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File Managers

Beesoft Commander – file manager with two panels

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Beesoft Commander is a two-panel orthodox file manager (like Midnight Commander and Norton Commander).

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Eagle Mode – file manager and more

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Eagle Mode is a zoomable user interface (ZUI) with professional file manager, file viewers and players for most of the common file types, and games too!

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File Managers

Marlin – GTK3 file manager

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Marlin is a sleek and fast GTK3 file manager which focuses on speed, simplicity and ease of use. It is an alternative to the Nautilus file manager.

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SpaceFM – multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

SpaceFM is a multi-panel tabbed file manager for Linux with built-in VFS, udev-based device manager, customizable menu system, and bash integration.

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Web Design

Cherokee – web server software

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Web Apps

Cherokee is an innovative, feature rich, flexible and yet easy to configure, lightweight open source web server. It is implemented entirely in C.

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Role-Play Games

Brain Party – 36 mini games to stretch your brain

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Brain Party is a puzzle-solving, brain-stretching game that comes with 36 minigames designed to push your brain to its limits.

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Games

The Goblin and the Butterfly – MMORPG with 2D client

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

The Goblin and the Butterfly (TGATB) is a 2D/3D client for the MMORPG of the same name. It’s a free and open source game.

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Game Tools

rezerwar – blocks n pipes puzzle game

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

rezerwar is a puzzle game that could be quickly described as the illegitimate child of a known block game (Tetris) and the average pipe game.

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Shooter Games

BurgerSpace – hamburger-smashing video game

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

BurgerSpace is a clone of the classic game “BurgerTime”. Burgertime is a 1982 arcade game created by Data East Corporation for its DECO Cassette System.

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Shooter Games

Leges Motus – networked, team-based, 2D shooter game

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Leges Motus is a networked, team-based, 2D shooter set in zero-gravity. Using only the force from jumping off of walls and the recoil from their guns.

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Retro

uQLx – Sinclair QL emulator

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Emulators, Games

uQLx is an emulator for the Sinclair QL, a personal computer launched by Sinclair Research in 1984. uQLx works by emulating the 68000 CPU and some hardware.

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Retro

OZvm – Cambridge Z88 portable computer emulator

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Emulators, Games

OZvm is principally an open source hardware emulation of the Cambridge Z88 portable computer – a Z80 CPU system with 4Mb addressable memory.

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Retro

ep128emu – Enterprise 64/128, ZX Spectrum 48/128, and Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128 computer emulator

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Emulators, Games

ep128emu is a portable emulator of the Enterprise 64/128, ZX Spectrum 48/128, and Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128 computers.

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Retro

Oricutron – Oric-1/Atmos/Telestrat and Pravetz 8D emulator

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Emulators, Games

Oricutron (formerly known as Oriculator) is an emulator for the Oric series of computers (Oric 1, Atmos and Telestrat), and the Pravetz 8D.

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Retro

xAce – emulator for the Jupiter Ace

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Emulators, Games

xAce is an emulator for the Jupiter Ace that runs under most flavours of Unix. xAce has been tested most thoroughly on Linux.

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Text Editor

UberWriter – minimalist text editor

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Documents

UberWriter is a minimalist text editor that is packed with features. It helps your text editing workflow.

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Roguelike Games

Prospector – Sci-Fi Roguelike game

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Prospector is a roguelike game set in a science fiction universe. The general goal of the game is to amass a large amount of money and retire.

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Roguelike Games

Dwarf Fortress – free single-player fantasy game

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game, similar to NetHack. You control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated world.

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Roguelike Games

Ancient Domains of Mystery – rogue-like game

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) is a rogue-like game featuring the exploration of a dungeon complex. The games has been in development since 1994.

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Roguelike Games

Ascii Sector – space combat/exploration/trading game

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Ascii Sector is a space combat/exploration/trading game which is based on the classic computer game Wing Commander: Privateer.

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