E-UAE is free, open-source software for running Amiga programs on other platforms. Based on UAE and WinUAE, it incorporates an emulation core merged from WinUAE 1.3.x. It supports Amiga models including 68000-based ECS, ECS with Fat Agnus, AGA, CDTV, CD32, 68020 and 68060 systems. Supported disk image formats include ADF, DMS, FDI and IPF, as well as gzip- and ZIP-compressed images; save states and hardware acceleration are supported. Full use requires an Amiga Kickstart ROM image, which is not included. The built-in ROM emulation may work with some older games, and copyrighted ROMs may not be freely distributed. In a desktop window, an integrated mouse feature synchronizes the Amiga pointer with the host pointer. An experimental OpenGL renderer is available in the SDL display backend, and uae-configuration can query or change settings inside emulated AmigaOS. The project builds for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and other systems, with features varying by host. The Mac OS X version is for PowerPC hardware; Intel Mac users are directed to separate builds.
Who it is for
E-UAE suits people who want to run Amiga software on a supported host platform. Users should have access to a Kickstart ROM image for full use and check whether their host supports the features they need.
What is good
- Supports a range of Amiga models.
- Handles ADF, DMS, FDI and IPF disk images.
- Supports save states and hardware acceleration.
- Mouse synchronization is available in desktop-window use.
What to know first
- A Kickstart ROM image is not included.
- Some listed features are unsupported.
- Virtual filesystem may mangle non-ASCII filenames.
- Configuration GUI requires GTK+ and is incomplete.
Verdict
E-UAE provides Amiga emulation across several host systems, with feature support varying by platform. Full use requires a Kickstart ROM image, and the project lists several unsupported features.
E-UAE plans and pricing
All plansCompared on Amiga emulators
- Amiga models
- 68000-based ECS, ECS with Fat Agnus, AGA, CDTV, CD32, 68020, 68060
- Host platforms
- Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris, BeOS, AmigaOS, MorphOS, AROS
- Save states
- Yes
- Disk image formats
- ADF, DMS, FDI, IPF; gzip- and ZIP-compressed images
- Kickstart included
- No
- Hardware acceleration
- Yes