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Re:Show HN: 8bitworkshop IDE for Atari 2600 on Monday December 26, 2016 @07:38PM (#13260560)
Hi, I'm Paulo, author of the Javatari emulator. Very nice project! (clap)

Please, when possible, update to the latest version (0.92), and always check for updates.

A "Powered by Javatari" crediting on your page with a link to the emulator website would also be great! ;-)

Re:MSX2+ Emulator right in the browser. My '90s are back again on Wednesday July 06, 2016 @09:42PM (#12047004)
playing Aleste2 with my wireless XBox360 joys right now
Re:WebMSX – Online MSX Emulator on Friday September 25, 2015 @05:07PM (#10280694)
Also to the Scroll Lock key
Re:WebMSX – Online MSX Emulator on Friday September 25, 2015 @05:03PM (#10280672)
The "STOP" MSX key is mapped to the Pause/Break key on the PC
Re:Java update kills most online games/emulators. Few still work, like... on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @10:00PM (#7141554)
Yes... New security requirements. Only software that is still maintained with new releases to implement the restricted protocols will work.

New Java Security kills lots of online games and emulators

Posted by ppeccin on Monday January 27, 2014 @06:48PM
from the self-post dept.

With the new Java Security update, lots of online games and emulators that use the platform just stopped working. Only projects that are still alive with new versions of the software to include full support for the new protocols will still work.javatari.org is an example. It is a multiplayer Atari 2600 Emulator, and is the only Java based Atari emulator that we found working as of today...

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Re:Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no ... on Monday April 23, 2012 @03:38PM (#3880567)
That makes me very happy! Thank you.
Re:Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no ... on Friday April 20, 2012 @05:54PM (#3869963)
Thanks!
Re:Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no ... on Thursday April 19, 2012 @06:02PM (#3865380)
When the processor tries to read the game program from the empty cartridge slot, it ends up reading random bytes from the data bus. Its like a random program commanding the video and audio hardware!
Re:Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no ... on Thursday April 19, 2012 @05:34PM (#3865265)
Yes... A real Atari does the same thing! That's what the processor and the other chips produce when the machine is started with no ROM to be executed. I tried to implement the emulation at the hardware component level as accurately as I could. It happened spontaneously!
Re:Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no ... on Thursday April 19, 2012 @04:59PM (#3865116)
Thats an amazing observation mjn!!! I knew a little about the Nyquist frequency, but I didn't really hear much aliasing during development. Surely that is a good point to improve! Thanks.
Re:Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no ... on Thursday April 19, 2012 @04:55PM (#3865091)
Me too...
Re:Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no ... on Thursday April 19, 2012 @04:19PM (#3864925)
Yes I could do that... :-) But try turning the console on without a cartridge, or change cartridges with the console still on...