emulation

When it comes to offbeat tech experiments, few are as eyebrow-raising as this year’s revelation that Linux—not just a single application, but an entire operating system kernel—can be “booted” from within Microsoft Excel. It’s a project that rides the razor-thin border between technical...

Here’s a summary of the Gearrice article “Forget Windows 11: Commodore OS Vision 3.0 is the retro system you’ve been waiting for”: Commodore OS Vision 3.0 is a Linux-based operating system revived to emulate classic Commodore systems while bringing them to the modern era. Originally started by...

Here’s a summary of how Windows 11 was successfully run on an Apple iPad using emulation, based on the article: Key Points: Emulation on iPad: With some effort, Windows 11 can run on an iPad using emulation software and an alternative app store. Legal Basis: Thanks to new EU digital...

The idea of running Windows 11 on an iPad Air might sound like an intriguing but far-fetched concept for many. Apple’s iPads, running iPadOS, are designed as sleek, powerful tablets optimized for touch and mobile app ecosystems, while Windows 11 is a full-fledged desktop operating system deeply...

Retro gaming has a timeless appeal. While today's blockbuster titles dominate the headlines, many of us still crave the pixelated charm of classics like Street Fighter II, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros. With emulators breathing new life into these old favorites, choosing the right...

Few moments in PC gaming’s history have disrupted the ecosystem quite as forcefully as Steam Deck’s arrival and the subsequent emergence of projects like Bazzite. For decades, Windows was the unchallenged king for desktop gamers, not just because it came pre-installed on every major PC, but...

In the ever-evolving landscape of handheld gaming devices, the ASUS ROG Ally X has emerged as a compelling contender. However, as recent discussions highlight, it still faces significant competition from the Valve Steam Deck, particularly when it comes to software experience. A piece published...

Embracing the challenge of running full-fledged Windows 11 on diminutive single-board computers, hobbyists and professionals alike have long grappled with the limitations inherent in the marriage of Microsoft’s modern operating systems and the Raspberry Pi ecosystem. In a space often defined by...

Feeling exhausted by the endless scroll of Windows 11 updates, desktop icons multiplying like rabbits, and the haunting glow of Microsoft account logins at every turn? Enter Commodore OS Vision 3.0: the Linux-based, retro-futuristic operating system you never knew you needed, but suddenly can’t...

When was the last time you booted up a Game Boy Color and thought, “What this pixelated bad boy really needs is Microsoft Windows 3.1?” If your answer is “never—until now,” you’re in luck. A developer by the name of Ruben Retro has birthed “GBS WINDOWS” for the Game Boy, and no, it’s not the...

If there’s one thing to take away from this grand experiment in digital curiosity, it’s that Windows 11 is a remarkably flexible beast—or maybe just a glutton for punishment. Thanks to NTDev, the creator of Tiny11, one of Microsoft’s most polarizing operating systems has found itself shoehorned...

For decades, the tech world has pitted Apple and Microsoft against each other, like two rival sports teams locked in an eternal struggle for the prestige of your living room, office desk, or—let’s be honest—your coffee shop table. And yet, here we are in 2024, living through the sort of plot...

Sometimes, nostalgia comes lovingly wrapped up in cardboard and plastic, and, in a move that will delight RPG historians, box sniffers, and Windows-loving retro gamers, D4 Enterprise has announced a physical compilation of four classic Ys games for Windows 10 and 11 set for release in Japan in...

It boots up, eventually—a feat akin to teaching a goldfish to play chess, impressive in concept, questionable in practicality. But here we are, in an age when developers, like magicians with a penchant for chaos, can now run Windows 11 on Apple’s latest M2 iPad Air. You may well ask, as the...

If you thought your iPad Air was only destined for sleek Apple slide decks, smooth Procreate doodles, and the odd FaceTime with your tech-averse relatives, think again. Windows 11—a name that’s as likely to trigger a shiver of excitement as flashbacks to driver conflicts—has been sighted...

Picture a world where the phrase “it just works” has been hurled out the window, replaced by “what else can we make it do?” That world is here, and it’s draped across an iPad Air that, by rights, should be basking in the warm glow of minimalist Apple productivity—but is instead donning a Windows...

Windows 11: now gracing the iPad Air M2—an idea that once seemed as likely as running a chainsaw off a potato battery, but here we are, thanks to the power of European bureaucracy, developer grit, and an unspoken global yearning to make expensive tablets do wonderfully impractical things. The...

You’re not supposed to run Windows on your iPad, but let’s admit it: forbidden fruit always tastes a little bit sweeter—especially if you’re a member of the Windows faithful or part-time OS tinkerer. It turns out that, thanks to the combined efforts of Apple’s grudging compliance with EU...

Once upon a time, running Windows on anything that didn't loudly hum with the unmistakable whine of a spinning hard drive and sport the logo of a major PC manufacturer was reserved for the kind of digital wizardry that inspired equal parts awe and “Are you sure you want to do this?” Today...

It’s not every day you see Windows 11 popping up where you least expect it—like, say, on an iPad Air. And yet, here we are, living in a reality where a developer has managed exactly that. Welcome to the age where European legislation, stubborn tinkerers, and some legal (and not-so-legal) digital...