Dioscuri

Dioscuri is a free x86 emulator written in Java. It is being developed for digital preservation purposes by the KEEP EU-project.

Emulated hardware

• 16/32-bit Intel 8086-based CPU (real-address mode only)
• 1 MB RAM (expandable)
• Storage devices: floppy, HDD
• Input devices: XT/AT/PS2 compatible keyboard
• Output devices: virtual screen
• VGA video graphics adapter
• DMA-support
• IRQ-handling based on a Intel 8259 PIC
• Timing mechanism based on an Intel 82C54 PIT and Crystal Clock
• Real-time clock with integrated CMOS
• System BIOS using Plex86/Bochs BIOS
• Video BIOS using VGA LGPl’ed BIOS

Resources

• Website
• Key features