>>>> "John" == John R Hogerhuis
<jhoger at pobox.com> writes:
John> On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 23:28 -0700, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> Actually I think having the hardware around to run
it isn't simply
> an option, it's a requirement. Once it's certified, you can't
> easily substitute out different hardware.
John> To really future-proof, it would be a good idea to find a good,
John> portable emulator for the processor in question and bundle it
John> with the application source code.
That way you reduce the problem to a previously UNsolved problem. Now
you have to solve the futureproofing problem for a more complex
application (the emulator).
paul