Emulation and hardware virtualization software of various descriptions, most of them obsolete by now:
| Category | Date | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming | May’11 | Dolphin | An amazing Wii and GameCube emulator |
| Apr’11 | Emulaunch | A multi-emulator front-end suitable for use on a TV | |
| Apr’10 | Open Emu | A modular emulator that can be used as a Quartz Composer plug-in | |
| Sixtyforce | A N64 emulator with the ability to render games in high resolution. | ||
| mupen64plus | a less polished but cross-platform alternative | ||
| DOSBox | A special-purpose x86 emulator geared for gaming. See Boxer for an excellent Mac port. | ||
| Dec’08 | Boycott Advance | GBA emulator. Universal binary. | |
| KiGB | Gameboy/Gameboy colour emulator. | ||
| Sinclair | Dec’10 | Fuse | A recent port of the cross-platform ZX Spectrum emulator Fuse |
| zxsp | Emulates a range of Z80-based devices, including the ZX81 I started out with. | ||
| Amiga | Dec’10 | PUAE | Probably the most recent one. |
| Older | E-UAE | Cross-platform Amiga emulator that can be used with HiToro, a configuration front-end. Universal binaries are here | |
| MaxUAE | Somewhat dead, with only Power PC binaries available. | ||
| Generic x86 | Older | Virtual PC | Still the best option for running Windows on Power PC |
| QEMU | See also Q for a Power PC front-end |