Haven't you seen The Matrix? The "leading edge PC" can be a virtual PC
emulated on an IBM AIX machine. The floppy disk will be a virtual floppy
disk emulated on a USB keychain disk drive. etc.
(Aside: how many of the posters on the list are actually software
constructs? Come on, be honest.)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Niall Litchfield [mailto:niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com]
>
> I understand why you wouldn't wish to part with it, but a
> virtual museum
> will never work. The 'where to find a leading edge PC' problem has
> already been mentioned, where to find an industry standard floppy disk
> will become an issue as well. For my money the best route for a museum
> would be a source code library and a set of emulators of each
> architecture that is preserved.
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