A new fork of the es40 DEC Alpha emulator introduces significant performance improvements through a JIT compiler and enhanced graphics support via MAME's S3 port. These updates enable smoother operation of legacy operating systems like Windows 2000 and OpenVMS, removing the previous need for X11 tunneling for graphical interfaces.
Background
The DEC Alpha was a high-performance 64-bit RISC processor architecture discontinued by Compaq/HP in the early 2000s, leaving a niche community dedicated to preserving its software ecosystem. Emulators like es40 and AXPBox are crucial for running historical operating systems such as OpenVMS and Windows NT/2000 on modern hardware.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Jul 5, 2026 at 09:47 PM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10