Post AsL7dCYTexhhywKcds by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #AsL7dB5190XpPHXa5I by mwichary@mastodon.online
       2025-03-22T21:51:29Z
       
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       Did anyone write a nice article about the history of emulation? It seems like they have been various waves from software through FPGA, cycle accurate stuff, hardware assists over time… would be fun to read a gentle high level overview.
       
 (DIR) Post #AsL7dCYTexhhywKcds by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-03-23T07:50:33Z
       
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       Not a history, but an anecdote: Peter Jennings, in 1976, before buying a KIM-1:> I knew from Byte that the 8080 was capable of real computing, but I didn't know about the 6502. ... having access to a Xerox Sigma IX Time Sharing computer at work, I wrote a simulator for each chip. There is nothing like writing a simulator to focus the mind ... The simulators were written in APL. At the end of this exercise I was firmly convinced that I would much rather program a 6502 than an 8080.@mwichary
       
 (DIR) Post #AsL7uQgYNQkcjGK9VQ by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-03-23T07:53:44Z
       
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       But it sounds like you want a much more recent history!Ref:https://benlo.com/microchess/@mwichary
       
 (DIR) Post #AsLOrPukUAdEgp74kK by loke@functional.cafe
       2025-03-23T11:03:34Z
       
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       @EdS @mwichary I wonder if the APL code for these emulators are still available? Perhaps @bobtherriault knows?