Recomp / Preservation & revivals / Web
The Emularity
JavaScript loader that embeds browser emulators such as MAME and DOSBox ports in a web page; it powers the Internet Archive's in-browser software.
Emulation-hosted Human-led stalledFacts
- Original
- In-browser emulators
- Platform
- Web
- Method
- Emulation-hosted
- Provenance
- Human-led · Built for the Internet Archive's software collection what this means
- Status
- stalled
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Team
- db48x, Internet Archive
- Started
- 2015
- Runs on
- Web
- Needs the original
- No
How to get it legally
Download it from the official repository. No original files are needed.
This project was rebuilt by db48x, Internet Archive. Facts last checked 2026-10-13.
Sources
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