DesertFOX @dfx@techhub.social
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I ran a few 86Box virtual machines on the MacBook Neo to check out its emulation capabilities. Everything works quite nicely, from discovering my existing retro machines, running all kinds of DOS games, MT-32 music emulation, even the floppy drive sounds.

The emulation performance seems to be very respectable for an A18Pro iPhone chip. I went through several virtual systems, from a slow 386SX all the way up to a Pentium MMX 233MHz and even, just for testing, a Pentium II 300MHz. The performance meter never dipped below 100% and everything did work as expected. I believe, this is VERY good news for retro gaming on this budget MacBook.

Conclusion: I'm very happy!

Running virtual DOS systems on the MacBook Neo using 86Box. This one is a 486DX-100MHz with MT-32 sound emulation running "The Secret of Monkey Island" in its 256-color VGA version. Everything looks and sounds perfectly!Running virtual DOS systems on the MacBook Neo using 86Box. This one is a 486DX-100MHz with an ISA Soundblaster 16 running SimCity 2000. Everything is fast and snappy!Running virtual systems on the MacBook Neo using 86Box. This one is a Pentium MMX 233MHz with running "Windows95".
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