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Would you like to create a homebrew Windows OS for Virtual Boy?

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No.

How about a Macintosh Operating System then?

No.

Hello sjp2!

Some years ago I had a strange idea for a “case mod”…

Consisted in: Use the VB case (with the red lens), take off all the hardware and even the mirrors and leds…

And…put a computer inside…the screen would be the 2 views (with the red lens), but using a red ton of windows….

I didn’t plan the “3D” effect on that time…..

It woul’d be only a windows with a small hardware to fit VB case, and with red tons to “simulate” Virtual Boy….

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Back to 2016 and your topic:

– The idea is good, but I think: why not some old unix system? it’s very, very, very small (bytes) than a windows or macintosh system, and can fit inside a Flashboy+ cart.

– How about the 3D effects? the old unix system I mentioned I guess has no graphics…only text….

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That’s clearly a fake screenshot. Obviously. Everyone knows that regardless of which memory bank you’ve selected, bus address 0xC0011E36 maps to VIP memory and therefore…

… You know, I think it actually is possible for a program to run in VIP memory, thereby potentially throwing an exception. I’m gonna try that!

Guy Perfect wrote:
… You know, I think it actually is possible for a program to run in VIP memory, thereby potentially throwing an exception. I’m gonna try that!

It definitely is. I’ve crashed into VIP memory many a time debugging this problem: http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=5252&forum=2 😉

 

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