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Franz-Josef Elmer
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JFraCE a Java Framework for Computer Emulation
Emulation of hardware and software of old computers on
today's computer is nowadays an important topic in Computer Archeology.
To do this in a platform independent way is a promising approach
to avoid the obsoletness of today's computer in the future.
Java as a well-established and platform independent
object-oriented computer language has the potential for
surviving the breathtaking speed of development in computer
technology. We can be sure that Java implementations will
be common on computers of the next decade. Even in twenty or
thirty years Java will still be used like Cobol nowadays.
The aim of JFraCE is to emulate computers in such a way that the
software written for these machine runs correctly in the
emulator. JFraCE is designed for emulation on the level
of the software. It is not suitable for the emulation of
computer hardware (i.e., the electrical signals or even
mechanical parts).
JFraCE is Open Source. Every one is encouraged to used it and
to contribute with emulators for other CPUs, devices, and
computer systems. The ultimate aim is to have a library of
all the important computers starting with Babbage's
Analytic Engine, including Zuse's Z3, ENIAC, IBM 360, PDP 11,
and microcomputers like ALTAIR 8080, Commondore PET, Apple II etc.
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