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A more complete list can be found at [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html WoS]; many of the links here point to the WoS FTP archive. | A more complete list can be found at [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html WoS]; many of the links here point to the WoS FTP archive. | ||
=== Multiplatform === | === Multiplatform === | ||
'''[[Fuse]]''' (Free Unix Spectrum Emulator) by Philip Kendall | '''[[Fuse]]''' (Free Unix Spectrum Emulator) by Philip Kendall. | ||
* [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ fuse homepage]. | * [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ fuse homepage]. | ||
* Despite the name, has been ported to non-Unix systems including Windows and OS X. | * Despite the name, has been ported to non-Unix systems including Windows and OS X. | ||
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=== Windows === | === Windows === | ||
'''[[ | '''[[SpecEmu]]''' by Mark Woodmass. Freeware. | ||
* Runs on anything from 95 onwards. | |||
* No longer under active development. | |||
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/e.tinney/SpecEmu-2.9.b040510.zip] | |||
'''[[Zero]]''' by Arjun Nair. Freeware. | |||
* Requires Windows XP and above. | |||
* [http://ramtop.wordpress.com Homepage] | |||
'''[[ZX Spin]]''' by Paul Dunn. Freeware. | |||
* Runs on anything from 95 onwards. | * Runs on anything from 95 onwards. | ||
* No longer under active development. | * No longer under active development. | ||
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* [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/BASin_r14c.exe Last stable version] | * [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/BASin_r14c.exe Last stable version] | ||
* [http://sites.google.com/site/ulaplus/home/zx-spin-and-basin Experimental version with ULAplus support] | * [http://sites.google.com/site/ulaplus/home/zx-spin-and-basin Experimental version with ULAplus support] | ||
'''[[Spectaculator]]''' by Jonathan Needle. | '''[[Spectaculator]]''' by Jonathan Needle. Shareware. | ||
* Runs on XP and | * Runs on XP and above (older versions for 9x onwards exist). | ||
* [http://spectaculator.com/ Spectaculator home page] | * [http://spectaculator.com/ Spectaculator home page] | ||
'''[[Spud]]''' by Richard Chandler. | '''[[Spud]]''' by Richard Chandler. Freeware | ||
* [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/Spud0.204.zip Spud for Windows] | * [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/Spud0.204.zip Spud for Windows] | ||
'''[[RealSpectrum]]''' by Ramsoft | '''[[RealSpectrum]]''' by Ramsoft. | ||
* Originally DOS-based, runs on XP and older. | * Originally DOS-based, runs on XP and older. | ||
* No longer | * No longer officially available. | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 21 April 2011
An emulator is a program which reproduces the behaviour of one computing platform while running on another.
There are a wide variety of emulators for Sinclair machines.
List of emulators
A more complete list can be found at WoS; many of the links here point to the WoS FTP archive.
Multiplatform
Fuse (Free Unix Spectrum Emulator) by Philip Kendall.
- fuse homepage.
- Despite the name, has been ported to non-Unix systems including Windows and OS X.
- Fuse for Unix, libspectrum, fuse-utils; all three are required. Your vendor/distribution may have a packaged version; the Fuse home page has links to some unofficial packages.
- Fuse for Windows
- Fuse for Mac OS X
JSpeccy by José Luis Sánchez. Written in Java.
Windows
SpecEmu by Mark Woodmass. Freeware.
- Runs on anything from 95 onwards.
- No longer under active development.
- [1]
Zero by Arjun Nair. Freeware.
- Requires Windows XP and above.
- Homepage
ZX Spin by Paul Dunn. Freeware.
- Runs on anything from 95 onwards.
- No longer under active development.
- Last stable version
- Experimental version with ULAplus support
BASin by Paul Dunn. Not strictly an emulator, but a Spectrum BASIC Development environment.
- No longer under active development.
- Last stable version
- Experimental version with ULAplus support
Spectaculator by Jonathan Needle. Shareware.
- Runs on XP and above (older versions for 9x onwards exist).
- Spectaculator home page
Spud by Richard Chandler. Freeware
RealSpectrum by Ramsoft.
- Originally DOS-based, runs on XP and older.
- No longer officially available.