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<h2 id="central-processing-units">Central processing units</h2> <h3><a href="/facts/ARM_architecture/SALsYA79">ARM</a></h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ARMulator/5fpDc5wD">ARMulator</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Aemulor/J785poMS">Aemulor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/QEMU/s6utqULJ">QEMU</a></li></ul> <h3><a href="/facts/MIPS_architecture/efV4KgK4">MIPS</a></h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/SPIM/IzSBy5K0">SPIM</a>: The <a href="/facts/OVPsim/x93pFf4d">OVPsim</a> 500 mips MIPS32 emulator, can be used to develop software using virtual platforms, emulators including MIPS processors running at up to 500 <a href="/facts/Instructions_per_second/N23PAFGV">MIPS</a>, the processor is capable of running many OSes including Linux. OVP is used to build emulators of single MIPS processors or multiple - homogeneous MP or heterogenous MP.</li></ul> <h3><a href="/facts/X86_architecture/Kypq5fgu">x86 architecture</a></h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bochs/temoY96w">Bochs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DOSBox/Du2egHYo">DOSBox</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FX!32/GeTt2je1">FX!32</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/PCem/vRskrB9g">PCem</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/QEMU/s6utqULJ">QEMU</a> – an opensource emulator that emulates 7 architectures including ARM, x86, MIPS, and others</li> <li><a href="/facts/Box86/11JHrsyN">box86</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rosetta_2/9snj5mV4">Rosetta 2</a>: Apple's emulator for <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> allowing to run x86_64 applications on arm64 platform</li></ul> <h3><a href="/facts/Motorola_68000_family/jxd7VPlW">Motorola 680x0</a></h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mac_68K_emulator/qG0hkrhb">Mac 68K emulator</a>: For <a href="/facts/PowerPC/DqmM9y50">PowerPC</a> <a href="/facts/Classic_Mac_OS/I5fQq44K">classic Mac OS</a></li></ul> <h3><a href="/facts/PowerPC/DqmM9y50">PowerPC</a></h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/PearPC/hamVVpaX">PearPC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rosetta_(binary_translation_software)/9snj5mV4">Rosetta</a>: Apple's emulator for PowerPC processors, built into Mac OS X</li> <li><a href="/facts/WarpUP/DFGT6WbU">WarpUP</a>: Amiga system for PowerPC expansion cards built into MorphOS and available for <a href="/facts/AmigaOS/1E2k1fuN">AmigaOS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SheepShaver/RWD25yYE">SheepShaver</a>: Emulates the PowerPC processor. Can run Mac OS 7 to Mac OS 9.</li></ul> <h3><a href="/facts/RISC-V/pUSKDat1">RISC-V</a></h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/QEMU/s6utqULJ">QEMU</a></li></ul> <h2 id="computer-system-emulators">Computer system emulators</h2> <p class="note">For a more comprehensive list, see <a href="/facts/List_of_computer_system_emulators/rWeGljej">List of computer system emulators</a>.</p> <h2 id="full-system-simulators">Full system simulators</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Computer_architecture_simulator/JTqrTTCj">Computer architecture simulator</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Simics/PQDK6zlB">Simics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/CPU_Sim/KLA8bgd6">CPU Sim</a>: A Java application that allows the user to design and create a simple architecture and instruction set and then run programs of instructions from the set through simulation</li> <li><a href="/facts/GXemul/JMYu7fln">GXemul</a>: Framework for full-system computer architecture emulation</li></ul> <h2 id="mobile-phones-and-pdas">Mobile phones and PDAs</h2> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/Mobile_application_development/WNdLURS0">Mobile application testing</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Adobe_Device_Central/yEWdHyyW">Adobe Device Central</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/BlueStacks/LPNcdDWt">BlueStacks</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bignox.com/">NoxPlayer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Palm_OS_Emulator/om03NPVJ">Palm OS Emulator</a></li> <li>touchHLE<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_Subsystem_for_Android/J2ywV8r4">Windows Subsystem for Android</a></li></ul> <h2 id="multi-system-emulators">Multi-system emulators</h2> <ul><li>blueMSX: Emulates Z80 based computers and consoles</li> <li><a href="/facts/MAME/4VkQ6d9z">MAME</a>: Emulates multiple <a href="/facts/Arcade_machine/hxmnSMvu">arcade machines</a>, video game consoles and computers</li> <li>DAPHNE is an <a href="/facts/Arcade_emulator/BY7g6Xvg">arcade emulator</a> application that <a href="/facts/Emulator/FMHE8qDj">emulates</a> a variety of <a href="/facts/Laserdisc_video_game/66qUVkJs">laserdisc video games</a> with the intent of preserving these games and making the play experience as faithful to the originals as possible.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The developer calls DAPHNE the "First Ever Multiple Arcade Laserdisc Emulator" ("FEMALE"). It derives its name from Princess Daphne, the heroine of <i><a href="/facts/Dragon%2527s_Lair/6CJjsAjC">Dragon's Lair</a></i>. HYPSEUS is a modern SDL2 update to the DAPHNE emulator, named after a <a href="/facts/Peneus/6NmtLwHV">sibling</a> to Daphne.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="network-emulators">Network emulators</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ns_(simulator)/cSnWYPal">ns-2</a></li> <li>Cisco <a href="/facts/Packet_Tracer/InjDn49N">Packet Tracer</a></li> <li>Router Sim</li></ul> <h2 id="operating-system-emulators">Operating system emulators</h2> <h3><a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a></h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Cygwin/0ANCmAgH">Cygwin</a>: For <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>, provides a <a href="/facts/POSIX/mQkSt234">POSIX</a> environment and system libraries (contained in cygwin.dll). This does not allow one to run unaltered Linux/Unix binaries. However, it allows use of the gcc compiler collection to compile software written for these operating systems from source code.</li></ul> In addition to the POSIX system, Cygwin includes a <a href="/facts/Package_manager/kEX4kx7g">package manager</a> that connects to a repository with 9000+ software packages. Users can optionally use Cygwin ports repository which includes >2300 (86x64) to >2700 (86x32) additional software packages not included in the RedHat-hosted repository, including many GUI applications. The repository contains a wide range of software, including <a href="/facts/Bash_(Unix_shell)/RrYLtEJT">Bash</a> (command shell and scripting environment comparable to the Windows Powershell), the <a href="/facts/GNU_compiler_collection/t07jh01k">GNU compiler collection</a> with the complete tool chain. In addition, the 'usual and customary' programming languages installed with a <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distribution</a>, including <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a>, <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/vU6YRJX0">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/Perl/fx31kjlT">Perl</a>, <a href="/facts/Tcl%2fTk/Y6NBxcbF">Tcl/Tk</a>, and <a href="/facts/Lua_(programming_language)/xkBCgta0">Lua</a> are available, along with multiple development libraries. In addition to Bash, the GNU Utilities (e.g. find utilities, such as <a href="/facts/Locate_(Unix)/ePWTfE8Y">locate</a>, <a href="/facts/Find_(Unix)/bg18ASlI">find</a>, <a href="/facts/Grep/PdGQeFfD">grep</a>) are installed by default. Hundreds of other software packages are included, many with non-POSIX Windows implementation, such as database management systems (<a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL</a>, <a href="/facts/MySQL/QEEDNBDP">MySQL</a>), web servers (e.g. <a href="/facts/Apache_HTTP_Server/tcmWYYUq">Apache HTTP Server</a>), firewalls, text processing utilities, and console mode applications. In addition, there is a (reasonably stable) X.org/X11 implementation with GTK and Qt libraries. Based on these, graphic desktop managers, including GNOME, LXDE, LXQt, KDE, and others (e.g. x2go) with associated graphic user applications with variable stability and functionality. <h3><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Wine_(software)/JF0wHs7y">WINE</a>: Available for most <a href="/facts/POSIX/mQkSt234">POSIX</a> compliant (<a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a>-like) operating systems, such as <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/BSD/XQKcURrh">BSD</a>, and <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> (<a href="/facts/Darling_(software)/M4N3Rl5q">Darling</a> and Darwine projects). It provides a Win32 API and cleanroom implementation of the associated functionality. In contrast to Cygwin, WINE enables the installation and use of unaltered Windows software. Considerable effort has been put into support for video games, including third-party extensions (e.g. <a href="/facts/PlayOnLinux/ePHbCCez">PlayOnLinux</a>) which provide custom Windows configurations known to work with a very large list of videogames. In addition, desktop productivity software, including MS Office, is supported. Because of the lack of dependence on the Windows registry, inclusion of statically linked libraries, and (at least in part) historic development from open source projects, <a href="/facts/Portable_application/BKGBS4rR">portable application</a>, such as the <a href="/facts/PortableApps/qc0Tmcjn">PortableApps</a> platform and the 300+ available software applications which can be downloaded with it, work with little or no issues.</li></ul> <h2 id="printer-emulators">Printer emulators</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ghostscript/f4Iz0Ltz">Ghostscript</a>: Emulator for printers without <a href="/facts/PostScript/h2XwbcmC">PostScript</a></li></ul> <h2 id="terminal-emulators">Terminal emulators</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Terminal_emulator/yNfevBJd">Terminal emulator</a></p> <p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/List_of_terminal_emulators/aB1W5jqW">List of terminal emulators</a></p> <h2 id="video-game-console-emulators">Video game console emulators</h2> <p class="note">For a more comprehensive list, see <a href="/facts/List_of_video_game_console_emulators/BY7g6Xvg">List of video game console emulators</a>.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_application_virtual_machines/P82vGmuz">Comparison of application virtual machines</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_OS_emulation_or_virtualization_apps_on_Android/MM0z9Uxe">Comparison of OS emulation or virtualization apps on Android</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_platform_virtualization_software/46DLmx6H">Comparison of platform virtualization software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_compatibility_layers/UU3le7BV">List of compatibility layers</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_free_and_open-source_emulators_for_Android/DKMGvQ8h">List of free and open-source emulators for Android</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_video_game_console_emulators/BY7g6Xvg">List of video game console emulators</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Bailey, Dustin (2023-02-10). "The forgotten Super Monkey Ball game that launched the iPhone app store has been preserved with a new emulator". gamesradar. Retrieved 2023-02-14. <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/the-forgotten-super-monkey-ball-game-that-launched-the-iphone-app-store-has-been-preserved-with-a-new-emulator/" target="_blank">https://www.gamesradar.com/the-forgotten-super-monkey-ball-game-that-launched-the-iphone-app-store-has-been-preserved-with-a-new-emulator/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"DAPHNE FAQ - What is the purpose of DAPHNE?". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2013-09-29. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171023162309/http://www.daphne-emu.com/site3/faq_entry.php?id=3" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20171023162309/http://www.daphne-emu.com/site3/faq_entry.php?id=3</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"DAPHNE Alternatives". Retrieved 2022-04-26. <a href="https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Arcade_LaserDisc_emulators" target="_blank">https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Arcade_LaserDisc_emulators</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>