Binary Translation

As new and faster architectures are becoming available, there exists a large number of applications written for old architectures which are becoming obsolete unless they can be made to run on the new architecture. Cross-platform translation use partial decompiling techniques as a first step of translating the code.

The following links are to works directly or indirectly related to binary translation.

Alto, a Link-time Code Optimizer for Alpha Binaries.
SimOS, the complete machine simulator. The Embra subsystem implements dynamic binary translation to perform translations.
The Object Code Translation home page, maintained by Markus Pilz, at the University of Zurich. Markus is working on Java Bytecode Compilation techniques (a special case of binary translation).
The Diamonds Project. This project is part of the Open Microprocessor Initiative in the Fourth EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. The goal of Diamonds was to design a new 8/16-bit RISC microcontroller providing CISC software compatibility.
HiProf, TracePoint's binary code instrumentation of 32-bit PE Windows binaries received good reviews in the press (see PC Magazine Online's, LAN Times Magazine's, PC Week's, and Windows Magazine's reviews). However, TracePoint exists no more.

Etch Instrumentation and Optimization of Windows 32-bit x86 Executables.

Cygnus' GNU-Win32 Project provides Win32 ports of popular GNU tools for Windows NT and 95.

TIBBIT Timing Insensitive Binary to Binary Translation.

UQBT The retargetable binary translation project at The University of Queensland.

Lucent Technologies' FlashPort multi-platform translation services.

Digital's translators
- The hybrid translator FX!32 runs x86 Win32 applications on Windows NT Alpha systems.
- Freeport Express Translates SunOS 4.1.x binaries to Alpha AXP binaries.
- Alpha Migration Tools
- Richard Gorton's Usenet postings about FreePort Express (2 postings, text)
- The OM and ATOM projects on binary modifications, at Digital's Research Labs.
Apple's Macintosh Application Environment (MAE) Macintosh System 7.x environment in an X Window on a Unix workstation.

Sun's Wabi(tm) for Solaris v.2 translates MS Windows 3.x binaries to run on Solaris. Read Byte Magazine's 1994 review.

Willows Software's TWIN XPDK MS Windows emulator for Unix, MacOS and OS/2.

The Wine Project provides an alternative implementation of the Windows 3.x and Win32 APIs. Latest details available from the Wine Development HQ page.

Executor Macintosh emulator for DOS, WIndows, OS/2, Linus and NextStep.

Emulation Software R&D WWW Page

David Keppel (aka Pardo) Shade Simulator.

wxWindows C++ multiplatform GUI toolkit.

Public Windows Interface

Insignia Solutions Home Page

Back to decompilation page