Down-under articles on retrocomputing

From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Thu Aug 16 15:13:32 2001

>Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 14:38:13 +1000
>From: Nathan Cochrane <ncochrane_at_theage.fairfax.com.au>
>Reply-To: ncochrane_at_theage.fairfax.com.au
>Organization: The Age newspaper
>To: "Nathan Cochrane (E-mail)" <ncochrane_at_theage.fairfax.com.au>
>Subject: Many thanks for your help on the emulation article
>
>Once again, my deep appreciation for your help in compiling the
>article(s), which you will find online at:
>
>Bernie's lost in time
>Bernie Meyer flips a CD-ROM into his PC and, in an instant, turns it
>into a time machine. Within a few seconds an old friend ? a red and
>white chequered ball ? bounces around the screen. Welcome to Amiga,
>circa 1985.
>http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/08/14/FFX6PT25BQC.html
>
>When I grow up I'll be a Mac
>Emulators fall into the category of virtual machines, a class that takes
>in Sun Microsystems' Java. The emulator software makes a PC, Macintosh,
>Linux or any other desktop think it's another computer or console game
>system.
>http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/08/14/FFXAYW25BQC.html
>
>Going retro
>It was a humble Sinclair Spectrum computer that, nearly two decades ago,
>nudged the teenage Pierre Scotney on to a path of programming and logic
>that he hopes will lead to a gene therapy for heart disease.
>http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/08/13/FFXGPU25BQC.html
>
>If you have problems getting a hard copy of today's paper, let me know
>and I will organise to have one sent to you.
>
>This is the first of two packages on emulation and retrocomputing. The
>second will appear in the Livewire supplement embedded in the Green
>Guide liftout, probably in the next 13-20 days.
>
>All the best
>
>Nathan
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