CPC Emulator for linux
SubBass
I'd like to use my cpc's programs on my linux box. Do you have tested
one that's seems better than the others, the one that has the more the
cpc "touch" ?
Thanx a lot for your response and sorry for any english fault,
Rémy
Jurgen
Hi,
the one that works best for me is arnold (http://arnold.berlios.de),
only some problems with sound, but it seems to run most of my games just
fine,
greetings,
Jurgen
SubBass
Greetings :)
Troels
http://cpcloader.trak.dk/cpcload.htm#EMULATORS
/Troels
Andreas Micklei
> I've lined up the emulators in a table to show who'll run where:
> http://cpcloader.trak.dk/cpcload.htm#EMULATORS
Nice work.
Side notes:
- Arnold is the only true Open Source emulator of the three listed
Emulators for Linux. It should compile and work on every distro.
Downside: Sound bugs.
- CPCEMU is well suited for less powerful machines. It is less accurate
but uses less CPU cycles. However you only get binaries which will not
work on every distro (depends on some libstdc++ version which I do not
have anymore). It is not suited for modern demos but runs many games.
- CPC++ for Linux is a joke IMHO and costs money (shareware).
- I think I have seen two more CPC emulators for Linux which started out
promising but did not get far. One was called Xcpc but I forgot about
the other one. Does anyone know what happend to these? I think Xcpc
even was OpenSource, but I am not sure.
regards,
Andreas Micklei
jlesaux
Jerome
> regards,
> Andreas Micklei
>
Tim Riemann
> - I think I have seen two more CPC emulators for Linux which started out
> promising but did not get far. One was called Xcpc but I forgot about
> the other one. Does anyone know what happend to these? I think Xcpc
> even was OpenSource, but I am not sure.
The other one was CPC4X. But Ulrichs Homepage (http://www.amstrad-cpc.de)
seems to be down, but you can get the sources from Zophar:
http://www.zophar.net/unix/cpc.html
CU Octoate
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oct...@cpcszene.de
http://www.octoate.de
SubBass
i've seen that effectively, arnold is the only that works on my linux
debian sid, but i've an oss sound system, and it's only compatible with
alsa so i've no sound (and if i install alsa, i will get buggy sound you
say...?)
True, i've an error lauching CPCemu with a missing version of libstdc++.
I'll try to get a cpc emulator working via dosbox (wich is a brillant
dos emulator), it's maybe the better solution ! (pass thru an emulator
to get another emulator working lol!)
Thanks all !
Merci à tous :)
Rémy
root
a lot of other systems.
Pros: Good Sound Emulation :-)
Completly free (GPL) like Arnold
Greater project that will reduce future obsolescency.
Multiple resolutions and drivers.
Cons: Buggy
CPU hungry.
Less features.
Troels
Thanks! Perhaps I get a few hits for my little effort :)
>Arnold is the only true Open Source emulator
>of the three listed Emulators for Linux
It'll probably outlive the rest.
cpcem.emuunlim.com is also open - but very basic. Should be portable to
Linux (uses strange cross-platform lib Allegro).
>I think I have seen two more CPC emulators for Linux...
I really want to rate them, but I didn't (to avoid flame war)...and then
again I did, by leaving out the 'less used ones' (cpcem, arniemedes,
no$cpc etc.) Now I've put in a pointer, for further reading.
>CPCEMU...you only get binaries which will not work on every distro
It's sad. I like the Win32 version, I use it often. I wish it was kept
alive, or open.
>CPC++ for Linux is a joke IMHO...
Ok. I believe you. Out it goes.
>...and costs money (shareware).
That I did notice!
Andreas Micklei
> You have forgotten XMESS (Unix version of MESS). It has CPC support within
> a lot of other systems.
> Pros: Good Sound Emulation :-)
;-)
> [...]
> Cons: Buggy
> CPU hungry.
> Less features.
And also less accurate and therefore less suited for watching Demos.
Other than that XMESS (and MAME and MESS in general) is a fantastic
project and well worth a try.
Andreas Micklei
Troels <t...@roelstrak.dk> wrote:
> >Arnold is the only true Open Source emulator
> >of the three listed Emulators for Linux
> It'll probably outlive the rest.
Thats the point of Open Source, right? ;-)
> cpcem.emuunlim.com is also open - but very basic. Should be portable to
> Linux (uses strange cross-platform lib Allegro).
The URL does not work.
I have heard of Allegro before so it might not be that strange, although
not very widespread.
> >I think I have seen two more CPC emulators for Linux...
> I really want to rate them, but I didn't (to avoid flame war)...and then
> again I did, by leaving out the 'less used ones' (cpcem, arniemedes,
> no$cpc etc.) Now I've put in a pointer, for further reading.
Hmm, first time I hear about Arnimedes.
> >CPCEMU...you only get binaries which will not work on every distro
> It's sad. I like the Win32 version, I use it often. I wish it was kept
> alive, or open.
Yes, that would be nice.
> >CPC++ for Linux is a joke IMHO...
> Ok. I believe you. Out it goes.
Just because of my personal rant? Mac users might judge different
because they don't have much choice based on your new table. Well,
the Mac port of Arnold is really good. Much better than the Linux port.
bye...
Andreas Micklei
Kevin Thacker
news:h21pm1-...@lealand.gmx.de...
> > >CPC++ for Linux is a joke IMHO...
> > Ok. I believe you. Out it goes.
>
> Just because of my personal rant? Mac users might judge different
> because they don't have much choice based on your new table. Well,
> the Mac port of Arnold is really good. Much better than the Linux port.
I would say it is more polished and has a more professional feel to it, only
because Richard
has spent more time working on the interface to make it fit in with the rest
of the Mac interface,
plus Richard will disable features which are work-in-progress and only keep
those features which he believes are finished. I don't have any complaint
with that.
I agree that even the Windows version needs this polish and professional
feel to it.
The linux version is still relatively young, but both versions share the
same core code so should run the same selection of software to roughly the
same degree.
Andreas is doing a great job maintaining the Linux version ! :)
Regards,
Kev
Troels
>The URL does not work.
Sorry, cpc-em has a hyphen: cpc-em.emuunlim.com
>I have heard of Allegro before so it might not be that strange
They like assembly code, ain't that strange? :)
(http://www.allegro.cc/forums/view_thread.php?_id=329462)
BTW: This application using Allegro is masterful and free - albeit for
young children only: http://home.hccnet.nl/kees.moerman/games.html
>>>CPC++ for Linux is a joke IMHO...
>>Ok. I believe you. Out it goes.
>Just because of my personal rant? Mac users might judge different
I shouldn't have put it in the table sight unseen. I'll try it out some
day. (I do have a Linux system but are not using it at the moment - it
needs - much - faster hardware...)
>Mac users...don't have much choice based on your new table.
If Arnold is the better choice? Mac users: Is CPC++ for Mac worthwhile?
/Troels