>A simulator (in general) preserves one aspect of the machine - a platform
>on which to run the original programs. What it doesn't preserve is any
>feel of the hardware, any of the hardware techniques that were in use at
>that time, the construction methods, etc.
Have you seen the Apple II emulator 'II in a Mac' for the 68000 Macs? It
placed the moitor, a keyboard, joystick, four floppy drives, printer, and
a clock on the screen. Then you could actually click on the keyboard's
keys or move the joystick on the screen with the mouse. A really neat
interface which, IMHO, did a half decent job at preserving the hardware's
feel. It's a shame more emulators don't do such a good job at portraying
the hardware.
Tom Owad
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Received on Tue Sep 22 1998 - 15:31:35 BST