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| − | '''Generator''' is an open source emulator by James Ponder designed to emulate the [[Sega Mega Drive | + | | bobscreen=Generator.png |
| + | | title=Generator | ||
| + | | system=[[Sega Mega Drive]] | ||
| + | | os=DOS, Linux, Windows, Amiga, Mac, OS X, [[Dreamcast]], Pocket PC | ||
| + | | developer=James Ponder (DOS, Linux), Mathias "AmiDog" Roslund (Amiga), Richard F. Bannister (Mac), Atani Software (Windows, Dreamcast), Domenico Dato (Pocket PC), MetaFox (Dreamcast) | ||
| + | | language=C | ||
| + | | date=2003-05-07{{ref|http://www.squish.net/generator/download.html}} | ||
| + | | version=0.35 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Generator''' is an open source emulator by James Ponder designed to emulate the [[Sega Mega Drive]] console. It is a portable program written in C and has been ported to the Amiga, Macintosh, Windows, [[Dreamcast]], PlayStation 2 ([[PGen]]), PlayStation Portable ([[PSPGenesis]]) and even Pocket PCs, such as the iPAQ and Cassiopeia. Natively, it compiles under Unix for X Windows with either tcl/tk or gtk/SDL, for svgalib and even cross-compiles to DOS with djgpp/allegro. | ||
Generator uses its own custom 68000 processor emulation which is and uses compilation techniques such as block-marking, flag calculation removal, operand pre-calculation, endian pre-conversion, etc. There are approximately 1600 C routines generated by the first stage of compilation to cope with the 67 instruction families. These include two versions of every instruction - one that calculates flags and one that doesn't, so that unnecessary flag computation is avoided. | Generator uses its own custom 68000 processor emulation which is and uses compilation techniques such as block-marking, flag calculation removal, operand pre-calculation, endian pre-conversion, etc. There are approximately 1600 C routines generated by the first stage of compilation to cope with the 67 instruction families. These include two versions of every instruction - one that calculates flags and one that doesn't, so that unnecessary flag computation is avoided. | ||
==Downloads== | ==Downloads== | ||
| − | {{Download|version=0.35|file=Generator v0.35.7z| | + | {{Download|version=0.35 (DOS and Linux)|file=Generator v0.35.7z|title=Generator}} |
| − | === | + | ===Old versions=== |
| − | * {{file|Generator old versions.7z|Generator versions 0.15, 0.31, 0.32, 0.33, 0.34 and 0.35 plus source codes.}} (1. | + | * {{file|Generator old versions.7z|Generator versions 0.15, 0.31, 0.32, 0.33, 0.34 and 0.35 for DOS and Linux, plus source codes.}} |
| + | ** Includes versions 0.13, 0.13a, 0.13b, 0.15 for Windows. | ||
| + | ** <s>Generator v0.03 (BSD/Linux) (1998-11-08)</s> (missing) | ||
| + | ** <s>Generator v0.11 (BSD/Linux) (2000-01-23)</s> (missing) | ||
| + | ** <s>Generator v0.12 (BSD/Linux) (2000-02-02)</s> (missing) | ||
| + | *** Generator32 v0.13 (2000-02-21) | ||
| + | *** Generator32 v0.13a (2000-03-26) | ||
| + | *** Generator32 v0.13b (2000-04-02) | ||
| + | ** Generator v0.15 (DOS/Linux/source) (2000-04-30) | ||
| + | *** Generator32 v0.15 (2000-05-04) | ||
| + | ** Generator v0.31 (2001-08-07) | ||
| + | ** Generator v0.32 (2001-08-18) | ||
| + | ** Generator v0.33 (2001-09-02) | ||
| + | ** Generator v0.34 (2001-10-20) | ||
| + | ** Generator v0.35 (2003-05-07) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Ports=== | ||
| + | * Amiga: {{file|Generator Amiga.7z|versions 1.15, 0.33, 0.34 and 0.35, plus 0.34 and 0.35 source code.}} | ||
| + | ** 1.06, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14 are missing.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20001002173737/http://www.amidog.com:80/emu/amigenerator/download.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20020328174520/http://www.amidog.com:80/emu/amigenerator/download.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20100812055119/http://www.amidog.se/amiga/amigenerator/download.html}} | ||
| + | * Mac: {{file|Generator Mac.7z|versions 0.0.3a, 0.15a, 0.21, 0.32, 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.6, 0.3.8, 0.3.9, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2, 0.4.3 and 0.4.4}} | ||
| + | ** 0.13, 0.16, 0.1.9, 0.2.0, 0.2.1 are missing.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20000226210344/http://bannister.org:80/software/generate.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010207164429/http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010405023635/http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010602104613/http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010622135605/http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm}} | ||
| + | * Pocket PC: {{file|Generator Pocket PC.7z|versions 1.0b1 and 1.0b2}} | ||
| + | * Dreamcast: {{file|DCGenerator.7z|versions 122502, 0.34b and 0.35, plus 070402, 070502, 122502, 0.34b and 0.35 source code.}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.squish.net/generator/ | + | * [http://www.squish.net/generator/ Official website] |
| + | * [http://www.amidog.se/amiga/amigenerator/ Amiga port website] | ||
| + | * [http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm Mac OS X port website] | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061201110339/http://www.pocketemulator.com:80/genesis.html Pocket PC port website] (archive) | ||
| + | * [http://dcgen.sourceforge.net/ Dreamcast port website] | ||
| + | ** [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dcgen Dreamcast port on Sourceforge] | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | <references/> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 20 January 2019
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| Generator |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive |
| OS: DOS, Linux, Windows, Amiga, Mac, OS X, Dreamcast, Pocket PC |
| Developer: James Ponder (DOS, Linux), Mathias "AmiDog" Roslund (Amiga), Richard F. Bannister (Mac), Atani Software (Windows, Dreamcast), Domenico Dato (Pocket PC), MetaFox (Dreamcast) |
| Programmed in: C |
| Last release date: 2003-05-07[1] (21 years ago) |
| Last version: 0.35 |
Generator is an open source emulator by James Ponder designed to emulate the Sega Mega Drive console. It is a portable program written in C and has been ported to the Amiga, Macintosh, Windows, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 (PGen), PlayStation Portable (PSPGenesis) and even Pocket PCs, such as the iPAQ and Cassiopeia. Natively, it compiles under Unix for X Windows with either tcl/tk or gtk/SDL, for svgalib and even cross-compiles to DOS with djgpp/allegro.
Generator uses its own custom 68000 processor emulation which is and uses compilation techniques such as block-marking, flag calculation removal, operand pre-calculation, endian pre-conversion, etc. There are approximately 1600 C routines generated by the first stage of compilation to cope with the 67 instruction families. These include two versions of every instruction - one that calculates flags and one that doesn't, so that unnecessary flag computation is avoided.
Downloads
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Download Generator
File: Generator v0.35.7z (821 kB) (info)
Current version: 0.35 (DOS and Linux) |
Old versions
- Generator versions 0.15, 0.31, 0.32, 0.33, 0.34 and 0.35 for DOS and Linux, plus source codes. (info) (2.63 MB)
- Includes versions 0.13, 0.13a, 0.13b, 0.15 for Windows.
Generator v0.03 (BSD/Linux) (1998-11-08)(missing)Generator v0.11 (BSD/Linux) (2000-01-23)(missing)Generator v0.12 (BSD/Linux) (2000-02-02)(missing)- Generator32 v0.13 (2000-02-21)
- Generator32 v0.13a (2000-03-26)
- Generator32 v0.13b (2000-04-02)
- Generator v0.15 (DOS/Linux/source) (2000-04-30)
- Generator32 v0.15 (2000-05-04)
- Generator v0.31 (2001-08-07)
- Generator v0.32 (2001-08-18)
- Generator v0.33 (2001-09-02)
- Generator v0.34 (2001-10-20)
- Generator v0.35 (2003-05-07)
Ports
- Amiga: versions 1.15, 0.33, 0.34 and 0.35, plus 0.34 and 0.35 source code. (info) (995 kB)
- Mac: versions 0.0.3a, 0.15a, 0.21, 0.32, 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.6, 0.3.8, 0.3.9, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2, 0.4.3 and 0.4.4 (info) (11.93 MB)
- Pocket PC: versions 1.0b1 and 1.0b2 (info) (276 kB)
- Dreamcast: versions 122502, 0.34b and 0.35, plus 070402, 070502, 122502, 0.34b and 0.35 source code. (info) (1,000 kB)
External links
- Official website
- Amiga port website
- Mac OS X port website
- Pocket PC port website (archive)
- Dreamcast port website
References
- ↑ http://www.squish.net/generator/download.html
- ↑ http://www.amidog.com:80/emu/amigenerator/download.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-10-02 17:37)
- ↑ http://www.amidog.com:80/emu/amigenerator/download.html (Wayback Machine: 2002-03-28 17:45)
- ↑ http://www.amidog.se/amiga/amigenerator/download.html (Wayback Machine: 2010-08-12 05:51)
- ↑ http://bannister.org:80/software/generate.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-02-26 21:03)
- ↑ http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-02-07 16:44)
- ↑ http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-05 02:36)
- ↑ http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-06-02 10:46)
- ↑ http://www.bannister.org/software/generator.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-06-22 13:56)