In another fascinating episode of "Strange devices that can run Doom", we return to the world of digital cameras with the help of Clint from the LGR channel. Thanks to the incredible support for third-party apps on the classic Kodak DC260, not only is it possible to play Doom on it through a CompactFlash card, but there's also a compatible version of the MAME emulator.
Doom! No, not Thulsa, the other Doom. Unfortunately, its next installment, Eternal, has been delayed until March 20, but I guess we can wait a little longer... just a little. Our mental refuge takes the form of special demakes, and of course, classic games with their peculiarity of running on (almost) any piece of hardware we can think of. The ten examples we explored in mid-2017 remain perfectly valid, but today we have something new... or old.
A Camera Ahead of Its Time
Clint got his hands on a classic Kodak DC260 digital camera. Its specs were fairly typical for 1998, with a 1.6-megapixel sensor and a $1,000 price tag, but the DC260 stands out because of its operating system, Digita OS. Besides editing and sharing photos directly on the camera, Digita OS lets users expand the camera's functions by installing external apps, a concept well ahead of its time.
Installing Doom on the Kodak DC260
Inevitably, some enthusiasts who mastered Digita OS began developing apps compatible with Kodak's DC series, including MP3 players and a port of Doom. The page with the necessary files only exists in the Internet Archive's cache, but Clint explains the installation process is very simple: Copy the .cam file 'DoomD' into the SYSTEM subfolder on the CompactFlash card (previously formatted with the camera), then copy the doom.wad file to the card's root directory. On the camera, go to the apps section, launch DoomD, and immediately press the power button.
https://old.neoteo.com/por-que-doom-es-adaptado-a-todo-lo-que-tenga-pantalla/How Does It Run?
How does it work? To be honest, much better than we expected. Its performance is on par with a Power Macintosh 6100, as it has a 66 MHz PowerPC chip. The rest of the DC260's specs include 8 MB of RAM and an 11 kHz audio system. There are also compatible copies of MAME, but the Doom experience is much more pleasant, as long as we set aside the controls. The last trick? Connect the DC260 to a CRT television. More 'retro-90s' than that, impossible.
