Date   : Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:03:08 +0100 (BST)
From   : Tim Fardell <tim.fardell@...>
Subject: Re: Fragmented Emulators was RE: BeebEm under Linux?(or

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 peter.3.edwards@... wrote:

> > I recall the Spectrum having quite a few emulators last time I checked
> > (a few years ago now), and I can imagine other popular platforms being
> > the same (Apple ][ springs to mind, and the C64)
> 
> Yep, the other emulation communities seem to be in situations similar to
the Acorn scene.

Except the difference with the Spectrum is that Amstrad (owners of the 
copyright in the Sinclar ROMs) have released the ROMs into the public 
domain, which is a huge advantage to both emulator writers and users of 
those emulators. 

I've not been paying close attention to this aspect - have Acorn followed
Amstrad's lead yet and allowed the BBC ROMs to be distributable?