Fuse (emulator)

Fuse
Developer(s)Fuse Team
Stable release
1.6.0[1] / February 28, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-28)[2]
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemFreeBSD, GP2X, macOS, Linux, Windows, AmigaOS, MorphOS
TypeEmulator
LicenseGPL
Websitefuse-emulator.sourceforge.net

The Free Unix Spectrum Emulator (Fuse) is an emulator of the 1980s ZX Spectrum home computer and its various clones for Unix, Windows and macOS. Fuse is free software, released under the GNU General Public License. There are ports of Fuse to several platforms including GP2X, PlayStation 3,[3] PlayStation Portable, Wii, the Nokia N810, and Android (as the Spectacol project).[4]

The project was started in 1999[5] and is still under development as of 2019. It has been recognised as one of the most full-featured and accurate Spectrum emulators available for Linux,[6][7][8] and portions of its code have been ported and adapted for use in other free software projects such as the Sprinter emulator SPRINT and the ZX81 emulator EightyOne.

  1. ^ "Fuse - the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator". What's new section. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via SourceForge.
  2. ^ Meunier, Fredrick (28 February 2021). "Fuse 1.6.0 released". Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via SourceForge.
  3. ^ "FUSE: An unofficial Free Unix Spectrum Emulator PS3 Port". PSX-Scene. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  4. ^ Vatra, BogDan (2020-02-16), Github, retrieved 2020-02-17
  5. ^ Google Groups — initial release announcement
  6. ^ Goodwin, Simon (May 2001). "Emulating a legend". Linux Format (14): 56–59.
  7. ^ Bothwick, Neil; et al. (August 2005). "Emulate!" (PDF). Linux Format (69): 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-24. There are various Spectrum emulators for Linux, all in varying stages of development, but the leaders are Fuse [...]
  8. ^ "Fuse entry on Sinclair FAQ". Archived from the original on 2006-12-22. Retrieved 2007-12-02.