Hi Jim,
My question was about emulator options for the alpha..at all.
And it seems you may have an answer for those working on this project.
thanks,
Karen.
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022, Jim Hall wrote:
I think you're referring to the DEC Alpha processor from the 1990s. And if
I'm reading your email correctly, you are asking if there's an Alpha
emulator (or virtual machine that emulates a DEC Alpha) for FreeDOS?
Not that I know of. That is trying to emulate a 64-bit CPU architecture on
a 16-bit operating system like FreeDOS.
However, a quick Google search suggests that QEMU can emulate the Alpha,
but that's a solution for Linux or Windows hosts:
https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Platforms/Alpha
Jim
On Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 8:41 PM Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net>
wrote:
Hi folks,
On the dectalk discussion, someone shared some sources for the dec
version 4.2 or so that requires actual digital equipment corporation
processor alpha architecture.
apparently dec in 1996, was already working on 64 bit processors for their
own machines.
those who want to see if the software might be coded for other uses, are
seeking emulators for the processors. there seem to be some in Linux, but
I promised to ask about possibilities given freedos is so innovative in
its
efforts.
if I am not asking the question clearly, i will provide a post from the
list outlining the explanation.
Thoughts?
Karen
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