17 Feb
2002
17 Feb
'02
6:15 a.m.
From: Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
I wrote:
> Here's a cheaper solution (and a better
selection): go to World of
> Spectrum at http://www.void.jump.org/ and download an emulator.
They're
> available for a lot of platforms including Unix,
Amiga, and Win CE.
> (Warajevo is my personal favorite for Win9x). You now have *free*
access
> to over 10,000 programs, which you can also
download from WOS.
Tony replied:
Hang on a second. To do that you have to have a PC.
People with PCs will
generally use them for e-mail (if they want e-mail), since it's cheaper
(and better) than buying a dedicated 'e-mail phone'. Surely the Amstrad
'e-mail phone' is aimed at those people who _don't_ have a PC, and who
therefore couldn't run a spectrum emulator.
Tony, I'll grant that your logic concerning the targeted market for the
device is correct, but you *don't* have to have a PC to run a Spectrum
emulator. Software emulators are available for platforms such as Gameboy,
Dreamcast, and Playstation. Of course, you might have to use someone
else's internet-capable system in order to download the emulator and games,
but strictly speaking PC ownership is not a prerequisite for running a
Spectrum emulator.
Glen
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