CLK - Revision history

ThomH: The ColecoVision has joined the roster.

2018-04-14T13:50:13Z

The ColecoVision has joined the roster.

Arnoldemu at 10:41, 11 March 2018

2018-03-11T10:41:08Z

ThomH: Resolved repetition

2018-02-22T21:59:46Z

Resolved repetition

ThomH: Added links to allow the emulator to be found

2018-02-22T21:59:07Z

Added links to allow the emulator to be found

ThomH: Whoops; it is of course 1Mhz on a CPC.

2018-02-22T17:04:49Z

Whoops; it is of course 1Mhz on a CPC.

ThomH: Added conclusion on what this emulator isn't.

2018-02-22T15:23:17Z

Added conclusion on what this emulator isn't.

ThomH: Wrote first summary page.

2018-02-22T15:18:55Z

Wrote first summary page.

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CLK, or Clock Signal, is an emulator written and maintained by Thomas Harte. It first acquired support for CPC emulation in late 2017. It was originally available only for macOS but now also has a command-line based Linux/SDL port.

It emulates the [[CPC old generation|old generation]] hardware only but seeks to be cycle perfect in its attempts to do so, right down to producing a 1.79Mhz audio feed and simulating a spinning platter and a fixed head for disk access. Since it has some known incompatibilities, it does not yet fully succeed.

Unlike many emulators, it is not frame-centric, emulating a CRT surface and reproducing its current state in time with the host machine.

Therefore if you have a 144Hz monitor and 192kHz S/PDIF audio output, this emulator will produce 144 different frames each second from the emulated CPC and provide [[PSG]] output at 192kHz.

In addition to the CPC, it also emulates the [[Acorn Electron]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Commodore Vic-20]], [[MSX|MSX 1]], [[Oric 1/Atmos]] and the [[Sinclair ZX80/81]], and seeks to offer all as complete turnkey systems: just open a media image and it'll figure out the target machine, that machine's proper configuration and any commands necessary to launch the media, then it will launch the software contained on the media. The emulator's job is to be as inconspicuous as possible, allowing the user simply to enjoy the work of classic-era authors with no prior knowledge of the emulated machine in use.

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 Therefore if you have a 144Hz monitor and 192kHz S/PDIF audio output, this emulator will produce 144 different frames each second from the emulated CPC and provide [[PSG]] output at 192kHz.
-In addition to the CPC, it also emulates the [[Acorn Electron]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Commodore Vic-20]], [[MSX|MSX 1]], [[Oric 1/Atmos]] and the [[Sinclair ZX80/81]], and seeks to offer all as complete turnkey systems: just open a media image and it'll figure out the target machine, that machine's proper configuration and any commands necessary to launch the media, then it will launch the software contained on the media. The emulator's job is to be as inconspicuous as possible, allowing the user simply to enjoy the work of classic-era authors with no prior knowledge of the emulated machine in use.
+In addition to the CPC, it also emulates the [[Acorn Electron]], [[Atari 2600]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Commodore Vic-20]], [[MSX|MSX 1]], [[Oric 1/Atmos]] and the [[Sinclair ZX80/81]], and seeks to offer all as complete turnkey systems: just open a media image and it'll figure out the target machine, that machine's proper configuration and any commands necessary to launch the media, then it will launch the software contained on the media. The emulator's job is to be as inconspicuous as possible, allowing the user simply to enjoy the work of classic-era authors with no prior knowledge of the emulated machine in use.
 It therefore seeks to be the antithesis of the heavily-chromed ostentatious emulators: to be an invisible link in the user's enjoyment of a piece of software.

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	* [https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases Releases]		* [https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases Releases]
	* [https://github.com/tomharte/clk Source code repository]		* [https://github.com/tomharte/clk Source code repository]
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 In addition to the CPC, it also emulates the [[Acorn Electron]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Commodore Vic-20]], [[MSX|MSX 1]], [[Oric 1/Atmos]] and the [[Sinclair ZX80/81]], and seeks to offer all as complete turnkey systems: just open a media image and it'll figure out the target machine, that machine's proper configuration and any commands necessary to launch the media, then it will launch the software contained on the media. The emulator's job is to be as inconspicuous as possible, allowing the user simply to enjoy the work of classic-era authors with no prior knowledge of the emulated machine in use.
-It therefore seeks to be the antithesis of the heavily-chromed ostentatious emulators: it seeks to be an invisible link in the user's use of a piece of software.
+It therefore seeks to be the antithesis of the heavily-chromed ostentatious emulators: to be an invisible link in the user's enjoyment of a piece of software.
 == External links ==
 * [https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases Releases]
 * [https://github.com/tomharte/clk Source code repository]

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	It therefore seeks to be the antithesis of the heavily-chromed ostentatious emulators: it seeks to be an invisible link in the user's use of a piece of software.		It therefore seeks to be the antithesis of the heavily-chromed ostentatious emulators: it seeks to be an invisible link in the user's use of a piece of software.
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		+	== External links ==
		+	* [https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases Releases]
		+	* [https://github.com/tomharte/clk Source code repository]

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	In addition to the CPC, it also emulates the [[Acorn Electron]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Commodore Vic-20]], [[MSX\|MSX 1]], [[Oric 1/Atmos]] and the [[Sinclair ZX80/81]], and seeks to offer all as complete turnkey systems: just open a media image and it'll figure out the target machine, that machine's proper configuration and any commands necessary to launch the media, then it will launch the software contained on the media. The emulator's job is to be as inconspicuous as possible, allowing the user simply to enjoy the work of classic-era authors with no prior knowledge of the emulated machine in use.		In addition to the CPC, it also emulates the [[Acorn Electron]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Commodore Vic-20]], [[MSX\|MSX 1]], [[Oric 1/Atmos]] and the [[Sinclair ZX80/81]], and seeks to offer all as complete turnkey systems: just open a media image and it'll figure out the target machine, that machine's proper configuration and any commands necessary to launch the media, then it will launch the software contained on the media. The emulator's job is to be as inconspicuous as possible, allowing the user simply to enjoy the work of classic-era authors with no prior knowledge of the emulated machine in use.
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		+	It therefore seeks to be the antithesis of the heavily-chromed ostentatious emulators: it seeks to be an invisible link in the user's use of a piece of software.

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 CLK, or Clock Signal, is an emulator written and maintained by Thomas Harte. It first acquired support for CPC emulation in late 2017. It was originally available only for macOS but now also has a command-line based Linux/SDL port.
-It emulates the [[CPC old generation|old generation]] hardware only but seeks to be cycle perfect in its attempts to do so, right down to producing a 1.79Mhz audio feed and simulating a spinning platter and a fixed head for disk access. Since it has some known incompatibilities, it does not yet fully succeed.
+It emulates the [[CPC old generation|old generation]] hardware only but seeks to be cycle perfect in its attempts to do so, right down to producing a 1Mhz audio feed and simulating a spinning platter and a fixed head for disk access. Since it has some known incompatibilities, it does not yet fully succeed.
 Unlike many emulators, it is not frame-centric, emulating a CRT surface and reproducing its current state in time with the host machine.