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| − | [[ | + | [[Computing]]: '''Emulators''' |
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| − | An emulator is any system (host) which pretends to be a different | + | An emulator is any system (host) which pretends to be a different system (target) in order to allow software designed for the target system to run on the host system. |
| − | system (target) in order to allow software designed for the target | + | |
| − | system to run on the host system. | + | This section also covers [[WikiPedia:Compatibility_layer|compatibility layer]] software. Although technically different from an [[WikiPedia:Emulator|emulator]], a compatibility layer nonetheless emulates one system while running it in another. |
| − | This section also covers [[WikiPedia:Compatibility_layer|compatibility | ||
| − | layer]] software. Although technically different from an | ||
| − | [[WikiPedia:Emulator|emulator]], a compatibility layer nonetheless | ||
| − | emulates one system while running it in another. | ||
*Hardware | *Hardware | ||
**[[Bochs]]: Intel/PC emulator | **[[Bochs]]: Intel/PC emulator | ||
**[[Qemu]]: emulates a variety of CPUs and systems | **[[Qemu]]: emulates a variety of CPUs and systems | ||
*Operating Systems | *Operating Systems | ||
| − | **[[Wine]]: Windows 9x | + | **[[Wine]]: runs Windows 9x within another non-Windows [[Operating Systems|OS]] on PC-compatible hardware |
Revision as of 18:20, 14 October 2005
Computing: Emulators
An emulator is any system (host) which pretends to be a different system (target) in order to allow software designed for the target system to run on the host system.
This section also covers compatibility layer software. Although technically different from an emulator, a compatibility layer nonetheless emulates one system while running it in another.