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Re: [LUG] PC/Linux emulator in Javascript

 

On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Gordon Henderson
<gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 May 2011, Joe Buckle wrote:
>
>>
>>> My browser is too old. lol. cant be bothered upgrading it at the mo.
>>>
>>> This is probably a very stupid question....
>>>
>>> ...but what can/will you use it for? Does it just give you a command
>>> line in your browser?
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> roly :-)
>>
>> Old Browsers - just grab Chrome it seems to render most stuffs.
>> Does this Linux actually do anything then?
>
> It seems to have the potential to do anything you want it to do. It's a PC
> emulator that just happens to be running Linux. It's written in Javascript.
>
> It probably has no practical use whatsoever, but if I was looking to employ
> someone who could write emulators, it would be a good calling-card...
>
> Or you can run Linux under WinXP in Chrome... Or something.

I would have thought that an easily accessible Linux command line on a
windows box has *got* to be useful! Esp. if you cant/wont install
cygwin. Also, perhaps it will be of use/convenient for some of the
mobile devices...? Regardless, it deserves a bookmark ;-)

Roly :-)

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