Emulation Software

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* [[SIMH]] (open source, multi-system, [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ website])
 
* [[SIMH]] (open source, multi-system, [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ website])
 
* [[Emularity]] (open-source platform to embed emulators, [https://github.com/db48x/emularity website])
 
* [[Emularity]] (open-source platform to embed emulators, [https://github.com/db48x/emularity website])
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=== Disc emulator ===
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Optical drives has been largely phased out, but the (largely) [[Disk_Image_Formats#Optical_Disc_Image_Formats|obsoleted disc images formats]] are somewhat in circulation. The following is an incomprehensive list of software that emulates optical drives.
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* [[Alcohol 120%|MDF_and_MDS]] (proprietary, Windows-only, [http://www.alcohol-soft.com/ website])
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* CDemu (open-source, Linux-only, [https://cdemu.sourceforge.io/about/ Project page])
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* Daemon Tools (proprietary, Windows-only, [https://www.daemon-tools.cc/home website])
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:23, 1 August 2025

Software > Emulation Software

An emulator mimics (obsolete) hardware (i.e. electronic components) in order to run an (obsolete) Operating System.

This is different from Virtualization where there is no (or minimal) emulation of hardware performed. Virtualization software uses hardware of the machine it runs on and acts as a gateway to share resources between the host-machine and the virtualized Operating System.

Contents

Amiga

Amstrad CPC

APF Imagination Machine

Apollo Guidance Computer

Apple II

Apple disk image that detects which emulator you're using to run it

Arcade

Atari

See also ROM and memory images#Atari game consoles.

C64

Coleco ADAM

Digital Group

Firefox OS

Macintosh

Next

Nintendo

  • higan (formerly known as bsnes) (open source, primarily SNES, but recently also supports NES/GB/GBC and GBA, website)

See also ROM and memory images#Nintendo game consoles.

Sega

See also ROM and memory images#Sega game consoles.

Sol

TRS-80

  • Various emulators here
  • Color Computer Emulator here

x86

ZX Spectrum

Other and Multiplatform

Disc emulator

Optical drives has been largely phased out, but the (largely) obsoleted disc images formats are somewhat in circulation. The following is an incomprehensive list of software that emulates optical drives.

See also

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