SIMH
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Developer(s) | Robert M. Supnik |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1993[1] |
| Stable release |
3.9 / May 3, 2012
|
| Operating system | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, OpenVMS |
| Platform | x86, IA-64, PowerPC, SPARC, ARM |
| Type | Hardware virtualization |
| License | MIT (modified) |
| Website | simh |
SIMH is a highly portable, multi-system emulator which runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and OpenVMS. It is maintained by Bob Supnik, a former DEC engineer and DEC vice president, and has been in development in one form or another since the 1960s.
Contents
History[edit]
SIMH was based on a much older systems emulator called MIMIC, which was written in the late 1960s at Applied Data Research.[1] SIMH was started in 1993 with the purpose of preserving minicomputer hardware and software which was fading into obscurity.[1]
Emulated Hardware[edit]
SIMH emulates hardware from the following companies.
Data General[edit]
Digital Equipment Corporation[edit]
GRI Corporation[edit]
Hobbyist Projects[edit]
IBM[edit]
Interdata[edit]
- 16-bit series
- 32-bit series
Hewlett-Packard[edit]
- 2116
- 2100
- 21MX
- 3000
Honeywell[edit]
- H316
- H516
MITS[edit]
- Altair 8800 both Intel 8080 and Zilog Z80 versions
Royal-Mcbee[edit]
- LGP-30
- LGP-21
Scientific Data Systems[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Preserving Computing's Past: Restoration and Simulation" Max Burnet and Bob Supnik, Digital Technical Journal, Volume 8, Number 3, 1996.
- ^ http://www.schorn.ch/altair_5.php
External links[edit]
- Official website
- SIMH on GitHub
- Additional VAX/MicroVAX models for SIMH
- Running VAX/VMS Under Linux Using SIMH
- OpenBSD/vax on SIMH
- Debian Package
- FreeBSD Port
- UNIX: Old School. Using SIMH to explore UNIX history - Matthew Hoskins
 |
This emulation-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
