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'''WinUAE''' (or '''UAE''' "[[Unix|UNIX]] [[Amiga]] [[Emulator]]") is a free software designed to run [[software]] written for the [[Amiga]] range of computers. Originally it was called the ''Unusable [[Amiga]] [[Emulator]]'', due to it not even being able to boot, but that definition has since become obsolete. Ports to non-Unix operating systems often use the [[backronym]] ''Ubiquitous'' Amiga Emulator.

UAE has been ported to many host [[operating_system|operating systems]], including [[Linux]], [[Mac OS]], [[FreeBSD]], [[DOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[RISC OS]], [[BeOS]], the [[Xbox]] console, and even [[AmigaOS]]. Because it runs on non-Unix platforms, it is sometimes called the ''Ubiquitous [[Amiga]] [[Emulator]]'' or the ''Ultimate [[Amiga]] [[Emulator]]'' to preserve the acronym.

UAE is considered by many a milestone in computer emulation, because it was possibly the first program that attempted to emulate an architecture that relies on complex [[coprocessor]]s for many tasks.
There have been many threads in the past on [[USENET]] and other public forums where people argued about the possibility of writing an Amiga emulator.
When UAE finally was released, many were amazed by something they previously thought impossible, and some were skeptical about it because they believed that it would never become fast enough to be usable.

Despite the skepticism, however, UAE is quite usable today, thanks partly to the effort taken to develop it and partly to the big improvements in technology that brought us computers many times faster than those UAE was initially run on. Many Amiga games and applications could run smoothly on a [[Pentium II]]-era system. The realization that an useful Amiga emulator could be written contributed to an enthusiasm about emulation, which started or speeded efforts to write emulators of the most various, obscure and complicated architectures.

There are currently two forks of the original tree:

*'''WinUAE''', designed to run on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
*'''E-UAE''', an experimental tree which ports back some stuff from WinUAE

Also worth of mention is another Amiga emulator, [[Fellow (computing)|Fellow]], which was released not too long after the first usable versions of UAE, and generated [[competition]] beneficial to both projects.

== Download ==
*[http://www.winuae.net/files/InstallWinUAE1110.exe WinUAE v1.1.1 Amiga Emulator]

==External links==
*[http://www.winuae.net/ WinUAE Website]
*[http://uae.back2roots.org/ UAE Discussion board ]
*[http://eab.abime.net/forumdisplay.php?forumid=5 EAB WinUAE board]
*[http://www.freiburg.linux.de/~uae/ UAE Website] UAE Amiga emulator homepage
*[http://www.rcdrummond.net/uae/ E-UAE Website] Experimental UAE with recent WinUAE updates included
*[http://www.back2roots.org/ Back to the roots] UAE Discussion board Loads of legal Amiga downloads. winuae.net host.
*[http://hol.abime.net/ Hall of Light] The ultimate Amiga games database
*[http://www.pcguru.plus.com/uae_faq.html Amiga Emulator FAQ] Amiga emulator frequently asked questions
*[http://www.arabuusimiehet.com/break/index.php?page=blog&id=75 Break's WinUAE configuration guide] An A500 configuration tutorial for WinUAE
*[http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/winuaemenu.htm EasyEmu WinUAE guide] EasyEmu WinUAE beginners guide
*[http://www.amigaforever.com/ Amiga Forever] Legal Amiga emulation package with ROM and OS files
*[http://amigasys.fw.hu/ Instant Workbench setup and software package for WinUAE and Amiga users] Legal Amiga emulation package with ROM and OS files
*[http://www.aros.org/ AROS] Portable and free AmigaOS 3.1 compatible operating system
*[http://caps-project.org/ CAPS] Classic Amiga Preservation Society
*[http://www.worldofclassics.co.uk/ World of Classics] Amiga Games, Demos, Slideshows, Movies and more

[[Category:Hardware & Emulators]]

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