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Running PCx86 From The Command-Line |
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This directory contains the PCx86 Node command-line "wrapper" utility pcx86.js.
When you run it, be sure to provide a valid machine JSON file; e.g.:
node pcx86.js --cmd="load ibm5150.json"
which should then produce the following output:
ibm5150.cpu8088 object created
ibm5150.chipset object created
ibm5150.romBASIC object created
ibm5150.romBIOS object created
ibm5150.ramLow object created
ibm5150.keyboard object created
ibm5150.videoMDA object created
ibm5150.fdcNEC object created
ibm5150.debugger object created
warning: Component type 'Panel' not found
PCx86 v1.x.x
Copyright © 2012-2020 Jeff Parsons <[email protected]>
License: GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
warning: Machine component type 'HDC' not found
warning: Machine component type 'Mouse' not found
ibm5150.pc-mda-64k object created
PCx86> Bus: 8Kb ROM at 000FE000
Bus: 32Kb ROM at 000F6000
notice: Mounted diskette "PC DOS 2.00 (Disk 1)" in drive A
notice: Mounted diskette "PC DOS 2.00 (Disk 2)" in drive B
Bus: 576Kb RAM at 0000
Bus: 4Kb VIDEO at 000B0000
Type ? for help with PCx86 Debugger commands
AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=0000 BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000
SS=0000 DS=0000 ES=0000 PS=F002 V0 D0 I0 T0 S0 Z0 A0 P0 C0
&FFFF:0000 EA5BE000F0 JMP &F000:E05B (romBIOS+0x005B)
Start the machine with a g command:
g
running
false
and after about 10 seconds, dump the machine's video buffer with d b000:0:
PCx86> d b000:0
&B000:0000 43 07 75 07 72 07 72 07-65 07 6E 07 74 07 20 07 C.u.r.r.e.n.t. .
&B000:0010 64 07 61 07 74 07 65 07-20 07 69 07 73 07 20 07 d.a.t.e. .i.s. .
&B000:0020 54 07 75 07 65 07 20 07-20 07 31 07 2D 07 30 07 T.u.e. . .1.-.0.
&B000:0030 31 07 2D 07 31 07 39 07-38 07 30 07 20 07 20 07 1.-.1.9.8.0. . .
&B000:0040 20 07 20 07 20 07 20 07-20 07 20 07 20 07 20 07 . . . . . . . .
&B000:0050 20 07 20 07 20 07 20 07-20 07 20 07 20 07 20 07 . . . . . . . .
&B000:0060 20 07 20 07 20 07 20 07-20 07 20 07 20 07 20 07 . . . . . . . .
&B000:0070 20 07 20 07 20 07 20 07-20 07 20 07 20 07 20 07 . . . . . . . .
false
To destroy the machine, type quit or press CTRL-C twice.