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by Wam
Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:17 am
Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
Topic: VirGL for old versions of Mac OS X?
Replies: 2
Views: 2746

Re: VirGL for old versions of Mac OS X?

While I can definitely say this'd be incredibly incredibly hot and cool and also based I do wonder how possible it'd be. I'm far from an expert on how macOS handles GPUs but one thing I do know is it changes quite a lot between versions of the operating system, there's a reason Nvidia's Web Drivers ...
by Wam
Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:03 am
Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
Topic: Figuring out Mac OS X 10.4-10.6
Replies: 9
Views: 13589

Re: Figuring out Mac OS X 10.4-10.6

One of the threads linked above theorizes that, since OpenCL was introduced in 10.6, the issue is ATIRadeonX2000 and/or Mac OS trying to initialize OpenCL for cards that don't support it. This doesn't sound implausible , however I've opened ATIRadeonX2000 in Ghidra and have found nothing to confirm...
by Wam
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:51 am
Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
Topic: Figuring out Mac OS X 10.4-10.6
Replies: 9
Views: 13589

Re: Figuring out Mac OS X 10.4-10.6

Figured I'd throw in my own testing here given we've both been trying to work this one out. My card is an ATI Radeon HD 2600XT. A card that was available for Mac Pros . Importantly this is not to be confused with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600XT which shipped in some iMacs . Naturally much like Mat...
by Wam
Sun Feb 19, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Obscenely Overpriced Vintage Electronics
Replies: 67
Views: 62066

Re: Obscenely Overpriced Vintage Electronics

MattKC wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 7:01 am snip
Yeah no as semi-rare as G4 cubes are, and as much as this mod has completely ruined any and all value it had, the execution is pretty damn nice so I'm not complaining

(I say this, do we actually know if Cubes are rare? Or if they're just perceived as rare and therefore expensive...)
by Wam
Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: What are you working on?
Replies: 24
Views: 18301

Re: What are you working on?

I can't follow this comparison, because the thread owner mentioned something about understanding the engine and because she wrote about C# and Windows, I just thought she is limited to Microsofts World. And if the limitation is gone, it can be an eye opener, because Windows can often just hinder yo...
by Wam
Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: What are you working on?
Replies: 24
Views: 18301

Re: What are you working on?

maxmoon wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:01 pm Have you ever tried Linux before? Believe me, it will change your life...
uhh... yes? I don't know what that has to do with Windows Phone lol
by Wam
Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Obscenely Overpriced Vintage Electronics
Replies: 67
Views: 62066

Re: Obscenely Overpriced Vintage Electronics

Controversial/offtopic opinion time Looking back, the iBook G3/G4 were probably the most boring of the early 2000s Apple designs. I don't know what it is, but they just feel really bland and uninspired, even compared to similar looking designs like the iMac G5. the 14 inch, sure, the 12 inch is ado...
by Wam
Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?
Replies: 7
Views: 6309

Re: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?

It's configurable whether any given Electron "WebContents" (like a frame or window) can access node.js APIs. If they can, they have effectively complete control over the machine (including the ability to load JS over https), however typically that's not the default and they have quite a lo...
by Wam
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:39 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?
Replies: 7
Views: 6309

Re: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?

The Apps Perfect: Cut the Rope Games tend to be built in a less browser specific way, so Cut the Rope works perfectly. electron_7QSlFv8g9U.png Perfect: Game Dev Tycoon Similar to the above, I've actually played a lot of this game in this sandbox electron_USk8wFF2AA.png Working: People Launches, ani...
by Wam
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:35 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?
Replies: 7
Views: 6309

Re: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?

The Browser The last hurdle is of course, Internet Explorer itself. And this is, unfortunately, where I've had to modify many app files in order to get anywhere. Everything from depending on ActiveX controls, to IE-specific extensions to the web like MSPointerEvent and CSS features like -ms-flex an...
by Wam
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:35 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?
Replies: 7
Views: 6309

Re: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?

The Shell Note: The shell is currently undergoing a large-ish rewrite for accuracy, so this information may be out of date in future electron_cwn8IKzink.png It wouldn't be Windows 8 without tiles, and while my custom HTML shell may look kinda pretty, it also actually serves a number of important fu...
by Wam
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?
Replies: 7
Views: 6309

Re: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?

ms-appx:// Windows 8 apps didn't use any regular protocol like http:// or https:// or even file://. They used a custom protocol named ms-appx:. This protocol has a number of weird quirks but the big one is resources.pri. The protocol is actually relatively well documented , but the documentation no...
by Wam
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?
Replies: 7
Views: 6309

Re: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?

The Windows Runtime Apps and websites are not the same thing, no matter how much Google and Mozilla want you to think they are. The trust model, i.e. the things they're allowed to do on the end user's machine, is very different between the two. Users don't want a website being able to access all th...
by Wam
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?
Replies: 7
Views: 6309

Running real Windows 8 apps... in Electron?

Windows 8 was a... controversial release for many. As we well know, end users didn't really like the touch oriented interface, but for developers there was a much more interesting conundrum. How were those touch oriented apps going to get made? In previous years, Microsoft had been touting Silverlig...
by Wam
Tue Jan 17, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: Offtopic Discussion
Topic: FREE WINDOWS PHONE!!
Replies: 15
Views: 6728

Re: FREE WINDOWS PHONE!!

chance you can ship to europe? :p
by Wam
Thu Jan 12, 2023 3:34 am
Forum: Software
Topic: What are you working on?
Replies: 24
Views: 18301

Re: What are you working on?

C# and Windows Phone? Please don't take this as an insult, but why would you do this? I am really curious, because this is a little bit confusing to me. Windows Phone is cool to me, the underdog platform that never really took off and such. C#? Well it's a language I love but it's also literally th...
by Wam
Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What are YOU listening to?
Replies: 146
Views: 199895

Re: What are YOU listening to?



very very good
by Wam
Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the specs of your pc?
Replies: 62
Views: 53236

Re: What is the specs of your pc?

This counts right?
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by Wam
Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the specs of your pc?
Replies: 62
Views: 53236

Re: What is the specs of your pc?

MattKC wrote: Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:50 pm I assume the GT 710 is only supported up to High Sierra? Or is that one of the rare NVIDIA cards with native support rather than requiring the NVIDIA Web Driver?
Yeah the GT710 is Kepler so has support up to Big Sur, dropped in Monterey
by Wam
Mon Dec 19, 2022 3:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Obscenely Overpriced Vintage Electronics
Replies: 67
Views: 62066

Re: Obscenely Overpriced Vintage Electronics

flatrute wrote: Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:41 pm <snip>
That leaf touching the fruit OMEGALUL
ITS NOT EVEN CENTRED PROPERLY AAAA