FRANK is a versatile hardware emulation platform based on Raspberry Pico and Raspberry Zero. It is a hardware fork of the Murmulator project by Alex Ekb, incorporating numerous additional features.
The name "FRANK" is derived from "Frankenstein" as it integrates various components from different projects, similar to how Dr. Frankenstein created his monster from different parts. This combination enables FRANK to offer a unique and powerful set of capabilities.
FRANK supports emulation for a variety of platforms, including:
- ZX Spectrum (48K, 128K and other models, including clones)
- IBM PC XT 8088
- BK-0011М (soviet 8 bit home computer)
- Radio 86RK (soviet 8 bit home computer)
- Atari 800
- NES/Famicom (also known as Dendy)
- Sega Master System
- Sega Game Gear
- NEC PC Engine / TurboGrafx 16
- Sega MegaDrive / Genesis
- Nintendo GameBoy
- Nintendo GameBoy Color
- Watara Supervision
- Atari Lynx
- Bandai Wonderswan
- NeoGeo Pocket Color
- Picomite MMBasic
- VersaTerm
- DOOM
- Macintosh 512K
- MurmulatorOS
Currently there are the following versions of FRANK available:
- FRANK M1 (latest hardware revision: 1.17)
- FRANK M2 (latest hardware revision: 1.03)
- MiniFRANK RM1 (latest hardware revision: 2.07)
- MiniFRANK RM2 (latest hardware revision: 1.02)
- TurboFRANK (latest hardware revision: 1.07)