All articles tagged with #virtual machine
Originally Published 8 days ago — by Hackaday
A developer successfully runs the classic text-based game Zork on the Intel 4004, the first commercially available microprocessor, demonstrating the game's portability and pushing the limits of early computing hardware.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Hackaday
Interpreters for Zork, the popular 1977 text adventure game, have recently surfaced online for classic 1980s machines. Zork is not a PDP-10 executable but a virtual machine executable, run by an interpreter written for the PDP-10. The game was compiled into "Z-machine" program files called ZIP, and while the compiler has not been released, the language and ZIP specifications have allowed for the creation of custom ZIP compilers. Additionally, there are other types of interpreters, such as programming languages that are interpreted directly from source code.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Neowin
@NTDEV_ has released tiny11 core, a modified version of Windows 11 that only requires 3GB of disk space. The ISO weighs 2GB and the installation includes significant changes such as the removal of built-in antivirus, browser, and Windows Update functionality. Despite its slim size, tiny11 core still allows for the installation of applications and is intended for testing purposes within a virtual machine. Users are advised not to use it on mission-critical computers. Activation using a genuine Windows 10 or 11 key is required.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by 9to5Mac
Developers have successfully ported a Windows XP virtual machine to the visionOS simulator of Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset, Apple Vision Pro. The UTM developers showcased a video demonstrating the virtual machine booting into the visionOS simulator, although input support is yet to be implemented. While running Windows on visionOS is not surprising since it is based on iPadOS, it is still interesting to see an operating system like Windows XP running in a virtual floating window. The UTM app, which allows users to run virtual machines on iOS and macOS, is not available on the App Store but can be installed via sideloading methods. Apple Vision Pro is set to launch in early 2024.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Wololo.net
PS4 Scene member Noob404 has released a PS4 Port of Proxmox, a Debian-based Virtual Machine, which allows users to run entire Operating Systems, including Windows, within it. Noob404 has also released a video tutorial on how to install and run Windows 10 on the PS4 via Proxmox. However, running Linux on PS4 requires a Jailbroken PS4, and the steps required to install Windows 10 on PS4 are not worth the effort for most users, as GPU passthrough is not working in the current implementation.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Ars Technica
The encrypted algorithm for Windows XP activation has been cracked entirely offline, more than 20 years after its debut and nine years after its end of life. The solution, xp_activate32.exe, processes the code generated by Windows XP's phone activation option into a proper activation key, which is persistent across system wipes and reinstalls. While fully functional XP images exist in many places, including Microsoft's own Windows XP Mode for Windows 7, the cracked algorithm is a rhetorical and mathematical victory for those dealing with hardware that truly needs XP.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Windows Central
YouTuber Enderman tricked OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, into generating 30 keys for Windows 95, one of which worked to activate the operating system within a virtual machine. ChatGPT rejected a direct request to generate keys, but Enderman outwitted the chatbot by asking it to make 30 strings of characters that followed specific formatting. The structure of Windows 95 keys has been known for years, but ChatGPT failed to connect the dots. This incident shows that AI chatbots don't actually understand the tasks they complete, and a similar process could be used to bypass other guardrails.