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CBM EMULATION FAQ - (Version 3.5, 4 November 1996)
=================

This FAQ is usually posted twice a month on the 4th and 19th to
comp.emulators.cbm. Since comp.emulators.cbm was set up to remove the
emulator discussion from comp.sys.cbm, this FAQ will not be posted there.

Lines preceeded by a '+' have been added or modified since the last version
was posted.

The FAQ is in four parts due to its size.
Part 1 is general information and a list of available emulators.
Part 2 is questions and answers.
Part 3 is mostly data.
Part 4 is basically reviews of various emulators.

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PART 1 - Table of Contents.
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1. Introduction

1.1 What's new this time..

2. What emulators are available?

2.1 C64 Emulator List

2.1.1 C64 Emulators for Amiga
2.1.2 C64 Emulators for PC
2.1.3 C64 Emulators for Atari
2.1.4 C64 Emulators for Macintosh
2.1.5 C64 Emulators for Unix
2.1.6 C64 Emulators for BeBox

2.2 VIC20 Emulators
2.3 C128 Emulators
2.4 PET Emulators
2.5 SID Emulators

2.7 Other utilities & files
2.7.1 Utilities
2.7.2 Data files

(Part 2).
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3. Questions & Answers
3.1 General
3.2 C64S
3.3 PC64
3.4 Other emulator specific questions

(Part 3).
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3.5 How-to... (moved from Appendix B)
1. Running multi-disk games with C64S 1.0c
2. Using VIC-EMU
3. Getting certain games to work
4. Converting between different file formats.

4. A list of ftp sites where emulation programs can be obtained

4.0.1 Site Maintainers
4.0.2 Site IP addresses
4.0.3 WWW info
4.1 Locations of C64 Emulators
4.2 VIC20 Emulators
4.3 C128 Emulators
4.4 PET Emulators
4.5 SID Emulators
4.6 Non-Emulators
4.7 Other utilities & files
4.7.1 Utilities
4.7.2 Data files

5. Emulator File Formats

5.1 C64 Emulators standard files - overview
5.2 Table of supported file formats
5.3 Standard data files - internal formats
5.4 Converting between file formats

6. How to extract the Rom images required by the emulators

6.1 C64 roms - Basic, Kernal & Charset
6.2 1541 rom

7. Other information

7.1 Newsgroups worth reading
7.2 Emulator benchmarks
7.3 Emulator detection
7.4 Other sources of information

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8. Credits

9. Data

Appendices:

A. Reviews of emulators
B. Advertisements

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1. Introduction
---------------

Welcome to the CBM emulation faq! These files cover any program that
emulates the features of any of the 8-bit Commodore machines that took
the civilized world by storm in the 1980's and still have a huge follow-
ing today. The C16, C64, C128, VIC, and PET are all covered. This file
also covers most of the Frequently Asked Questions that crop up on this
FAQ's birthplace and newsgroup, comp.emulators.cbm.

Note that this FAQ has nothing to do with Amiga emulation; try checking
the comp.emulators.misc FAQ for information on Amiga emulation.

This FAQ is maintained by Ken Gifford ([email protected]).
You will always be able to get it from these ftp-sites:

ftp.funet.fi : /pub/cbm/faq
frodo.hiof.no : /pub/c64/faq
ccnga.uwaterloo.ca : /pub/cbm/comp.sys.cbm
and at any news.answers site.

Also available via Jim Brain's mailserver. Just send a message to
[email protected] with a subject line of "MAILSERV" and the following
in the body of the message:

send 8-bit-emulation-faq.3.2.p1.txt
send 8-bit-emulation-faq.3.2.p2.txt
send 8-bit-emulation-faq.3.2.p3.txt
send 8-bit-emulation-faq.3.2.p4.txt

You can also obtain the FAQ via world wide web. Use the URLs:

http://http.ecn.bgu.edu/users/xavf/cbm.emu.faq.toc.html
http://www.hut.fi/~msmakela/faq/

The HTML version of the FAQ is maintained by Adrian Forte ([email protected])
He would like any Commodore related GIFs to enhance the FAQ.

1.1 What's new this time

A lot has happened since the last update, eh? Back when C64S originally
came out in late 1993 the idea of an emulator was relatively alien to me,
but nowadays it seems like every 80s-era computer and game console has a
relatively good emulator for it. It's really great to see all this
activity, even if it does bring the piracy question to a whole new level :)

Anyway, to quell some nasty rumors ;) this main FAQ isn't being replaced
by the mini-FAQ. My auto posting script became screwed one day and I didn't
notice until much later. This'll be posted every 4th still.

In any case, since the last update not one but three VIC-20 emulators have
popped up for the PC platform. Plus, there's an exciting new C64 emulator
for Power Macs called Power64 (naturally).

There's also a new version of the "whereami" program, with Power64 added
and the program generally made easier to follow.

A bunch of other little changes to the FAQ, some deserving the + and some
not (i finally added VICE info).

Anyway, see you around.

-tsr

2. What emulators are available?
--------------------------------

The list of emulators is as comprehensive as possible, with some brief
decriptions of what is emulated, and although something may be emulated
it may not be 100% compatible with the original. More detailed "reviews",
including author's notes, of some of the emulators may be found in the
second part of this FAQ.

2.1 C64 Emulators.

2.1.1 C64 Emulators for Amiga.

PROGRAM: The A64 Package
VERSION: 2.0 shareware, 3.01d demo, 3.?? commercial.
FILE: TheA64Package.lha
MACHINE: Commodore Amiga
AUTHOR: Cliff Dugan, Christopher P. Zura & Douglas Decicco
COMMERCIAL CONTACT:
QuesTronix
P.O. Box 340265
Hartford, CT 06134-0265
U.S.A.
Phone: (203)296-6037 (voice and fax)
DETAILS: Sid: Yes (no filter).
Vic: Yes.
6510: Yes, with Undocumented opcodes.
Peripherals: 1541 & printer via hardware interface with
registered version.
Other: Different character sets available instead of default.
COMMENTS: The emulator is pretty fast and includes: Monitor, support for
Amiga drives (HD, Ram disk, floppys, etc), expansion Ram.
Demo on aminet in misc/emu/TheA64Package.lha restricted to 10
minutes.

PROGRAM: Go-64!
FILE: (unknown)
MACHINE: Commodore Amiga
AUTHOR: Chris Zura & Cliff Dugan
DETAILS: Unknown.
COMMENTS: A precursor to A64.

PROGRAM: AXF-64
VERSION: Alpha 16
FILE: AXF-64.a16.lha
MACHINE: Commodore Amiga, 68020 or higher.
AUTHOR: Borge Nost ([email protected])
COMMENT: You need the Kernal, Basic, and Font rom files from a real C= 64
to use this! No sound, no multicolor mode, no bitmap mode. "Sorry,
this is an alpha version that I decided to release because I might
not be able to finish my project in a long time."
You can try the included 'bars2' file to see the emulator working:
LOAD"BARS2",8,1
SYS49152

PROGRAM : Frodo
VERSION : 2.3
FILE : FrodoV2_3.lha
MACHINE : Amiga
AUTHOR : Christian Bauer <[email protected]>
REQUIRES: 68020+, AmigaOS 2.1+, C64 ROMs, graphics card recommended
STATUS : Freeware, source included
DETAILS :SID: Yes, with 6581sid.library, playsid.library, or 6581 SID card
(none of which are included)
VIC: Line-/cycle-based emulation, all screen modes, sprites,
collisions/priorities, DMA cycles, raster effects, open
borders, all $d011/$d016 effects (Frodo SC)
6510: All undocumented opcodes, instruction/cycle-based
Keyboard: American and german mapping
Joysticks: 1 or 2 digital joysticks, keyboard emulation
Peripherals: 1541 emulation in Amiga file system or .d64 files
(read-only); IEC bus on parallel port (requires
additional hardware) for connecting real CBM drives
and printers; no fastloader support
COMMENT :This emulator focuses on the exact reproduction of special
graphical effects possible on the C64. Using a line- or cycle-based
VIC model, Frodo is able to run most games and demos correctly.
Built-in machine language monitor.

PROGRAM : MagiC64
VERSION : 1.3
FILE : MagiC64.lha
MACHINE : Amiga
AUTHOR : Michael Kramer ([email protected])
Im Hirschfeld 28
52222 Stolberg
Germany
REQUIRES: 68020 or higher (fast 68030 or 68040 recommended),
Kickstart 2.04 or higher, and 1.7 MB free memory
STATUS : Shareware ($25 or DM40 to the above address)
DETAILS : Sid: Yes, via 6581sid.library or playsid.library (only
available with registered version)
Vic: Line-based emulation. All graphics modes, horizontal
and vertical mode. Complete sprite emulation.
6510: All undocumented opcodes.
Peripherals: Keyboard and joystick input. 1541 fastload and
fastsave for all programs. Support for .t64,
.d64, .p00 and regular C64 programs.
COMMENT : Uses bitplane optimized graphics functions; on fast Amigas
original C64 speed is possible. Runs in a fully multi-
tasking environment. Comes with AmigaGuide docs in English,
German and Swedish. Rated 90% in CU Amiga magazine.

2.1.2 C64 Emulators for the PC.

PROGRAM: ALEC64 (The ALE C64 Emulator)
VERSION: 1.12 (beta; docs and disk image support are missing)
FILE: ale64112.zip (MSDOS binaries)
alec64-1.12-elfbin.tar.gz (Linux ELF binaries)
alec64-1.12-aoutbin.tar.gz (Linux a.out binaries)
MACHINE: 486+ PC running DOS or Linux
AUTHOR: Andreas Arens, Lutz Sammer and Edgar Tornig
REQUIRES: 486/33 (only 25 frames), 486dx2/66 for 100% speed. 4mb memory.
DETAILS: Sid: Yes (pc-speaker, dsp and opl3)
VIC: Yes (99%)
6510: Yes, with most used undocumented opcodes.
Other: Machine code monitor.
Joystick: Port 1 or 2 with keypad.
1541: Only binary and .p00 format supported.
COMMENT: This is a freely distributable, but copyright-protected software.
You can get the Linux and DOS versions from
ftp://ftp.sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Emulators
or ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/cbm/c64/emulation/alec

New in this version:
OPL3 support for all versions.
DSP support only in the Linux versions.
lib.c64 support for all versions.
read-modify-write bug of 6510 implemented.
open-border support under MSDOS (uses VESA; requires dx4/100 for
1:1 emulation)
video-sync is now a command-line option.
Some convertor utils added.

PROGRAM: The C64 emulator
VERSION: alpha (unavailable)
FILE: c64.tar.gz
MACHINE: 486+ PC running Linux
AUTHOR: Lutz Sammer <[email protected]>
DOS/linux port by Andreas Arens
DETAILS: Sid: Yes. (speaker/dsp/synth chip)
Vic: Yes, with sprites.
6510: Yes; No Undocumented opcodes.
Peripherals: 1541
Other: 6502 disassembler included.
COMMENTS: Linux/DOS protected mode C and 486 ASM source.
supports Module image/Autoload program, load/save snapshot

PROGRAM: c64.zip
FILE: c64.zip
MACHINE: IBM PC running DOS
AUTHOR: Johannes Kiehl (hannes%[email protected])
REQUIRES: Hercules graphics card.
DETAILS: Sid: No.
Vic: Text mode only.
6510: No, Interpreted Basic commands only.
Peripherals: 1541.
COMMENTS: Very primitive. Documentation in German, although a partial
English translation exists.

PROGRAM: c64s (C64 Software Emulator)
VERSION: 2.0 commercial, 1.1b shareware
FILE: C64S11BD.ZIP & c64s20ru.exe
MACHINE: IBM PC running DOS
AUTHOR: Miha Peternel
[email protected]
[email protected] (formerly [email protected])
[email protected]
[email protected] (use this one when all of the above fail)
COMMERCIAL CONTACT:
For sales and support in North America, contact Seattle Lab:
Seattle Lab
9606 Northeast 180th Street
Bothell, WA 98011
U.S.A.
Phone: 206.402.6003
Fax: 206.828.9011
Email: [email protected] (General info)
[email protected] (Ordering information)
CompuServe: 71202,560
FTP: ftp.seattlelab.com (204.250.45.1)
WWW: http://www.seattlelab.com
REQUIRES: 386 or better, VGA, and about 500k low RAM free.
DETAILS: Sid: Yes - To pc speaker, Sound Blaster, GUS, Covox, and Pro
Audio Spectrum. No filters.
Vic: Sprites, All screen modes, raster effects.
6510: Yes, with Undocumented opcodes.
Peripherals: Tape, 1541 & joystick emulation. Commercial release
supports analogue joysticks.
COMMENTS: 100% in assembler. Commercial release contains several utilities
to help read real C64 tapes and disks. Shareware version has a
time limit of 10 minutes before dropping you back to DOS.

New in v2.0:

- .ini files are used for configuration
- Menu-driven, more user-friendly config utility
- Can use a PC mouse to emulate a 1351 mouse in port 2
- improvments in SID emulation on all cards
- better sprite handling (games such as Turrican 2 that
use multiplexers now show the whole sprite instead of
parts
- 100% exact 1541 emulation mode, handles most known fast-
loaders and copy protections. Special mode for GEOS.

PROGRAM: C64 Alive
VERSION: 1.0 (alpha test)
FILE: c64alv10.zip
MACHINE: IBM PC
AUTHOR: Frank Littmann ([email protected])
REQUIRES: 386, 256k memory + 2560k XMS and VGA. 486/33+ recommended.
DETAILS: Sid: Yes - To Adlib or Soundblaster.
Vic: Sprites, full raster & sprite collision
6510: Yes, with Undocumented opcodes.
Peripherals: Joystick, Printer, Disk2Dos drive,
Reu ram expansion supported.
Other: Machine code monitor.
COMMENTS: 100% in assembler. Get from ftp.uni-kl.de /pub/pc/dos/misc
Option of "regular" or "slow" (320x200) mode for previously
not working machines.

PROGRAM: Personal C64 (PC64)
VERSION: 1.18
FILES: pc64d118.zip (German) or pc64e118.zip (English)
OLD FILES: c64.zip, c64neu.zip, mc64.zip, pc64.zip, pc64sh.zip
MACHINE: IBM PC/AT 386 (486DX2-66 recommended), DOS 3.3 or higher,
Linux 1.1.62/63 with dosemu 0.53.pl32 can all be used
AUTHOR: Wolfgang Lorenz (CIS 100112,220 = [email protected])
CONTACT: To register in America, send $30 in cash, check, or M.O. to:

Ted Drude Pre-built cables and printed-out
103 Belle Circle copies of the manual are available at
Madison, AL 35758 extra charges. Add $4 for COD delivery.
([email protected])

REQUIRES: VGA in mode 13h (VLB or PCI recommended), 500 Kbyte low RAM free,
486dx2/66 recommended for 100% speed at 50 fps
DETAILS: SID: Voices 1-3 to Adlib, digitized samples to Soundblaster DSP.
No filters, no syncs.
VIC: Sprites, collisions, all screen modes, raster effects,
optionally DMA. No open borders, no light pen.
CIA: Ports and directions A and B, reversed keyboard matrix,
timers A and B, cascaded timers, TOD with alarm, userport
mapping to external program. No SDR, no timer-to-port
connection, no IEC connection.
6510: Decimal mode, all undocumented opcodes, partial $00/$01
emulation. No tape connection.
Keyboard: National keyboard driver or original C64 mapping.
Joysticks: IBM analog, C64 digital (on PC64 cable) or keyboard
emulation (white arrows and right Ctrl).
Peripherals: Harddisk emulation via PC filesystem (PC64 files,
*.P00), 1541 emulation via disk images (*.D64), any
CBM drive connected to an external C64, printer to DOS
file or device with CBM->ASCII translation. No tapes.
COMMENTS: Built-in file manager. Multiple virtual
C64s in different windows. Trace function with commented port
access. Multiple system ROMs and modules.
1.18 is the final DOS version; all subsequent work will be on
PC64 for Windows (see below).

PROGRAM: PC64 2.10 for Windows
VERSION: 2.10
FILE: pc64w210.zip
MACHINE: IBM PC
AUTHOR: Wolfgang Lorenz
CONTACT: (see above)
REQUIRES: PC running Windows 95, Windows NT with WinG installed, or
Windows 3.1 with both WinG and Win32s (Windows 32-bit exten-
sions) v1.25 installed. Pentium-100 with PB-cache and PCI
graphics is recommended.
DETAILS: SID: Yes.
6510: 99% emulated.
Joysticks: Yes, via keyboard or PC joystick (registered
version only).
Peripherals: 1541 fastloader support. Handles .d64 disk images,
.p00 files and raw CBM binaries.

New in v2.10:
- Sound
- Control Center added
- DIBSection support added
- Joysticks added (reg. version only)
- Illegal CPU commands added
- Writing to disk images supported

PROGRAM: Win64
VERSION: Beta version 2
FILE: win64b02.zip
MACHINE: IBM PC
AUTHOR: Ralph Mason ([email protected])
CONTACT: Official web page at http://www.gold.net/users/ez11/
REQUIRES: PC running Windows 95 or NT only.
DETAILS: Sid: None.
6510: 99% emulated.
Uses .t64 and .d64 files.

2.1.3 C64 Emulators for the Atari.

PROGRAM: c64.tos
VERSION: 3.0
FILE: c64.lzh / c64.lha
MACHINE: Atari ST
AUTHOR: Uwe Seimet
DETAILS: Sid: No.
Vic: No, just text mode with screen at $0400
6510: Yes.
Peripherals: EPSON printer, disk drive (limited 1541 emulation)/
COMMENTS: Very rough emulation. No banking, no shadow I/O.
The documentation is in German only. Assembly source included.

2.1.4 C64 Emulators for the Macintosh.

PROGRAM: Mac 64
VERSION: 4
FILE: mac64-04.hqx
OLD FILES: mac64sea.hqx, mac64col.hqx, mac64-02.hqx, mac64-03.hqx
MACHINE: Apple Macintosh
AUTHOR: Earle F. Philhower III ([email protected])
DETAILS: Sid: No.
Vic: Hi-res gfx, sprites, scrolling.
6510: Yes.
Peripherals: 1541 emulation, hard drive & printer, tape images.
COMMENTS: Source code included. Work has stopped on the emulator.

+ PROGRAM: Power64
+ VERSION: 1.1
+ FILE: Power64-11.sit
+ MACHINE: Macintosh
+ AUTHOR: Roland Lieger ([email protected])
+ CONTACT: WWW Page: http://auto.tuwien.ac.at/~rlieger/Power64/Power64.html
+ REQUIRES: Power Macintosh (no 680x0 support)
+ DETAILS: 6510: Yes (with undocumented opcodes)
+ VIC: Scanline based Emulation
+ All Video-Modes, Sprites, Scrolling,
+ Raster & Sprite Interrupts
+ SID: Yes (no filters, no resonance)
+ Peripherals:
+ Keyboard: National keyboard or original C64 mapping
+ Joysticks: via Mac-Keyboard
+ Paddles: via Mac-Mouse
+ Lightpen: via Mac-Mouse
+ Printer: Yes, Text or Binary to Mac-File
+ 1541: Yes
+ Tape: Yes
+ Hard Disk: Yes
+ COMMENT: 100% Speed on all Power Macintoshes
+ Choose PAL or NTSC Mode; Selectable CPU Speed
+ Clean Macintosh Application - Works with Multitasking (Speed will
+ suffer when running background processes).

+ PROGRAM: Commodore 64 VICE
+ VERSION: 2.3
+ FILES: macvice.sit.hqx
+ MACHINE: Power Macintosh
+ AUTHOR: Arthur Choung (Mac port) - [email protected]
+ NOTE: For more information about the emulation please see the VICE
+ entry in the "C64 emulators for Unix" section.

2.1.5 C64 Emulators for Unix.

+ PROGRAM: VICE (Versatile Commodore 8-bit Emulator)
+ VERSION: 0.11
+ FILES: vice-0.11.0.tar.gz
+ MACHINE: Unix with X windows, Power Macintosh
AUTHORS: Jarkko Sonninen ([email protected])
Jouko Valta ([email protected])
Teemu Rantanen ([email protected])
and many others.
DETAILS: Sid: No.
+ Vic: All video modes. Multicolor and hires sprites. Collisions.
6510: Yes, with Undocumented opcodes.
+ Peripherals: 1541 emulation with disk images (.d64 support).
+ .t64 support in c64 emulation only.
Access to filesystem via drive 9.
Joystick #1 to cursor keys.
Reu ram expansion supported.
ROM modules supported too.
Other: Basic lister/cruncher program.
Machine code monitor & runtime trace.
Kernal rom patcher vers 0, 3, 67, 100.
Linux joystick support. (Cursor-key stick removed.)
COMMENTS: ANSI C source code included. 65xx/8502 CPU documentation included.
Uses Xt and Xaw libraries.
Has different xdebugger and arg-parser modules for portability.
ROMs not included! See the dox for details in extracting them.
+ Offical World wide web site for VICE at:
+ http://stekt.oulu.fi/~jopi/vice.html

PROGRAM : x64
VERSION : 0.3
FILE : x64-0.3.0.tar.gz
MACHINE : Unix box running XWindows
NOTE : No longer supported. x64 has merged with the xcbm project
to form the VICE emulation project (see above).

2.1.6 C64 Emulators for BeBox.

PROGRAM : Frodo
VERSION : 3.0
FILE : FrodoV3_0.tar.gz
MACHINE : BeBox (BeOS DR7) and Unix/X11R6
AUTHOR : Christian Bauer <[email protected]>
REQUIRES: C64 ROMs
STATUS : Freeware, source included
DETAILS : SID: Digital emulation (8 bit, 44.1kHz), no filters
VIC: Line-based emulation, all screen modes, sprites,
collisions/priorities, DMA cycles, raster effects, open
top/bottom borders
6510: All undocumented opcodes
Keyboard: Original C64 mapping
Joysticks: 1 or 2 joysticks, keyboard emulation
Peripherals: 1541 emulation in host file system or .d64 files
(read-only); optional processor-level 1541 emulation
(supports ~50% of all fastloaders)
COMMENT : This emulator focuses on the exact reproduction of special
graphical effects possible on the C64. Using a line-based
VIC model, Frodo is able to run most games and demos correctly.
An optional processor-level 1541 emulation allows running about
50% of all programs with fastloaders. Built-in machine language
monitor. Unix version still experimental (no joysticks, no sound,
no GUI).

2.2 VIC20 Emulators.

+ PROGRAM: PCVIC
+ VERSION: 1.0
+ FILE: pcvic100.zip
+ MACHINE: IBM PC
+ AUTHOR: Boris van Schooten - [email protected]
+ REQUIRES:Any PC with EGA/VGA graphics. Runs best on a 386dx/40 or greater,
+ and runs passably on a 386sx/20.
+ DETAILS: - Runs most types of ROM and RAM-type programs. Autodetection of
+ RAM expansion.
+ - Support of joystick (via keyboard or joystick) and paddle
+ (via mouse).
+ - Menu driven interface.
+ - Two different screensizes and screen panning to support programs
+ that use large screen modes.

+ PROGRAM: V20
+ FILE: v20dos.zip, v20plus.zip
+ MACHINE: IBM PC
+ AUTHOR: Lance Ewing ([email protected])
+ REQUIRES:PC with VGA graphics and a Soundblaster compatible soundcard.
+ Pentium 90 or better recommended for decent speed.
+ DETAILS: - Supports all functions of the VIC chip registers
+ - 4 voice sound
+ - Most VIC file formats supported
+ - Snapshot support
+ - Menu driven interface.

PROGRAM: vic-emu
FILE: vic-emu.lha (programs are vic-00 and vic-20)
MACHINE: Commodore Amiga
AUTHOR: Pieter van Leuven ([email protected])
DETAILS: 6502: Yes.
Ram expansions:
COMMENTS: vic-00 is for 68000s and vic-20 for 68020/30/40s.

PROGRAM: vic-emulator
FILE: vic-emulatorC64.lnx
MACHINE: Commodore 64
AUTHOR: Fausto Ibarra
DETAILS: Ram expansions: 3k, 8k, 16k & 24k.
COMMENTS: Screen size not emulated.

+ PROGRAM: VIC-20 Emulator
+ VERSION: 1.1
+ FILE: vic20.zip
+ MACHINE: IBM PC
+ AUTHOR: Paul Robson - [email protected]
+ REQUIRES:Any 386 or better machine with VGA graphics.
+ DETAILS: Support for 8k and 16k (.60/.a0 format) rom images.
+ No sound/disk support.

2.3 C128 Emulators.

PROGRAM: x128
VERSION: 0.3.1, 0.4.0 (alpha version)
FILES: x64-0.3.0.tar.gz
DETAILS: See the VICE entry for details.
Vdc: No.
MMU: Bank switching only.
COMMENTS: The first version was released on April 1st, and there are many
things still unimplemented. Basically it's just the 64 emulator
with MMU bank switching and hard-coded shared RAM.
+ Not supported anymore, see the VICE entry above for details.

2.4 PET Emulators.

PROGRAM: "The PET Emulator"
FILE: ???
MACHINE: Commodore 64
AUTHOR: Commodore 64 Software Bonus Pack
DETAILS: Emulates 2001 series, 4032 series & basic 4.0
COMMENTS: From their blurb: "The PET Emulator allows most existing
PET programs written in BASIC to be RUN on the Commodore 64".

2.5 SID Emulators.

Programs of this kind emulate the Sound Interface Device chip (MOS 6581),
the MPU (MOS 6510) and few additional hardware components of the C64/128
on machines where these chips don't exist. Their only aim is to give you
the possibility to listen to all the many soundtracks from C64 games and
demos. This is done by executing 6510-machine code routines that access
the SID chip to produce music or sound output. In general these
subroutines are independent fragments of code and data which can be
ripped from games and demonstration programs and are transfered
directly from the C64.

The quality of a SID emulator's sound output is very machine dependent,
but due to the fact that only the necessary hardware components are
emulated, the sound quality should be higher and more realistic than the
output of the average C64 emulator.

Refer to chapter 2.7.2 and 4.7.2 of this FAQ on where to find all the
SID music files you'll ever need.

PROGRAM: Play SID
VERSION: 3.0
FILE: PlaySID3.0.lha
OLD FILES: PlaySID-2.0.lha, PlaySID2.1.dms, PlaySID2.2.lha
MACHINE: Commodore Amiga
AUTHORS: Haakan Sundell & Ron Birk <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
DETAILS: Sid: Yes, all except filter, also works with multi-tasking.
6510: Yes, with Undocumented opcodes.
COMMENTS: C64 Sid chip emulator.3.0 supports viewing of most C64 picture
formats, has a realtime waveform/envelope display, supports
"multiselect" in filerequester and has some other nice improvements