VirtualAcorn
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| Developer | 3QD Developments |
| Initial release | 2002 |
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| Operating system | RISC OS |
| Platform | ARM architecture |
| Licence | Proprietary commercial software |
VirtualAcorn is the brand name of several commercial emulators of Acorn Computers computer hardware platforms.[1]
Development
[edit | edit source]VirtualAcorn is developed by Graeme Barnes[2] and Aaron Timbrell.[3] It is a commercial version of the freeware emulator Red Squirrel, developed by Barnes.[2][4] In 2004, supply of the software was moved to Timbrell's company 3QD Developments.[4]
Virtual A5000
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Emulator |
| License | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.riscos.com/ |
Virtual A5000 is an emulator of Acorn Computers A5000 computer. It included a copy of RISC OS 3.11. Virtual A5000 was released at BETT 2002[5] and stopped shipping in 2004.[6]
It is now commercially available again from riscos.com[7] with the latest version dated 2014.
VirtualRPC
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| File:Emu running emu.jpg Windows XP running VirtualRPC, which is in turn running a ZX Spectrum emulator | |
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS |
| Type | Emulator |
| License | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.virtualacorn.co.uk/ |
VirtualRPC is an emulator of Acorn Computers' Risc PC computer.
Initially VirtualRPC was only available bundled with the MicroDigital Alpha range of PC laptops,[8][2] but was later made available as a standalone product for sale.[9] In 2003, the developers reached an agreement with RISCOS Ltd to license its OS.[10]
VirtualRPC comes in four versions, with support for emulating ARM7 or ARM7 and StrongARM[11] each coming with either RISC OS 4.02 or RISC OS Adjust 4.39.[6]
Hardware bundles
[edit | edit source]Initially VirtualRPC was included on the MicroDigital Alpha range of PC laptops, and it has also been shipped by Advantage Six on the A5 series[12] and by R-Comp in their RISCube/SpaceCube/RiscBook range.[13]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ OSNews - The Slightly Strange World of RISC OS
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Iconbar - Virtual Acorns?
- ^ a b Drobe - VirtualRiscPC upgrades to Adjust
- ^ - VirtualA5000 ready to run emulator
- ^ Drobe - VirtualRiscPC freed from Alpha laptop?
- ^ Iconbar - Virtual Acorn licences RISC OS 4
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Drobe - VirtualAcorn expand emulator range
- ^ Advantage Six - Products
- ^ RISCube Homepage
External links
[edit | edit source]- http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/article.php?id=1600&nc=17
- http://www.drobe.co.uk/article.php?id=799 Drobe - Virtual License
