John Foust wrote:
>
> At 01:08 PM 1/17/99 -0800, Chuck McManis wrote:
> >One of the reasons I want to have a completely spec'd Pentium class
> >computer is to create an archive that will survive a reasonable amount of
> >time (100 years in a time capsule)
>
> Don't you think that another 100 years of hackers will create a computer-
> assisted simulation of old-timey computing? Today's emulators are great;
> tomorrow's will include more and more. Sure, having the original hardware
> would be fun, but I fully expect that the equivalent of tomorrow's CCC
> list-members will be able to experience computing in 1999 terms, if
> they desire.
Hmm. A Linux emulator (probably running under several other layers of
emulation) running xtrs. I can dig it.
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Received on Mon Jan 18 1999 - 15:53:13 GMT