Emulation

Function definition: Tools that enable the emulation or virtualisation of a hardware or software system on another system.

Lifecycle stage: Preservation Action

Tools for this function

Tool	Purpose
DOSBox	DOSBox is a DOS-emulator for different platforms, such as Windows, BeOS, Linux, MacOS X.
Dioscuri	Dioscuri is a computer hardware emulator, specifically designed to be used as part of a digital preservation strategy.
IBM Digital Asset Preservation Tool	IBM's Digital Asset Preservation Tool is a proof-of-concept demonstration of the Universal Virtual Computer solution that provides long-term access to JPEG and GIF87a files.
JPC	JPC is the fast pure Java x86 PC emulator.
KEEP Emulation Framework	KEEP Emulation Framework (EF) allows users to view and interact with digital files that otherwise would require obsolete hardware and software.
Kernel-based virtual machine	KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V).
Linux-VServer	Linux-VServer provides virtualization for GNU/Linux systems.
OpenVZ wiki	OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux.
ReactOS	ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system for personal computers intended to be binary-compatible with computer programs and device drivers made for Windows Server 2003 and later versions of Windows.
Recompute	Automatically generates "playable" virtual machines from source code on github
SheepShaver	SheepShaver is a MacOS run-time environment for BeOS and Linux that allows you to run classic MacOS applications inside the BeOS/Linux multitasking environment.
VMware Player	VMware Player is the easiest way to run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC.
VirtualBox	VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
Windows Virtual PC	Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC, available on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate, allow you to run multiple Windows environments, such as Windows XP Mode, from your Windows 7 desktop.
Wine	Wine lets you run Windows software on other operating systems.
Xen	The Xen hypervisor, the powerful open source industry standard for virtualization, offers a powerful, efficient, and secure feature set for virtualization of x86, x86_64, IA64, ARM, and other CPU architectures.