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Emulate the MSX home computer with Linux
The MSX was launched in October 1983. At the heart of the machine was the Zilog Z80 CPU running at 3.58 MHz with 8-512KB of RAM.
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Emulate the TRS-80 home computer with Linux
The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (renamed the Model I) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation.
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Emulate the Dragon 32/64 home computer with Linux
The Dragon is built around the Motorola MC6809E processor running at 0.89 MHz. It was an advanced 8-bit CPU design, with limited 16-bit capabilities.
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Emulate the Amiga home computer with Linux
The Amiga is a family of personal computers. It’s the last truly great gaming home computer before the dominance of the PC and the 32-bit games consoles.
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Emulate the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer with Linux
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. The name highlighted the machine’s color capabilities.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Home Computer Emulators – Week 7
For this week’s blog on the AWOW AK41, Luke looks at emulating home computers such as the Amiga, Atari ST, and the ZX Spectrum. Heady days in the early 1980s.
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7 Best Free Linux Mega Drive Emulators
The Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) was a leading 16-bit video game console system. The console was developed by Sega Corporation in 1988. Sega was unable to obtain trademark rights in North America, and it was released in that market under the name of Sega Genesis.
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Best Free Linux SNES Emulators
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (also known as Super NES, SNES, or Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit video game console. Nintendo released it in Japan in November 1990 as the Super Famicom (or SFC). The Super Nintendo was the best-selling 16-bit game console of its era, despite a late start and competition from the Sega Genesis.
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21 of the Best Free Linux Video Console Emulators
This article focuses on selecting the best software which enables a Linux machine to emulate classic video consoles, such as the GameBoy, Nintendo 64, Megadrive, PlayStation 1 & 2, and many others. Please be aware that although all of the software featured in this article is free to download, some of the emulators are not open source.
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Reminiscing the Wonderful ZX Spectrum
In the spring of 1982, one of the most popular 8-bit home computers ever made was released to the UK market – the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The basic model with 16KB of RAM cost £125, and the 48KB RAM model cost the princely sum of £175. Both came with a rubber keyboard. Later models offered proper keyboards with built in floppy disk drives.
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