Clock Signal vs PUAE
Clock Signal
github.comPUAE
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| Figure | Clock Signal | PUAE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Amiga Emulators | 7.7 (#10) | 7.3 (#16) |
| License | The GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed. | The README describes E-UAE as open-source software made available under the GPL; the repository identifies its license as GPL-2.0. |
| Purpose | Clock Signal is an emulator designed to let users launch classic software directly without first learning how to use an emulator or the original machines. | PUAE is described as an Amiga emulator for Pandora and Unix-like systems. |
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In their own words
Clock Signal
Clock Signal is a free emulator for running classic software on Linux and macOS without first having to learn the original machine or emulator controls. It supports systems including the BBC Micro, Apple II, Atari 2600, Commodore Vic-20, early Macintosh, MSX, Sega Master System and ZX Spectrum. When you provide disk, tape or ROM media, it can identify and configure a machine, issue the commands needed to start the software, and speed up loading where possible. It does not import or take ownership of your files. The emulator processes video signals such as composite video and generates audio at the emulated machine’s source rate before filtering it for host output. Its README gives typical audio latency as 5–10 ms; display latency depends on host hardware. It aims for cycle-accurate emulation, which it says it achieves in some cases. Acorn Archimedes, Commodore Amiga and early PC compatible emulation is less complete than for the other listed systems. A BIOS is required. The project is MIT licensed, with macOS releases using Cocoa and Metal and Linux builds available through Qt, OpenGL or SDL options.