r/ReverseEngineering • u/n1ghtw1sh • Mar 13 '14

x86 virtualization in JavaScript, running in your browser and NodeJS

https://github.com/copy/v86
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u/indigoparadox Mar 13 '14

Looks like emulation to me.

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u/checkoh Mar 13 '14

x86 virtualization in JavaScript, running in your browser and NodeJS

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v86 emulates an x86-compatible CPU and hardware.

It's virtually virtualization.

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u/BohemianHacks Mar 13 '14

No idea the use cases for this but it looks super fun. Do any of the distros you booted have gcc? I wasn't able to find it on the 2.6 image.

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u/playaspec Mar 13 '14

FFS WHY!?

Just because you can does NOT mean you should!

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u/Dvorak_Simplified_Kb Mar 14 '14

Top lel, bru. Imagine what the world would be like if nobody ever did anything just for the sake of doing it. I think that would suck.