2022/09/15

Revisiting Ancient Software Keeps Your Tech in Perspective, Emulation Enthusiast Says

“I remember WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS the way a non-nerd might remember a vintage Mustang. You could just take that thing out and go, man.
– Writer and programmer Paul Ford, making the case for reliving computing history through emulation. “You can’t understand software from screenshots any more than you can understand music from album reviews,” he writes. “Emulation reminds me to ask myself whether the computing experience is always getting better.”
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