BBC Micro emulators

BBC Micro

Developer	BBC
Type	Computers
Release date	1981
Discontinued	1994
Predecessor	Acorn Atom
Successor	Acorn Archimedes
Emulated	✓

The BBC Micro, also known as the BBC Microcomputer System or the Beeb as it was affectionately called, was a series of microcomputers created by Acorn Electronics for the BBC's computer literacy project. They were designed to be rugged, stable, and easy to use.

Nine models were produced with the BBC brand, the phrase "BBC Micro" usually referring to the first six (Model A, B, B+64, B+128, Master 128, and Master Compact), the latter three being referred to under the name Acorn Archimedes. Some of the other model variants that followed after include Master Turbo and Master 512. The system was primarily used in schools across the United Kingdom, but also found success in the home computer markets in the UK, the US, and West Germany.

The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro; it uses the same processor and is software compatible (albeit slower) for programs that use the hardware abstractions and video modes provided by Acorn's OS, but uses incompatible hardware. As a result, it has a largely distinct set of emulators.

Emulators

While the BBC Micro had fewer games than its contemporary systems like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, or Commodore 64, it was a powerful machine and several notable titles were created for it, including Elite and Starship Command.

BBC Micro
Name	Latest Version	BBC Micro	BBC Master	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
BeebEM	git	B, B+, M128	✓	✓	✓	✓
B-em	2.2, git	A, B, B+, M128, MC	MT, M512	✓	✓	✓
Model B	10-04-04	B, B+	✗	✓	✗	✓
jsbeeb	Web, git	B, M128	MT	✓	✓	✓
BeebIt	0.65	B, B+, M128	✗	?	✗	✓
BBC Micro Emulator	[1], Website	A, B, B+, M128, MC	MT	✓	✓	✓
BeebItJ	1.03	B, B+, M128	✗	?	✗	~
Horizon	1.4.0	B	✗	?	✓	~
B2	git	B, B+, M128	✗	✓	✓	✗
Mobile / ARM
Beebdroid (B-em based)	2.0	A, B, B+, M128, MC	MT, M512	?	✗	✓
Console
PSPBEEB	1.10	B	✗	?	✗	✓
BeebEM PS2	v1.0 Beta 3	B	✓	?	✗	✓