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Digital Domesday Rescued By Emulation
eefsee writes "The BBC announced that the Digital Domesday project which had become unusable has now been revived thanks to the successful emulation of a 1980's era Acorn computer. Folks at Leeds University and University of Michigan did the emulation work. This is just one early indication of how difficult it will be to maintain our digital heritage. Note that the printed Domesday Book, on which the digital project was modeled, is still quite accessible after almost 1000 years."
>> By contrast, the original Domesday Book, an inventory of England compiled in 1086 by Norman monks, is in fine condition in the Public Record Office in Kew, London
An inventory of what? Lutes? Bear-baiting posts? DIY witchburning kits?
>> The video discs feature about a million people in the UK
Which people, and doing what, and for what purpose?
Ok, its an archive. But an archive of what, and for whom?
Whatever, mod me down as flamebait again.
Just more time spent trying to decipher slashdots crappy report of the BBC's shitty, uninformative coverage.
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>...as by modifications to hardware or software...
So, exactly what software or hardware did WINE modify to complete the WINE project?
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