Paravirtualized devices enable modern VMs to reach near-native speeds in IO heavy workloads such as file access, networking, and graphics processing. In a nutshell, by informing a virtualized OS of the fact that it’s running within a VM, the virtualized OS can use special drivers that directly communicate and cooperate with the host OS, resulting in some incredible performance gains!

A explanation and exploration of wideNES, a novel technique to automatically and interactively map-out NES games in real time. Experience NES classics like never before… in widescreen!