ASFML VS Pi-Mainframe

Compare ASFML vs Pi-Mainframe and see what are their differences.

Pi-Mainframe

Simulated mainframe computer based on a Raspberry Pi (by BrentSeidel)
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ASFML Pi-Mainframe
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7.6 7.2
about 1 month ago 8 days ago
Ada Assembly
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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ASFML

Posts with mentions or reviews of ASFML. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-30.
  • ADA for reliable 2D game
    8 projects | /r/ada | 30 Aug 2022
    Unfortunately, Ada is not used for professional game development, but it will probably help a single developer to develop a bug-free game more than C++. For a 2D game, one good option as toolkit is the binding to SFML.
  • Ada Library vs Project
    5 projects | /r/ada | 10 Mar 2022
  • Audio Library for Ada
    6 projects | /r/ada | 25 Feb 2022
    Have you followed the instructions in ASFML to make it work? The easiest way is to import the library using Alire.
  • What Did You Work On in 2021?
    15 projects | /r/ada | 30 Dec 2021
    I resurrected an abandoned binding to SFML and updated it to version 2.5. I finally made so many changes to the Ada API, that I can consider it my own work, and have the joy to see it used by other people.
  • December 2021 What Are You Working On?
    14 projects | /r/ada | 30 Nov 2021
    A new bugfix release of ASFML: https://github.com/mgrojo/ASFML/releases/tag/v2.5.2
    14 projects | /r/ada | 30 Nov 2021
    I'm still working on my Civilization-style game. Most of it has now been expanded to include a complete ASFML/SFML branch. Scrolling and selecting with the mouse, general input, better menus, better display of the world map, initial display of the city map, graphic adjustments when changing the window, control of the units, a simple research menu and more now runs via the ASFML/SFML. I also split the logic and graphics part into two different tasks and improved the English translation. Still a lot of work to do until it can be sold, but things are moving forward.
  • Which GUI for an Ada desktop application do you recommend?
    4 projects | /r/ada | 7 Nov 2021
    Since we're talking about a game, ASFML might be a good option.
  • Ada For Game Development
    5 projects | /r/ada | 9 Jun 2021
    I maintain a binding to SFML: https://github.com/mgrojo/ASFML
  • ASFML v2.5 released
    3 projects | /r/ada | 9 Apr 2021
    The Ada binding to the Simple and Fast Multimedia Library has released a new version compatible with SFML v2.5.
  • Are there any open source Ada projects?
    7 projects | /r/ada | 27 Mar 2021

Pi-Mainframe

Posts with mentions or reviews of Pi-Mainframe. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-28.
  • March 2022 What Are You Working On?
    14 projects | /r/ada | 28 Feb 2022
    I split the CPU simulations out of my Raspberry Pi Simulated Mainframe to provide more flexibility in their use. The CPU simulations are now in Sim CPU. In addition to the simple simulator that just blinks the lights in interesting ways, I have an 8080 simulator (and some simulated devices) more or less working. I am hoping to actually be able to boot CP/M on it before too long.
  • February 2022 What Are You Working On?
    9 projects | /r/ada | 2 Feb 2022
    I've split "simulators" out of my Raspberry PI Mainframe Simulator. In addition, since I have an "Intel 8080/8085 Assembly Language Programming" book (from Radio Shack, remember them?) laying around, I've started writing an 8080 simulator. I've got over half the instructions implemented and tested. My goal is to be able to get CP/M running on it.
  • December 2021 What Are You Working On?
    14 projects | /r/ada | 30 Nov 2021
    I picked up a MCP4725 I2C DAC and an ADS1015 I2C ADC from AdaFruit and plan to write drivers for them for my personal driver library (as a side note, if anyone wants to move any of these to the Ada Driver Library, feel free). I am thinking of using these to add another module to my Raspberry Pi Mainframe Simulator so that I can have some knobs and a meter doing important looking things.
  • Blinkenlights and PDP-11 Assembly Language.
    2 projects | /r/PDP11 | 5 Nov 2021
    I got inspired to make my own version of blinkenlights. This is before I heard about projects like the blinkenbone or PiDP-11. My version with 3D models to print and the Ada source code is here, Pi-Mainframe I think got simh running on it, booted RSTS/E and am now exploring PDP-11 assembly language for the first time since about 1985. Some of my routines are here, PDP-11 stuff. I hope that I've learned a few things since 1985 ;-)

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ASFML and Pi-Mainframe you can also consider the following projects:

qoi - The “Quite OK Image Format” for fast, lossless image compression

alire-index - Community index for the Alire project

ghdl - VHDL 2008/93/87 simulator

sdlada - Ada 2022 bindings to SDL 2

Ada_GUI - An Ada-oriented GUI

awesome-ada - A curated list of awesome resources related to the Ada and SPARK programming language

16-Games - 16 games developed in Ada and C++ for didactic purposes. Originally developed in C++ by YouTuber "FamTrinli".

globe-3d - GLOBE_3D: a real-time 3D Engine written in Ada

Honki-Tonks-Zivilisationen - Der Code meines 4X-Rundenstrategiespiels. The Code of my 4X turn-based strategy game.

gcc-darwin-arm64 - GCC master branch for Darwin with experimental support for Arm64. Currently GCC-14.0.1 [March 2024]

ada-ray-tracer

Ada_Drivers_Library - Ada source code and complete sample GNAT projects for selected bare-board platforms supported by GNAT.