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{{quote|''With the development of emulator programs for minicomputers such as the PDP-11/70 and mainframes such as the IBM 370, and the release of older software on a free-use for non-commercial purposes, one can run old programs from these systems in software emulation on today's PCs at speeds as much as 100 times as fast as the original machine ran.''|Introduction to the Hercules IBM mainframe emulator}} |
{{quote|''With the development of emulator programs for minicomputers such as the PDP-11/70 and mainframes such as the IBM 370, and the release of older software on a free-use for non-commercial purposes, one can run old programs from these systems in software emulation on today's PCs at speeds as much as 100 times as fast as the original machine ran.''|Introduction to the Hercules IBM mainframe emulator}} |
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Emulation is using a computer program to simulate the function of another computer. Such a program is called an emulator. |
'''Emulation''' is using a computer program to simulate the function of another computer. Such a program is called an emulator. |
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This can be done for a wide variety of computers--any computer, theoretically, can be emulated. However, you're probably here for the definition that involves games. Yes, emulators that run on standard home/office computers have been developed for most consoles, as well as for older computers, for running games which originated on those platforms, allowing a user to play a game a non-native platform. |
This can be done for a wide variety of computers--any computer, theoretically, can be emulated. However, you're probably here for the definition that involves games. Yes, emulators that run on standard home/office computers have been developed for most consoles, as well as for older computers, for running games which originated on those platforms, allowing a user to play a game a non-native platform. |
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