Running old versions of Java Minecraft

October 22nd, 2025 – 5:27 pm
Tagged as: Computing Notes

One source for the Java 8 (1.8) runtime is the Oracle Archives page.  Another helpful one is the standard Java download page for the desktop Java Runtime Environment, JRE. I downloaded the Linux x86 (32-bit) version even though the host is a 64bit Linux.  The reason for that is that at some point in the [...]

Minecraft Survival Multi-Player at memorymatrix.cloud

September 6th, 2025 – 10:26 pm
Tagged as: Gaming Note

You can play Minecraft Survival Multiplayer. Review the game server’s Changelog to see recent changes.  To play Minecraft, open the game, choose multiplayer, click “Add Server” and type memorymatrix.cloud in the Server Address field. Memory Matrix SMP is a Java-version Minecraft with regularly occurring allowances.   Randomly enchanted books are given out every couple of hours.  Other allowances [...]

Changelog for Memory Matrix SMP

July 29th, 2025 – 8:04 pm
Tagged as: Gaming Note

This post serves as the changelog for the server and will receive future updates posted to it. Legend: [+] = Added [*] = Changed [^] = Moved [=] = No Changes [x] = Deleted [!] = Bugs [_] = To Do [>] Migrated [

Minecraft Tweaks

March 16th, 2023 – 2:34 am
Tagged as: Computing Notes

To launch java -Xms2048M -Xmx2048M –add-modules=jdk.incubator.vector -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:+ParallelRefProcEnabled -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200 -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+DisableExplicitGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch -XX:G1HeapWastePercent=5 -XX:G1MixedGCCountTarget=4 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=15 -XX:G1MixedGCLiveThresholdPercent=90 -XX:G1RSetUpdatingPauseTimePercent=5 -XX:SurvivorRatio=32 -XX:+PerfDisableSharedMem -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=1 -Dusing.aikars.flags=https://mcflags.emc.gs -Daikars.new.flags=true -XX:G1NewSizePercent=30 -XX:G1MaxNewSizePercent=40 -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=8M -XX:G1ReservePercent=20 -jar server-1.21.1.jar nogui