SimpleJ

Infobox_Software
name = simpleJ

genre = Game Programming


caption = Screenshot of simpleJ 1.1
developer = simpleJ Team
latest_release_version = 1.1
latest_release_date = April 9, 2007
operating_system = Cross-platform
licence = GPL
platform = Java
website = http://www.simplej.org/

simpleJ is free software written in Java by Gerardo Hovilleur, Jorge Vargas and Elmer Garduno, that emulates a simplified computer on a PC: a retro-style video game console which lets the user understand how a computer works and write their own video game programs with ease.

History

Current version

Current version is version 1.1

Features

The first microcomputers were quite simple. They had a few kilobytes of memory and couldn't run large programs. Many didn't even have an operating system. Yet they had something valuable: understanding everything about their hardware and software was easy. simpleJ aims to make this possible while running on modern PC hardware.

Parts

* simpleJ virtual console

* simpleJ devkit

* simpleJ tiles editor

* simpleJ sprites editor

See also

External links

* [http://www.simplej.org/ simpleJ homepage]