Emulated Peripherals

I was sort of shocked to see snide remarks directed at the guy who posted a (well, blatantly commercial -- but let's pass that by for now) message about his company's legacy emulation products. First, most people who are still using classic/legacy hardware in their business aren't doing it because they think it's fun, or cool -- they're trapped, and a bit foolish. Given the expense, limited support, and general unreliability of the stuff, it's hard enough to justify using even the CPUs for mission critical operations, but absolutely senseless to keep using classic storage devices when they can be using modern, available, interchangeable, reliable replacements. Their goals are different than ours. Our is to play with the stuff for the enjoymment of it, to preserve it, to teach people about it. Most businesses have no -- um, business -- letting these motives dominate their need for security and stability. Second, it's pretty damned presumptuous to assume that these folks have any less appreciation for the old technology than we do. They're keeping this stuff going, keeping it at work, and getting paid a fair price for it. Bully for them. Third, does it make sense to offend the people who are first in line to help find new homes for classic gear when it eventually gets completely decommissioned? Brian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _| _| _| Brian Knittel _| _| _| Quarterbyte Systems, Inc. _| _| _| Tel: 1-510-559-7930 _| _| _| Fax: 1-510-525-6889 _| _| _| Email: brian(a)quarterbyte.com _| _| _| http://www.quarterbyte.com