Programmer gets a NES to emulate a PC, and it's as ridiculous as it sounds

Ancient tech showcase: How far can you go in emulating old PC technology on an even older console? One programmer set out to answer this challenging question, relying on an array of software tricks to achieve his goal. Fortunately, no actual hardware was harmed in the process. NES86 is a newly unveiled project designed to bring early PC system emulation to the Nintendo Entertainment System. The emulator can seemingly recreate an Intel 8086 processor, along with essential PC hardware, with enough accuracy to boot and run a stripped-down version of the Linux kernel. A programmer known as "decrazyo" developed NES86 and released a video explaining how he accomplished this impressive feat. The original IBM PC featured an x86 CPU running at 4.77 MHz, significantly faster than the NES's 1.79 MHz processor. To overcome this gap, decrazyo relied on emulation techniques to painstakingly replicate early PC technology on Nintendo's gaming console. The NES also has considerably less RAM and addr ... Read full article.