Category Archives: Software news

MartyPC: PC emulation done right

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Scali

I would like to give a heads-up about the new PC emulator on the block. It is called “MartyPC”, which indeed is a reference to Marty McFly from the Back To The Future movies. And indeed, that is a tribute … Continue reading →

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A new game for DOS/EGA/AdLib: Super Space Fuel Inc.

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Scali

It seems there has been a boom in Match-3 games. They seem to be a popular target for casual gaming on mobile devices/in browsers. But what’s better than playing Match-3 on your mobile phone? Playing Match-3 under DOS! I say … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: the end is nigh

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Scali

Windows 7, originally released on October 22, 2009. It’s had a good run of over 13 years so far. At its introduction, I wrote a somewhat cynical piece, given that people were so negative about Windows Vista, and so positive … Continue reading →

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Migrating to .NET Core: the future of .NET.

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Scali

More than 20 years ago, Microsoft introduced their .NET Framework. A reaction to Java and the use of virtual machines and dynamic (re)compiling of code for applications and services. Unlike Java, where the Java virtual machine was tied to a … Continue reading →

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Windows and ARM: not over yet

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Scali

As you may recall, I was quite fond of the idea of ARM and x86 getting closer together, where on the one hand, Windows could run on ARM devices, and on the other hand, Intel was developing smaller x86-based SOCs … Continue reading →

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nVidia makes good on their promise: DX12 support for Fermi

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Scali

You might remember that in the months leading up to Mantle, DX12 and Vulkan, I mentioned that all of nVidia’s cards from Fermi and up would support DX12. This was also officially confirmed by nVidia on this page, and also … Continue reading →

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DirectX 12 and Vulkan: what it is, and what it isn’t

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Scali

I often read comments in the vein of: “… but vendor A’s hardware is designed more for DX12/Vulkan than vendor B’s”. It’s a bit more complicated than that, because it is somewhat of a chicken-and-egg problem. So I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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FutureMark’s Time Spy: some people still don’t get it

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Scali

Today I read a review of AMD’s new Radeon RX470 on Tweakers.net, by Jelle Stuip. He used Time Spy as a benchmark, and added the following description: About 3DMark Time Spy has recently been some controversy, because it is found … Continue reading →

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GameWorks vs GPUOpen: closed vs open does not work the way you think it does

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Scali

I often read people claiming that GameWorks is unfair to AMD, because they don’t get access to the sourcecode, and therefore they cannot optimize for it. I cringe everytime I read this, because it is wrong on so many levels. … Continue reading →

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DirectX 12 is out, let’s review

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Scali

Well, DirectX 12 is launched, together with a new version of Windows (Windows 10) and an improved driver system (WDDM 2.0). Because, if you remember, we also had: Windows Vista + DirectX 10 + WDDM 1.0 Windows 7 + DirectX … Continue reading →

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