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The first programs were written in binary/hexadecimal, and only later did we invent coding languages to convert between human readable code and binary machine code.

So why can't we just do the same thing in reverse? I hear a lot about devices from audio streaming to footware rendered useless by abandonware. Couldn't a very smart person (or AI) just take the existing program and turn it into code?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have a bunch of 16-bit applications that I would love to be able to do that with. Mostly dos and windows 3.1 games.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You might actually consider dipping your toes into trying to learn how to analyze/reverse those yourself. Relatively speaking, software that old can sometimes be easier to reverse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm not unfamiliar (still a novice though) with the process and mostly used it circumvent something obnoxious or tweak save files. Just takes a lot of effort when you're just looking to spend a couple hours playing a game before bed.

I'm currently experiencing a frustrating bug in dolphin and I'm being tempted to learn enough about it. My MIPS buddy won't help me with it because he thinks it's a waste of time.

I like LLMs for the time it saves you to do something laborious or mundane. One day we'll have general ai fingers crossed

~Love the toes pun

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

My apologies for preaching to the choir. (And I didn't notice your username when I wrote that, LOL. Happy accident.)