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ppeccin··on Show HN: 8bitworkshop IDE for Atari 2600
Hi, I'm Paulo, author of the Javatari emulator. Very nice project! (clap)

Please, when possible, update to the latest version (0.92), and always check for updates.

A "Powered by Javatari" crediting on your page with a link to the emulator website would also be great! ;-)

ppeccin··on MSX2+ Emulator right in the browser. My '90s are back again
playing Aleste2 with my wireless XBox360 joys right now
ppeccin··on WebMSX – Online MSX Emulator
Also to the Scroll Lock key
ppeccin··on WebMSX – Online MSX Emulator
The "STOP" MSX key is mapped to the Pause/Break key on the PC
ppeccin··on Java update kills most online games/emulators. Few still work, like Javatari
Yes... New security requirements. Only software that is still maintained with new releases to implement the restricted protocols will work.
ppeccin··on Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no external libs
That makes me very happy! Thank you.
ppeccin··on Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no external libs
Thanks!
ppeccin··on Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no external libs
When the processor tries to read the game program from the empty cartridge slot, it ends up reading random bytes from the data bus. Its like a random program commanding the video and audio hardware!
ppeccin··on Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no external libs
Yes... A real Atari does the same thing! That's what the processor and the other chips produce when the machine is started with no ROM to be executed. I tried to implement the emulation at the hardware component level as accurately as I could. It happened spontaneously!
ppeccin··on Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no external libs
Thats an amazing observation mjn!!! I knew a little about the Nyquist frequency, but I didn't really hear much aliasing during development. Surely that is a good point to improve! Thanks.
ppeccin··on Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no external libs
Me too...
ppeccin··on Javatari - multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in Java with no external libs
Yes I could do that... :-) But try turning the console on without a cartridge, or change cartridges with the console still on...