[Coco] too wordy?

[Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)]

the first version of Acorn Risc Machine, what later was renamed to Advanced
Risc Machine and nowadays present in many smartphones including the iPhone
was first emulated on BBC Micro Model B basic.


On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> > From: iggybeans <iggybeans at comcast.net>
> >
> >...
> > I'm not sure I understand why the majority of you are so focused on
> emulators.
> > I still prefer real hardware. Using a more modern system to emulate a
> much less
> > powerful older system only seems like a downgrade to me.
> >
> >...
> > Good luck to you guys using VCC and Mess, even if I don't understand the
> point
> > of it.
> >
>
> >From a programming perspective, emulation always has been useful and
> sometimes even essential in the creation of software.
>
> Emulation is a time honored tool user by system and application
> programmers alike.  Computer emulators existed long before
> microcomputers were created, and most if not all microprocessors are
> implemented in emulators before any silicon wafers are made.  I'm
> fairly sure this was true in the 6809's case, as I recall an interview
> with the BASIC09 programmers that described how they were developing
> the language using a minicomputer emulating the then unreleased 6809.
> It was also true of many other 8 bit processors.  Again from memory, I
> remember reading an interview with early Microsoft employees
> describing how they ported BASIC to new CPUs by emulating the target
> architecture on their mainframe.
>
> Beyond the initial porting of operating software, most developers
> targeting the 8 bit machines used emulation and other tools on more
> powerful computers in their work.  For instance Steve Bjork has
> described his CoCo development process and how it often involved using
> more powerful or specialized computers.
>
> Today you can use a modern PC in place of the minicomputer or
> mainframe, and you can emulate the entire platform with a higher
> degree of accuracy.  Otherwise, using an emulated environment as part
> of your Coco programming toolbox is about as 'classic' and authentic
> an experience as one can have.
>
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