PCE 0.1.7 review

PCE is an IBM PC 5150 hardware emulator

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 666K Developer: Hampa Hug

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PCE is an IBM PC 5150 hardware emulator. PCE emulates most of the hardware of an IBM PC 5150.

The emulation is complete enough to boot DOS and run most DOS applications.

Emulated parts:
CPU A complete 8086/80186 emulator. Switching between 8086 and 80186 can be done at runtime. Switching between x86 and x88 can be done at compile time.

BIOS The included BIOS is a partially disassembled, slightly hacked IBM BIOS dated 1982-10-27.

8237 DMAC Supported
8250 UART Supported
8253 PIT Only counting modes 0, 2 and 3 are supported at this time
8255 PPI Supported
8259 PIC Supported
MDA Supported
CGA Supported
HGC Supported
EGA Supported. No user defined fonts. Requires a custom bios (included).
EMS Supported, with custom DOS driver
XMS Supported, with custom DOS driver
Disks Only supported through INT 13h at the moment.
Mouse A Microsoft serial mouse is emulated.
Parallel Port Partially supported. Output is written to a file.
Serial Port Partially supported. Output is written to a file.

What's New in This Release:
A lot of small bugfixes and minor feature enhancements were integrated.