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Emulate the Sinclair QL home computer with Linux

February 13, 2022 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

September 3, 2021 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

August 20, 2021 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

July 28, 2021 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

July 23, 2021 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

June 23, 2021 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

June 9, 2021 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

June 2, 2021 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

May 21, 2021 John O'Donnell Emulators, Software

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

February 5, 2020 Luke Baker Blog, Desktop, Games

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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