Date   : Mon, 05 Sep 1994 16:10:05 +0100 (BST)
From   : amh15@... (Alan Hart)
Subject: Re: LICENSING ROMS

> > i really can't see how a measly beeb emulator can affect someone's
> > major decision to upgrade to new hardware. a beeb emulator is nothing
> > more than a toy. a bit of nostalgia. once people have played frak,revs
> > or elite for 5 minutes on it and got over the novelty of it, they
> > won't be interested anymore. it's only beeb diehards like us who'll
> > really care.
> 
> You'd be surprised.  I've had all sorts of e-mail since posting the
> pre-alpha version of my beeb emulator.  I'd say that there are quite
> a number of people who would be interested in having some sort of
> emulator which could run all the software that they're still running
> on genuine kit, but without the hassle of keeping that still working
> and with the additional benefit of having a UNIX/Mac/PC/whatever.

Absolutely. I think there are tons of places that rely on BBC compatibility. 
For example, all my lab's lithography equipment is based on BBC micros. The 
stuff was home built about 5-10 years ago, and the equipment is still in 
constant use. Only the controlling hardware (viz BBC Masters) is out of date, 
and so far it hasn't been worth replacing the stuff.

Alan

 Alan Hart  -  amh15@...  -  University of Cambridge, UK