ARAnyM

Spec sheet

Purpose

ARAnyM is a software virtual machine for running 32-bit Atari ST/TT/Falcon operating systems and TOS/GEM applications on host computers.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Intended users

The project describes its goal as providing Atari power users with faster and better machines and keeping TOS/GEM applications usable on a new platform.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The project directs questions, bug reports, ideas and discussions to its Google Groups mailing list and accepts GitHub issues.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

License

The project repository states ARAnyM is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or any later version.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Bundled system

AFROS provides a preconfigured EmuTOS, FreeMiNT, fVDI, XaAES and TeraDesk setup with current ARAnyM drivers, and the page says commercial TOS or disk-driver software is not needed to start it.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Compatibility caveat

The project says its goal is not to emulate an existing Atari machine and warns that some poorly designed applications may not work as they would on original Atari hardware.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

CPU and FPU

It offers an MC68040-compatible CPU with optional MMU, an MC68881-compatible FPU, and a JIT compiler for CPU and FPU.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Development status

The project describes ARAnyM as unfinished beta work in progress and says Linux-ia32 is the only platform tested and fully working on that page.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Downloads

The official download page lists v1.1.0 as the latest release and points to Debian and Ubuntu packages as well as source and binary archives.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Graphics and sound

Features include host-accelerated fVDI graphics and DMA-compatible 16-bit 48 kHz stereo sound.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Host access

It can access host filesystems through BetaDOS or a MiNT native XFS driver, and host networking through a MiNT-Net XIF driver.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Live CD

The ARAnyM/AFROS Live CD boots from CD without writing to the hard drive on its own, though users can write to host drives from within AFROS.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Memory

The feature page lists 14 MB of ST-RAM and configurable Fast-RAM from 0 to 3824 MB.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Other emulated hardware

The listed hardware includes MFP, IKBD, ACIA, VIDEL, BLITTER, FDC, IDE, DSP MC56001, and a bidirectional parallel port.Read 9 Oct 2026 · aranym.github.io

Security and warranty

The repository license text says the software is distributed without any warranty, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Every ARAnyM plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Multi-System Emulators#10 of 548.3