Hardware Hobbyists vs. Emulator Enthusiasts vs Replica Recreators

What anti-emulator sentiment? I can't find anything in this thread that claims that emulators are Bad Thing (or equivalent). The strongest is probably my statement that _I_ am not interested in emulators myself. Note I didn't say I didn't approve of people writing or using emulators, that I thought emualtors were ruining the hobby, or anything like that. Just that it's not my interest. I probalby won't get involved int threads on emulators, not because of any dislike of them, but simply because I have no knowledge of specific issues, and will leave the answers to those that do. If I anjoy looking at schematics for machines with several hundred (or more) chips, and probing around with a 'scope or logic analyser, that's my business. It's not harming anyone else. Similarly, if you prefer to run an emulator on the sort of machine I'd not want to own, that's your business. It's not harming anyone, it's certain;y not harming me. There are many aspects to this hobby, and I don't think anyone can be interested in them all. Let's just get on with the bits that interest us... -tony