Date   : Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:22:04 +0000
From   : Paul Wheatley <p.r.wheatley@...>
Subject: Re: Emulation, long term preservation and Domesday

> 
> What strategies have you developed for peripherals? I ask because of my
> involvement in controlling things via the BBC micro, particularly the
> BBC Buggy, which IMO is worthy of preservation in its own right, and of
> course attaching it to a PC is an entirely different kettle of fish.

We've not really examined the peripherals issue in great detail although I
have to agree that it is rather important. I think primarily you want to
emulate peripherals at as high a level as is possible in relation to your
platform emulator. Most peripherals have little historical value in
themselves from our point view, and the requirement is simply to preserve
their functionality required by software you want to run on your main
emulator.

The case of the buggy is an interesting one. Is it something we can actually
realistically preserve for the long term?

Cheers

Paul
-- 
Camileon Project Officer
http://www.si.umich.edu/CAMILEON/
0113 233 5830