From 67e9156ef2acb4d2574363f7684f0fdd1c0cd460 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randomno Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2023 00:43:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] faq tense --- usage/faq.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/usage/faq.rst b/usage/faq.rst index fcc3a1a..b2c49cf 100644 --- a/usage/faq.rst +++ b/usage/faq.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ VirtualBox, Virtual PC and similar applications are *hypervisors*. For the most They also mostly implement peripherals that are custom designed to let the guest take full potential of the virtualizer as long as appropriate drivers, which are distributed with the provided additions, are installed. This is great for modern operating systems and software that does is not designed for a specific hardware target, but rather an abstraction interface such as DirectX; however, running older applications and games will often lead to a suboptimal experience, as hypervisors don't tend to be designed with this usecase in mind. -On the other hand, 86Box is a *system emulator*. It implements a whole system in software, which includes the CPU, chipset and additional cards, if any. Furthermore, it interprets every single instruction running in the virtual machine, and while that comes with the obvious tradeoff of emulation being more CPU intensive than virtualization, it also makes it possible to simulate authentic behavior of the original hardware, including its speed. This in turn allows running countless games and demos that wouldn't have ran in a hypervisor before, as they simply run too fast or fail to make use of various hardware quirks that don't exist in modern processors. +On the other hand, 86Box is a *system emulator*. It implements a whole system in software, which includes the CPU, chipset and additional cards, if any. Furthermore, it interprets every single instruction running in the virtual machine, and while that comes with the obvious tradeoff of emulation being more CPU intensive than virtualization, it also makes it possible to simulate authentic behavior of the original hardware, including its speed. This in turn allows running countless games and demos that wouldn't have run in a hypervisor before, as they simply run too fast or fail to make use of various hardware quirks that don't exist in modern processors. In addition, the large variety of peripherals emulated by 86Box also makes it possible to use existing software, games and drivers that had been specifically designed for such peripherals. However, this obviously means that the emulator is also stuck with the limitations of the original hardware, and therefore it is not possible to offer advanced features such as mouse pointer integration. From bee72c1cf0adaea53c9d9ff1cd35dc91ce90b6a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randomno Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2023 06:35:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] grammar not putting this in a new pr --- usage/faq.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/usage/faq.rst b/usage/faq.rst index b2c49cf..907085f 100644 --- a/usage/faq.rst +++ b/usage/faq.rst @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ What is the difference between 86Box and applications like VirtualBox or Virtual VirtualBox, Virtual PC and similar applications are *hypervisors*. For the most part, they execute code running in the virtual machine as is, and only step in whenever it is required to enforce the separation of a virtual machine from the rest of the system. This also means that the virtual machine sees the same CPU as the host system. -They also mostly implement peripherals that are custom designed to let the guest take full potential of the virtualizer as long as appropriate drivers, which are distributed with the provided additions, are installed. This is great for modern operating systems and software that does is not designed for a specific hardware target, but rather an abstraction interface such as DirectX; however, running older applications and games will often lead to a suboptimal experience, as hypervisors don't tend to be designed with this usecase in mind. +They also mostly implement peripherals that are custom designed to let the guest take full potential of the virtualizer as long as appropriate drivers, which are distributed with the provided additions, are installed. This is great for modern operating systems and software that is not designed for a specific hardware target, but rather an abstraction interface such as DirectX; however, running older applications and games will often lead to a suboptimal experience, as hypervisors don't tend to be designed with this usecase in mind. On the other hand, 86Box is a *system emulator*. It implements a whole system in software, which includes the CPU, chipset and additional cards, if any. Furthermore, it interprets every single instruction running in the virtual machine, and while that comes with the obvious tradeoff of emulation being more CPU intensive than virtualization, it also makes it possible to simulate authentic behavior of the original hardware, including its speed. This in turn allows running countless games and demos that wouldn't have run in a hypervisor before, as they simply run too fast or fail to make use of various hardware quirks that don't exist in modern processors.