What is PCem?
PCem is an open-source emulator for x86-based PCs. It enables you to emulate old PCs with various CPUs, graphics cards, sound cards and other peripherals. The goal of PCem is to be a highly compatible and customizable PC emulator.
Some key features of PCem include:
- Accurate emulation of IA-32 and x86-64 Intel and AMD CPU models, including 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro and AMD K6.
- Support for common graphics cards like CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA.
- Emulation of various sound cards such as Sound Blaster.
- Ability to emulate add-on cards and peripherals via ISA, VLB and PCI slots.
- Emulation of hard drives, CD/DVD-ROM and floppy drives to install various operating systems and software.
- Save and load states to quickly resume emulation sessions.
- Customizable with downloadable BIOS images to improve compatibility.
Some popular uses of PCem include running old MS-DOS games or productivity apps, testing software, or experimenting with different operating systems. Overall, it provides a convenient way to emulate x86 PCs on modern systems without having to find old hardware.