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SPECCY EMULATORS FOR IBM OS/2

This page last updated on 31st August 1997

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2 emulators listed:

[x128] [x128 for XFree86]

x128 v0.5b5 (James McKay and Thomas Ahn Kolbeck Kjaer)

  1. Emulates 48K/128K Spectrum, Kempston/Sinclair/Cursor joysticks, Multiface 128.
  2. Loads .SNA, .Z80 and .SLT snapshots, and from Z80's .TAP tape files and .SCR screenshot files.
  3. Saves .Z80 and .SLT snapshots.
  4. Real tape support via .VOC files.
  5. Requires OS/2 Warp or OS/2 Merlin (it works on the BETA version), DIVE supported video card, DART or Adlib compatible sound card for AY emulation (optional), 486DX2-66MHz MINIMUM (486DX4-100 or better recommended).
  6. Speed? Requirements give you a clue here.
  7. Freeware.
  8. Hi-res emulation of screen and left & right border allowing colours in an 8x1 block (rainbowing). Uses OS/2 file selector Runs in a resizeable window. Supports drag 'n' drop of snapshot and tape files.
  9. Multiface 128 ROM not included due to copyright problems.
  10. Also available for DOS, UNIX/Linux with X and XFree86 OS/2.
  11. Available from Thomas' home page, NVG, LEO or HOBBES. NOTE: only the versions on NVG and Thomas' home page contains the required EMX DLL's. If you download X128 from LEO or HOBBES, you MUST have emxrt.zip (at least version 09c+fix02) installed!

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x128 v0.5 for XFree86 OS/2 (James McKay and Krister Bergman)

  1. Emulates 48K/128K Spectrum, Kempston/Sinclair/Cursor joysticks, Multiface 128.
  2. Loads .SNA, .Z80 and .SLT snapshots, and from Z80's .TAP tape files.
  3. Saves .Z80 and .SLT snapshots.
  4. Real tape support via .VOC files.
  5. Requirements unknown. Presumably needs XFree86!
  6. Speed?
  7. Presumably still freeware.
  8. Hi-res emulation of screen and left & right border allowing colours in an 8x1 block (rainbowing).
  9. Multiface 128 ROM not included due to copyright problems.
  10. Also available for DOS, UNIX/Linux with X and plain old OS/2.
  11. Available from Krister's homepage.

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