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Sony PlayStation
This page is for the first PlayStation system, not the series of consoles. For this, see Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 5, Sony PlayStation Portable, Sony PlayStation Vita, and Sony PlayStation Classic.
Operating Systems (MIPS 3051 of R3000A)
Console emulation (potential)
Whether these emulators support operating systems for these consoles is unknown; it must be looked into further. Consoles without meaningful OSes are not included.
https://www.zophar.net/consoles/psx.html https://www.psx-place.com/resources/categories/playstation-1-ps1.10/ (EOP programs too!)
NEC TurboGrafx-16 – fPCE
http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/ps/emulator.htm
Nintendo Entertainment System – FCEmu, PNESx, It Might Be NES 1.3.5
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/it-might-be-nes.11117/
Nintendo Game Boy (Color) – aGBe, “Playstation Gameboy Emulator”
http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/ps/emulator.htm (“Gameboy Emulator”)
Sega Master System – Mastergear 0.2
Emulation Nest
This device runs an operating system which is known to emulate various devices with EOPs. See the MSX page.
MIPS-OS
Theoretical, but is an OS on the same architecture as the PS1. Other MIPS OSes are similarly possible, but with varying levels of accessibility and technical info.
NetBSD
to create easy to install 'live' and 'install' cd images of the NetBSD Operating System
This never actually happened for the PS1, and others did the PS2 port. Just a funny oddity that’s one step past being completely theoretical because someone else tried.
https://web.archive.org/web/20041127060541/http://bsdstation.sourceforge.net/
PC emulation (potential)
Whether these emulators support operating systems for these computers is unknown; it must be looked into further. PCs without meaningful OSes are not included.
CHIP-8 – PSChip8 git
https://github.com/dhustkoder/pschip8
MSXs – fMSX v???
http://www.psxdev.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=320 (sources)
http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/ps/files/fmsx05p.tgz
Sinclair ZX Spectrums - Spectrum
PS1Linux
Ongoing project to bring Linux back to the sony Playstation 1 [sic]
Based off of RUNIX, but independent enough that it deserves a listing. Reproducing the rootfs memory card is planned, alongside video driver updates.
RUNIX-PSXLinux
It didn't output and video from memory, just serial.
Sadly, limited in it’s ability at the moment. Requires a missing tool to correctly build rootfs on mem card. Otherwise works fine, just can’t do graphics or anything cool.
https://web.archive.org/web/20180823111547/https://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/PS1
http://www.psxdev.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=152&start=40
Stock BIOS
This is what came with the console. CD player and memory management. Different on PSone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXV_cxZ7GQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKlmRKTvk4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTJzUEM6RPM (revision)
Internet
i-Mode Phone Link
from your PS1: browse the web, send/receive emails, and manage contacts
An adapter cable and suitable i-Mode phone was required for this. Had some cool software.
http://www.psxdev.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=408
https://threader.app/thread/1137132109837897728
PSXNET Library
It supports basic TCP and UDP (untested) communications as well as connecting via DNS
HTTP theorized, but not possible yet.
https://www.psxhax.com/threads/connect-playstation-ps1-to-the-internet-with-psxnet-library.216/
