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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Fixed. It now runs correctly and the Shift key works.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Right now, the file system and the registry are virtual. They are stored in the browser using IndexedDB. When a program reads or writes files or registry data, it goes to this virtual storage, not the real system. For performance, the CPU i
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
100% written by Claude Code.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
It is fixed and fully playable now! Board rendering, mouse input, and the About dialog all work.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
DOS interrupt support is still limited. Running SHELL would essentially require implementing a full MS-DOS COMMAND.COM, which is a significant undertaking.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
I actually contributed to retrowin32 to get Solitaire running there. Back then the only AI tool available was Copilot, and it took me several days just to get the main window showing, without menus or dialogs. The current state of RetroTick
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Hidden feature: right-click any executable and select "View Resources" to browse its embedded resources like icons, bitmaps, dialogs, and version info. It even supports viewing Delphi forms (though Delphi programs can't actua
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Ha — even the README itself was written by AI, including that very sentence. Funny times indeed.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
RetroTick's CPU emulation is actually slower than JIT-based emulators. It feels fast because the Win32 API calls are native JavaScript, not emulated system calls.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Win16 GDI support is still pretty incomplete. There's a lot of work left to do there.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
The missing colors are likely due to some texture bugs in the OpenGL implementation. As for URL-based launching, that's definitely on the roadmap, but I want to reach broader EXE compatibility first.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Sim Theme Park is probably too modern and complex for the current state of RetroTick, unfortunately.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Thanks! I'm actually familiar with retrowin32. I even contributed a few commits to get Solitaire running in it. But Rust has a steep learning curve for me.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Notepad from Windows 2000 should launch now, though it's rendered as a simple textarea without full functionality. The file system API still needs a lot of work.
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by lqs_ 7mo ago
Just added keyboard shortcut support. Ctrl+Shift+F10 should work now!
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