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Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
#267505 - 10/29/11 08:24 PM
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Re: Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
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#267518 - 10/29/11 11:50 PM
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Didn't someone just post in the 'News' the other day about MAME in your browser?
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Re: Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
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#267523 - 10/30/11 01:15 AM
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> Didn't someone just post in the 'News' the other day about MAME in your browser?
No, that's Native Client, which has nothing to do with Javascript.
Native Client (NaCl) is a technology that allows a web browser to run compiled code with about the same level of security as ordinary Javascript. NaCl is an easy way to get games into a browser without the cost of rewriting your frameworks. It lets you reuse existing C/C++ libraries and game engines on the web. And it boosts performance by providing access to special instruction sets like SSE and NEON.
http://code.google.com/games/technology-nacl.html
People mention NaCl in the comments, so he's aware of it.
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Re: Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
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#267526 - 10/30/11 02:11 AM
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His purpose for doing this is:
"The ability to bring software up and running into any browser window will enable instant, clear recall and reference of the computing experience to millions."
If I read through the lines, he wants to make it really easy for people to just take a look at older software via emulation. That's cool but what about copyright? What's the use of having a JS port if the user still needs to go and fetch the ROMS and such.
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Re: Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
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#267531 - 10/30/11 03:23 AM
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> His purpose for doing this is:
> "The ability to bring software up and running into any browser window will enable
> instant, clear recall and reference of the computing experience to millions."
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> If I read through the lines, he wants to make it really easy for people to just take
> a look at older software via emulation. That's cool but what about copyright? What's
> the use of having a JS port if the user still needs to go and fetch the ROMS and
> such.
The software can be provided via other, legal means, like the Wayback Archive, which hosts loads of shareware CDs. There's a lot of -legally available- freeware games and programs for older computers, too.
So there's that. The idea is probably that once it's available, more companies will likely donate the programs for educational use. I think.
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Re: Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
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#267614 - 10/31/11 06:22 PM
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Re: Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
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#267625 - 10/31/11 08:56 PM
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> > His purpose for doing this is:
> > "The ability to bring software up and running into any browser window will enable
> > instant, clear recall and reference of the computing experience to millions."
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> > If I read through the lines, he wants to make it really easy for people to just
> take
> > a look at older software via emulation. That's cool but what about copyright?
> What's
> > the use of having a JS port if the user still needs to go and fetch the ROMS and
> > such.
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> The software can be provided via other, legal means, like the Wayback Archive, which
> hosts loads of shareware CDs. There's a lot of -legally available- freeware games and
> programs for older computers, too.
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> So there's that. The idea is probably that once it's available, more companies will
> likely "donate" the programs for educational use. I think.
FTFY.
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Re: Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
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#267626 - 10/31/11 08:58 PM
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> > Didn't someone just post in the 'News' the other day about MAME in your browser?
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> No, that's Native Client, which has nothing to do with Javascript.
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> Native Client (NaCl) is a technology that allows a web browser to run compiled code
> with about the same level of security as ordinary Javascript. NaCl is an easy way to
> get games into a browser without the cost of rewriting your frameworks. It lets you
> reuse existing C/C++ libraries and game engines on the web. And it boosts performance
> by providing access to special instruction sets like SSE and NEON.
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> http://code.google.com/games/technology-nacl.html
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> People mention NaCl in the comments, so he's aware of it.
Probably taking it with a grain of salt though...
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