http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/jacek-wojciechowskis-forum-nokia-blog <p>Thoughts on new mobile technologies and development areas.</p> <p>P.S.<br /> Use Nokia barcode reader to read the code ;-)</p> <p> Some time ago I wrote about <a href="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/jacek-wojciechowskis-forum-nokia-blog/2008/07/24/ms-windows-and-mac-unofficially-on-n810">a way to run MS Windows and MAC on Nokia Internet Tablets</a>. The trick was to use DOSBox utility - x86 PC emulator. It's very interesting to see <a href="http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=20708&amp;postdays=0&amp;postorder=asc&amp;start=0">DOSBox running on S60</a> (<a href="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/jacek-wojciechowskis-forum-nokia-blog/2008/07/09/android-limo-demos-working-on-nokia-smartphones...">and it's not a demo</a>). What's the use of this? Well, mostly fun &amp; prove of concept (it may not be usable in many cases, but isn't it cool?). Someone may use it to run old DOS apps or games, others will try to install Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 (rather to prove that these systems do work on Symbian devices / ARM hardware). </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com//data/blogs/resources/15055/S60_dosbox.jpg" alt="DOSBox on N78" /> </div> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com//data/blogs/resources/15055/S60_dosbox2.jpg" alt="DOSBox and NC on N78" /> </div> &nbsp; <p> Have fun!<br /> <br /> The port was possible thanks to some libraries published by FN/Symbian (like OpenC/C++ or SDL). BTW, have you heard about any examples of the successful use of OpenC, OpenC++ and RGA plugins in open-source applications ported to S60? I'm waiting for your entries! </p> <p> Forum Nokia provides some success stories on <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/Resources_and_Information/Explore/Runtime_Platforms/Open_C_and_C++/">Open C/C++ technology landing page</a> and <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/Resources_and_Information/Explore/Runtime_Platforms/Open_C_and_C++/QuickStart.xhtml">Quick Start section</a>, you may also find some examples of using these libraries <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/Resources_and_Information/Documentation/Open_C_and_C++.xhtml">here</a> (like <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/c5379caa-01ea-46ab-9e8b-5a4d4c513a0b/Open_C_IRC_Example.html">Open C IRC Example</a>, <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/d0de05cc-9bf0-4bc0-9d11-30f6e1203d7d/Open_C_FTP_Client_Example.html">Open C FTP Client Example</a>, <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/79410fde-246d-4731-9d10-3e2c5fdde953/Open_C_SMS_Crypto_Example_v1_1_en.zip.html">Open C SMS Crypto Example</a> <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/5c214e8b-2180-43ec-b735-f36c792d7bed/Open_Cpp_Memory_Game_Example.html">and</a> <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/955b0f34-977e-4c51-9959-1bb017ea3d2d/RGA_Biowaste_Game_Example.html">some</a> <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/7d601e61-0430-4338-bb4b-10b98f4b87bc/RGA_Tetromino_Game_Example.html">games</a>).<br /> </p> http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/jacek-wojciechowskis-forum-nokia-blog/2009/02/25/dos-and-windows-on-s60...-the-true-story Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:57:01 +0200