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The idea that we could one day run todays operating systems in emulation (in the browser) seems so insane and infeasible but maybe one day it'll be possible. Ad
by natly 4y ago
The idea that we could one day run todays operating systems in emulation (in the browser) seems so insane and infeasible but maybe one day it'll be possible. Advances in computation is one rare thing that cheers my spirit up in a world where a lot of scary trends are pointing down.
- CydeWeys 4y agoIsn't it already possible today with Wasm? Sure the browser adds overhead, but merely running an OS isn't super intensive.
- killingmehardly 4y ago
- rileyphone 4y agoYes, with https://leaningtech.com/webvm-server-less-x86-virtual-machines-in-the-browser/ https://leaningtech.com/webvm-server-less-x86-virtual-machin.... Wild stuff.
- em3rgent0rdr 4y agoJSLinux, which was started in 2011, has been able to run Linux in a web-browser for some time now. [1][2] [1] https://ostechnix.com/run-linux-operating-systems-browser/ https://ostechnix.com/run-linux-operating-systems-browser/ [2] https://bellard.org/jslinux/ https://bellard.org/jslinux/