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== List of emulators == | == List of emulators == | ||
A more complete list can be found at [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html WoS]; many of the links here point to the WoS | A more complete list can be found at [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html WoS]; many of the links here point to the WoS archive. | ||
=== Multiplatform === | === Multiplatform === | ||
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* Despite the name, also runs on non-Unix systems including Windows and Mac OS X. | * Despite the name, also runs on non-Unix systems including Windows and Mac OS X. | ||
* [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ Fuse homepage]. | * [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ Fuse homepage]. | ||
* [ | * [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/fuse-1.1.1-win32-setup.exe Fuse for Windows] | ||
* [ | * [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/mac/osx/FuseForMacOSX-1.1.1.zip Fuse for Mac OS X] | ||
* [ | * [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/unix/fuse-1.1.1.tar.gz Fuse source code], [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/unix/libspectrum-1.1.1.tar.gz libspectrum source code], [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/unix/fuse-utils-1.1.1.tar.gz fuse-utils source code]; both Fuse and fuse-utils require libspectrum, but fuse-utils is optional. Your vendor/distribution may have a packaged version; the [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ Fuse home page] has links to some unofficial packages. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Fuse (emulator)|Wikipedia article]]. | * [[Wikipedia:Fuse (emulator)|Wikipedia article]]. | ||
'''[[JSpeccy]]''' by José Luis Sánchez. Written in Java. | '''[[JSpeccy]]''' by José Luis Sánchez. Written in Java. | ||
* [http://jspeccy.speccy.org/ JSpeccy Homepage] | * [http://jspeccy.speccy.org/ JSpeccy Homepage] | ||
* [ | * [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/java/JSpeccy.jar JSpeccy] | ||
'''[[Spiffy]]''' by [[User:Edward|Edward Cree]]. | '''[[Spiffy]]''' by [[User:Edward|Edward Cree]]. | ||
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* Runs on anything from 95 onwards. | * Runs on anything from 95 onwards. | ||
* No longer under active development. | * No longer under active development. | ||
* [ | * [http://worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/emulators/pc/windows/zxspin0.666.zip 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] | ||
'''[[BASin]]''' by Paul Dunn. Not strictly an emulator, but a Spectrum BASIC Development environment. | '''[[BASin]]''' by Paul Dunn. Not strictly an emulator, but a Spectrum BASIC Development environment. | ||
* No longer under active development. | * No longer under active development. | ||
* [ | * [http://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] | ||
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'''[[Spud]]''' by Richard Chandler. Freeware | '''[[Spud]]''' by Richard Chandler. Freeware | ||
* [ | * [http://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 officially available. | * No longer officially available. | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 23 May 2015
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 archive.
Multiplatform
Fuse (Free Unix Spectrum Emulator) by Philip Kendall.
- Despite the name, also runs on non-Unix systems including Windows and Mac OS X.
- Fuse homepage.
- Fuse for Windows
- Fuse for Mac OS X
- Fuse source code, libspectrum source code, fuse-utils source code; both Fuse and fuse-utils require libspectrum, but fuse-utils is optional. Your vendor/distribution may have a packaged version; the Fuse home page has links to some unofficial packages.
- Wikipedia article.
JSpeccy by José Luis Sánchez. Written in Java.
Spiffy by Edward Cree.
- Spiffy repository
- Available as source, and binaries for Linux and Windows, and can be compiled for Mac OS X.
- Windows binaries are built by Guesser.
Windows
SpecEmu by Mark Woodmass. Freeware.
- Runs on anything from 95 onwards.
- No longer under active development.
- Latest version
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.