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Burroughs B5500 Emulator Hosting Site

This site hosts the current version of the retro-B5500 emulator, an implementation of the legendary Burroughs B5500 that runs in a web browser.

Main Links

• B5500 Home Page
  The home page from which you can start the emulator and open the B5500 Operations Console. Please read the Getting Started wiki page before opening the home page.
• Help & Getting Started
  A menu of information resources to assist you in setting up and operating the emulator.
• Open Source Project
  Source code, documentation, and other developer resources for the retro-B5500 emulator project at GitHub.
• Project Blog
  The retro-B5500 project blog.
• Project Forum
  The retro-B5500 project forum. The forum is open to everyone, but you must register first.
• Emulator Utilities
  A set of utilities that run in your web browser for inspecting and modifying the emulator environment.
• B5500 Software Collection
  A collection of B5500 source code, including version 13 of the CUBE Library from 1971.
• B5500 System Software
  Tape images and decoded ASCII files of B5500 system software for the Mark XIII (1971) software release. You must download at least the SYSTEM tape image in order to set up the emulator in your browser.
• Burroughs Documents at bitsavers.org
  A collection of scanned copies of original Burroughs manuals and other reference materials for the B5500 system. This project would not have been possible without the availability of these documents.

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