Doug Yowza wrote:
>
> > > Or just write them in BASIC. Everyone knows BASIC, and despite best
> > > efforts, its not going away.
> >
> > I would pick ANSI C. It is not going away either, has a formal standard,
> > and if coded properly (not straying from the ANSI standard), will be
> > portable.
>
> May a standards group visit both your houses! (Ancient Swiss curse.)
>
> Java is the closest thing we've got today to an architecture-neutral
> executable environment. The Java machine is very well documented, and the
> environment has goodies like a GUI and networking defined as well.
> Neither BASIC nor C nor anything else today has those things going for it.
>
> Most of the simulators written today are being distributed as Win95
> executables. Forty years from now, if your kids are faced with writing a
> Win95 emulator before they can run the Edsac emulator, they will lose
> interest in the Edsac before you can say "convoluted API".
I guess I spend too much time not dealing with what's distributed
_today_. I've got a bunch of emulators, and most of them are MSDOS
executables. (Some are for MAC and ST etc -- I do like variety).
I have yet to see a Win-95-specific TRS-80 or CoCo emulator. (The Java
TRS-80 emulator I've seen needs a _LOT_ of work).
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram_at_cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright
Received on Mon Sep 21 1998 - 02:15:52 BST