- Fuse (emulator)
Infobox_Software
name = Fuse
caption = Fuse emulates the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
developer = Fuse Team
latest_release_version = 0.9.0
latest_release_date =January 5 ,2008
operating_system =FreeBSD ,GP2X ,Mac OS X ,Linux , Windows,AmigaOS ,MorphOS
genre =Emulator
license = GPL
website = [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net]The Free Unix Spectrum Emulator (Fuse) is an
emulator of the 1980sZX Spectrum home computer and its various clones forUnix , Windows andMac OS X . Fuse isfree software , released under theGNU General Public License . There are ports of Fuse to several platforms includingGP2X .The project was started in 1999 [ [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.sinclair/msg/71cc3858c3460b90 Google Groups — initial release announcement] ] and is still under development
as of 2007 . It has been recognised as one of the most full-featured and accurate Spectrum emulators available for Linux [cite journal |last=Goodwin |first=Simon |year=2001 |month=May |title=Emulating a legend |journal=Linux Format |issue=14 |pages=56–59 ] [cite journal |last=Bothwick |first=Neil |coauthors=et al. |year=2005 |month=August |title=Emulate! |journal=Linux Format |issue=69 |pages=54 |url=http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/pdfs/LXF69.feat_emu.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-11-24 |quote=There are various Spectrum emulators for Linux, all in varying stages of development, but the leaders are "Fuse" [...] ] [ [http://www.sinclairfaq.com/cssfaq/emulators/unix.htm#Fuse Fuse entry on Sinclair FAQ] ] , and portions of its code have been ported and adapted for use in other free software projects such as the Sprinter emulator [http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/sprinter/sprint.shtml SPRINT] and the ZX81 emulator [http://www.chuntey.com/eightyone/ EightyOne] .Development of Fuse places high importance on accurately emulating the timings of the Spectrum to recreate such effects as multicolour graphics [ [https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20041225191212.GA24630%40srcf.ucam.org&forum_name=fuse-emulator-devel fuse-emulator-devel mailing list — character-accurate display] ] , and this effort has in turn resulted in previously unknown hardware behaviour becoming documented for the first time [ [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18214 World of Spectrum forums — analysing Spectrum timings] ] .fact|date= July 2008
References
External links
* [http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/ Fuse Homepage]
* [http://www.maysubdivide.org/?page_id=7 GP2X Port]
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