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(Intel took over Virtutech, and it's no longer available to students, and the website has changed. Also the sics.se link is now dead.)
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'''SimICS''' is an instruction-set simulator and operating system emulator for Sparc V8 (supersparc), capable to run Linux and SunOS. It is a powerful tool for computer architecture research, program debugging, and performance analysis of software systems.
'''SimICS''' is an instruction-set simulator and operating system emulator for a variety of architectures, including PowerPC, Sparc, x86, MIPS and ARM. It is a powerful tool for computer architecture research, program debugging, and performance analysis of software systems.


There used to be an older version available for free; unfortunately this has now disappeared. The commercial version's site is http://www.windriver.com/products/simics/index.html. University faculties can obtain a copy for free, see http://www.windriver.com/universities/.
There is an old Linux version and information available here: http://www.sics.se/simics/

The most up to date (and expensive) commercial version is at http://www.virtutech.com/products/simics.html. If you're a student you can get a copy for free.


[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Emulators]]

Revision as of 19:28, 5 September 2010

SimICS is an instruction-set simulator and operating system emulator for a variety of architectures, including PowerPC, Sparc, x86, MIPS and ARM. It is a powerful tool for computer architecture research, program debugging, and performance analysis of software systems.

There used to be an older version available for free; unfortunately this has now disappeared. The commercial version's site is http://www.windriver.com/products/simics/index.html. University faculties can obtain a copy for free, see http://www.windriver.com/universities/.