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You could easily write a RISC-V CPU emulator for your older/smaller machines, and run the original Nethack code compiled to RISC-V.
by fl7305 11mo ago
You could easily write a RISC-V CPU emulator for your older/smaller machines, and run the original Nethack code compiled to RISC-V.
- anthk 11mo agoUnder a 286? At time-freezing speeds. Minix 2 under a homebrew 16 bit CPU already was so-so in usability: https://homebrewcpu.com/ https://homebrewcpu.com/
- fl7305 11mo agoI think it would be well enough for Nethack. Would be interesting if even a Z80 could run Nethack in a CPU emulator.
- anthk 11mo agoNethack 1.3c, maybe. The first release, I mean, the inmediate one after Hack 1.0.3 under BSD's. That with a lot of patience. Nethack 3.4.3... I doub't it even DOS could handle it with 640k and a 286.