Launched in August 1983, the 8-bit Acorn Electron microcomputer sported a Synterek SY6502A CPU clocked at 2MHz.
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Emulate the Sinclair ZX80 home computer with Linux
The Sinclair ZX80 was launched in January 1980. It was available in kit form for £79.95, and as a ready-built version priced at £99.95.
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Emulate the Sinclair QL home computer with Linux
The Sinclair QL (for Quantum Leap) was a personal computer launched by Sinclair Research in 1984, the successor to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
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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 Oric home computer with Linux
The Oric-1 is a home computer that appeared in 1983 and was sold mainly in the UK and France. It was based on the 8-bit processor 6502A.
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Emulate the BBC Micro home computer with Linux
The BBC Microcomputer System was a series of microcomputers designed and built by the Acorn Computer company.
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Emulate the Commodore 64 home computer with Linux
The Commodore 64 (C64) is an 8-bit home computer released in 1982. The $595 (£399) device took its name from its US maker, Commodore International, and the fact it had 64K of RAM.
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Emulate the Atari ST home computer with Linux
The Atari ST was a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation. We recommend open source emulators for the Atari ST.
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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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Emulate the Amstrad CPC home computer with Linux
This series looks at emulating home computers. This article looks at emulating the Amstrad CPC range.
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Emulate the Sinclair ZX81 home computer with Linux
This series looks at emulating home computers. We start the series looking at the ZX81, a home computer produced by Sinclair Research from 1981.
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Raspberry Pi 4: Chronicling the Desktop Experience – Emulate Home Computers – Week 15
Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. Emulate home computers on the Raspberry Pi 4.
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