20 Oct
1998
20 Oct
'98
1:14 a.m.
< >As this forum is based upon Classic Computers I have a
< >theoretical question for you all.
< >Which do you prefer, the original system or an emulation?
Emulators have their place where hardware is scarce or extinct.
What you can't do with an emulator is make the disk drive buzz out a
tune or hack the DMA logic as a simple blitter. Hardware has aspects,
some very tactile, that emulators can't. Also if the emulator doesn't
know the proposed hardware it can't. I'd love to see an emulator that
could imitate a s100 z80 system!
I do use an emulator, MYZ80. However I find that I end up copying the
work to my s100 crate, ampro, visual or kaypro in the end.
Allison
20 Oct
20 Oct
2:35 a.m.
At 09:14 AM 10/20/98 -0400, Allison J Parent wrote:
Emulators have their place where hardware is scarce or extinct.
What you can't do with an emulator is make the disk drive buzz out a
tune or hack the DMA logic as a simple blitter. Hardware has aspects,
some very tactile, that emulators can't.
The Dead Media Project, <http://www.islandnet.com/~ianc/dm/dm.html>,
headed by author Bruce Sterling, maintains an interesting mailing list
and archive about obsolete media. One sub-project is the Dead Sounds
tape, a collection of the sounds of dead media. I submitted the
sound of a PET data tape, for example.
There's every reason to assume that emulators will continue to
evolve to include the recreation of sounds and 3D imagery. I think
they'll become more faithful in their reproduction of hardware
characteristics, too, allowing more soft configuration of
the devices connected to the system.
The number of viable antique systems will drop over time, and the
number of people wanting to experience them will increase. Emulators
fill a great need, and they don't fill space.
- John
9562
days inactive
9562
days old
1 comments
2 participants
participants (2)
-
allisonp＠world.std.com -
jfoust＠threedee.com