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==Software retrocomputing==

As old computer hardware becomes harder to maintain, there has been increasing interest in computer simulation. This is especially the case with old [[mainframe computer]]s, which have largely been scrapped, and have space, power, and environmental requirements which the average user can't afford. The memory size and speed of current systems enable simulation of many old systems to run faster thatthan that system on original hardware {{citation needed|date=February 2023}}.

One popular simulator, the history simulator [[SIMH]], offers simulations for over 50 historic systems, from the 1950s thru the present. The [[Hercules (emulator)|Hercules]] emulator simulates the IBM System/360 family from [[System/360]] to 64-bit [[IBM Z|System/z]]. A simulator is available for the [[Honeywell]] [[Multics]] system.