*sigh* Moonlight runs on Linux, which supports all but the latest version of Silverlight, and they are working on the latest version.  The reality is that most computers run Windows, and you have to conform to your audience.

At the risk of going off-topic just a bit: What exactly is Silverlight and what does it do?

I meant portability across several platforms, Silverlight being one of them.

Do you mean that you want to use a common core, presumably developed in another language, and interfaced with from Silverlight or other languages interoperable with the language of the common core ?

Frankly, I find the amount of bashing people do to the technologies I use most on calculator forums insulting and rude.

If someone wants to make an emulator in the language he wants using the software he wants, it's his own choice.

As you can see in my previous post, I acknowledged that there are reasons for choosing Microsoft's technologies, among which personal preference and personal experience, because I know that SirCmpwn is experienced with Microsoft's technologies
However, reaching the widest possible audience, without extra setup from the users, is not one of them:

The reality is that most computers run Windows, and you have to conform to your audience.

Sure, it's a fact that most computers run Windows, and it's obviously a good thing to try conforming oneself to one's audience (only a minority of extremists refuse to understand that). But another fact is that there are ways to target a Windows audience which are more widely used than Silverlight is...

it's just another plugin like flash and java. it's produced by microsoft and is used much less often (i've only seen it utilized for a few games)

From a user's point of view, that's about it, indeed.

I started something like this a couple weeks ago.

I'm not using flash, I'm using a plugin-based wabbitemu running on a daemon in the backend of my server, then feeding the output to the client VIA ajax.

I have it working, but due to bandwidth restraints, I can't really post it anywhere yet. I'm hoping to get it on my home server once I can get that set up, which should be either tomorrow or Tuesday.
I'll post a link when I get it up

Sorry if I'm thread hijacking, heh.

I can push around 150GB/mo off of my home server. I did the math, and my server will run out of resources(memory) well before I hit that point with it.

Also, I can most likely get better performance out of it, what I showed you was mostly just a proof of concept that it could be done.

Oh, and silverlight is optional in everything before Windows 7, I believe. It must be optional in XP, because XP is older than silverlight, and I believe Vista is too. I can't recall if it comes in 7 or not.

The major issue with a client-side (flash, java, silverlight, etc...) emulator, though, is that the ROM would have to be sent along with it, or the user would have to select their own. If it's sent along, then it'd be illegal. If it's their own, then they might as well just use a normal emulator.

Quote from: Netham45 on September 19, 2010, 03:41:04 am

The major issue with a client-side (flash, java, silverlight, etc...) emulator, though, is that the ROM would have to be sent along with it, or the user would have to select their own. If it's sent along, then it'd be illegal. If it's their own, then they might as well just use a normal emulator.

There are many situations where you cannot use a normal emulator you know.
(no administrator priviledges / school computer, DLL conflict, no compatibility with your current OS...)

In those cases, an online portable Java/Flash emulator is the best choice.

That's about it, and for portability reasons.

Quote from: Deep Thought on September 17, 2010, 11:44:57 pm

There are online emulators? o.o I'm a bit behind, sorry.

Yes, there are!


Here is an online Flash emulator for TI graphic calculators using a z80 CPU:
http://xandrean.free.fr/TI8XEmu.html

This time, it's not made by me, but by Brandon Meyer.

Wow, I didn't know about that one. Thanks!

Would it be possible to emulate a flashed calc, though? 83+/84+(SE)s are really needed.