:08:00Z")
Hello everyone! Just FYI, below is a JS snippet that, if saved as a bookmark in your browser (should be cross-compatible with Chrome and derivates, Firefox, Safari), will read the URL of the page you’re currently on and … --- ## [87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games | Video Game History Foundation](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/87-missing-the-disappearance-of-classic-video-games-video-game-history-foundation/524)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/87-missing-the-disappearance-of-classic-video-games-video-game-history-foundation/524 "2023-07-25T20:35:47Z")
--- ## [Installing Postscript driver](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/installing-postscript-driver/483)
**Author:** [@Cynde\_Moya](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/Cynde_Moya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/installing-postscript-driver/483 "2023-05-02T13:36:03Z")
This page of the EaaSI handbook https://eaasi.gitlab.io/eaasi\_user\_handbook/guide/details.html?highlight=postscript says " Please consult the Software Help section of the EaaSI Community Forum if needing assistance in th… --- ## [Introducing Qiwi - a quick launcher for QEMU](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/introducing-qiwi-a-quick-launcher-for-qemu/394)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/introducing-qiwi-a-quick-launcher-for-qemu/394 "2022-12-09T15:10:25Z")
Greetings! I realize I have never plugged this project on the Community Forum, but an FYI folks that I have started a project called Qiwi - a quick graphical launcher for QEMU. I’ve tried to introduce many people to QEM… --- ## [AIA Hardware Collection Available](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/aia-hardware-collection-available/360)
**Author:** [@seth.r.anderson](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/seth.r.anderson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/aia-hardware-collection-available/360 "2022-08-03T15:35:40Z")
In the past, the AIA (American Institute of Architects) collected software and hardware for review on behalf of its membership. These materials made their way into the AIA Archives and the software (a treasure trove of e… --- ## [EaaSi vs Emularity](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/eaasi-vs-emularity/358)
**Author:** [@Cynde\_Moya](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/Cynde_Moya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/eaasi-vs-emularity/358 "2022-08-03T15:10:52Z")
Hi - we are having some questions here about the relative merits of Internet Archive (archive.org) tool The Emularity, which displays media in the browser, versus EaaS/EaaSi, which also is a browser-based solution. Are … --- ## [VESA driver for Windows 98 SE](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/vesa-driver-for-windows-98-se/355)
**Author:** [@Cynde\_Moya](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/Cynde_Moya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/vesa-driver-for-windows-98-se/355 "2022-07-06T01:09:28Z")
Hi I have a Windows 98 SE install that is nice and stable. However, there is this one set of CD-ROM multimedia magazines that looks for and doesn’t find a VESA driver. Do you have any solutions for this? Thanks! Cynd… --- ## [Apple IIe games](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/apple-iie-games/313)
**Author:** [@mark-suhovecky](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/mark-suhovecky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/apple-iie-games/313 "2021-12-10T16:46:32Z")
We have, as part of our legacy software collection here at Notre Dame, some old Apple IIe Games. On my local Box, I use Paleotronics’s microM8 to run these disk images. I could install microM8 on one of the Linux Ba… --- ## [Automatic detection of (Windows) dependencies from source code](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/automatic-detection-of-windows-dependencies-from-source-code/290)
**Author:** [@Cynde\_Moya](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/Cynde_Moya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/automatic-detection-of-windows-dependencies-from-source-code/290 "2021-10-08T22:37:33Z")
The emulator Amiga Forever has the ability to analyze an .adf file and spin up the most appropriate configuration – Amiga version, type of memory required, etc. We have a project with someone working to auto-detect Wind… --- ## [C compiler (and windows.h)?](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/c-compiler-and-windows-h/273)
**Author:** [@dianne.dietrich](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/dianne.dietrich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/c-compiler-and-windows-h/273 "2021-08-18T18:04:18Z")
Hi, all. I’m trying to compile an ancient C program (circa early 1990s) and it requires the windows.h file. Any leads for me on where to look? I’ve already tried installing Borland Turbo C 2.01 to no avail. Thanks in a… --- ## [PCem's lead developer quits](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/pcems-lead-developer-quits/242)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/pcems-lead-developer-quits/242 "2021-07-08T19:46:27Z")
According to the PCem project website, its lead developer, Sarah Walker, has recently decided to quit active maintenance: This is unfortunate. PCem has a much wider range of legacy graphics and sound cards than QEMU … --- ## [ROM Site Owner Owes Nintendo $2.1 Million](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/rom-site-owner-owes-nintendo-2-1-million/227)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/rom-site-owner-owes-nintendo-2-1-million/227 "2021-06-02T17:36:22Z")
Spotted via @ecochrane on Twitter: Of interest/caution to our friends in video game preservation I suppose…but maybe just don’t upload Super Mario Bros. to EaaSI :slight\_smile: --- ## [Emulation Report template from the Tate](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/emulation-report-template-from-the-tate/207)
**Author:** [@ethan.gates](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/u/ethan.gates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/t/emulation-report-template-from-the-tate/207 "2021-04-14T15:03:10Z")
Our colleagues at the Tate Modern have released some very interesting/helpful resources related to their software-based art conservation workflows here, including an Emulation Report template: Curious what EaaSI users… [Next page](https://forum.eaasi.cloud/c/general-emulation/9.md?page=1)