ExplainingComputers | Online Retro Emulators: Windows 1.0, Mac OS 8, ZX81, C64, Atari ST & More! @ExplainingComputers | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
15 Retro computing emulators that run online! Relive the early days of computing in your browser (but do remember to pause to eat and sleep).
My “ZX81 Classic PC” video (and in this title I was using the term “PC” in its general sense!) is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=UM_d37vMtEA
And I also have a video on DOSBox Retro gaming here:
youtube.com/watch?v=uMe4O5WhtJQ
The full list of online emulators and associated websites shown in this video is as follows:
PCjs Machines: pcjs.org
Windows 1.0 (1985): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/1.00
Space Invaders (1978): pcjs.org/machines/arcade/invaders
VisiCalc spreadsheet (1981): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/app/other/visicalc/1981
CP/M-86 (1983): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/cpm/1.1b
Windows 3.1 (1992): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/3.10
Windows 95 (1995): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/win95/4.00.950
Infinite Mac project: blog.persistent.info/2022/03/blog-post.html
Mac OS 8 (1997): https://macos8.app/
Mac System 7 (1995): https://system7.app/
Mac OS 9: (1999) https://macos9.app/
VIC-20 (1980 as test in Japan, 1981 Europe/US): mdawson.net/vic20chrome/vic20.php
Commodore 64 (1982): https://c64emulator.111mb.de/
Atari ST (1985): https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/atari-st/
ZX81 (1981, as T/S 1000 in 1982): zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/jtyone.html
ZX Spectrum (1982): jsspeccy.zxdemo.org
JSSpeccy 3 GitHub: github.com/gasman/jsspeccy3
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You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: youtube.com/@explainingthefuture
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Windows 1.0
04:29 Mac OS 8
07:11 1980s Home Microcomputers
07:54 Commodore 64
08:47 Atari ST
10:29 ZX81 (T/S 1000)
13:40 ZX Spectrum
16:48 Wrap
#RetroComputing #OnlineEmulator #explainingcomputers
15 Retro computing emulators that run online! Relive the early days of computing in your browser (but do remember to pause to eat and sleep).
My “ZX81 Classic PC” video (and in this title I was using the term “PC” in its general sense!) is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=UM_d37vMtEA
And I also have a video on DOSBox Retro gaming here:
youtube.com/watch?v=uMe4O5WhtJQ
The full list of online emulators and associated websites shown in this video is as follows:
PCjs Machines: pcjs.org
Windows 1.0 (1985): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/1.00
Space Invaders (1978): pcjs.org/machines/arcade/invaders
VisiCalc spreadsheet (1981): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/app/other/visicalc/1981
CP/M-86 (1983): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/cpm/1.1b
Windows 3.1 (1992): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/3.10
Windows 95 (1995): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/win95/4.00.950
Infinite Mac project: blog.persistent.info/2022/03/blog-post.html
Mac OS 8 (1997): https://macos8.app/
Mac System 7 (1995): https://system7.app/
Mac OS 9: (1999) https://macos9.app/
VIC-20 (1980 as test in Japan, 1981 Europe/US): mdawson.net/vic20chrome/vic20.php
Commodore 64 (1982): https://c64emulator.111mb.de/
Atari ST (1985): https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/atari-st/
ZX81 (1981, as T/S 1000 in 1982): zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/jtyone.html
ZX Spectrum (1982): jsspeccy.zxdemo.org
JSSpeccy 3 GitHub: github.com/gasman/jsspeccy3
For additional ExplainingComputers videos and other content, you can become a channel member here:
youtube.com/channel/UCbiGcwDWZjz05njNPrJU7jA/join
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@explainingcomputers
You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: youtube.com/@explainingthefuture
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Windows 1.0
04:29 Mac OS 8
07:11 1980s Home Microcomputers
07:54 Commodore 64
08:47 Atari ST
10:29 ZX81 (T/S 1000)
13:40 ZX Spectrum
16:48 Wrap
#RetroComputing #OnlineEmulator #explainingcomputers
