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Digital Domesday Rescued By Emulation

Posted by timothy on from the good-thing-it-wasn't-palladium-protected dept.

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."

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  1. frist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    frist

  2. :P by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    1st!

  3. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fp

  4. first crap post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    first crap post

  5. What the hell is this? by stratjakt · · Score: -1, Troll

    I RTFA, and I don't know what the hell this domesday unit is. Some sort of time-capsule thing?

    Judging by the other posts, noone else does either, and just see another chance to spout their anti-[everything to do with the US or IP law] views.

    I mean, they emulated it - good for them - but what in the blue hell is it?

    The 1086 book too - excuse me for not knowing (or caring) about medieval british history.

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  6. Re:Domesday? by dr_dank · · Score: 2, Troll

    Doomsday is the day that Doom III will be released. This may or may not coincide with the end of the world as we know it. YMMV.

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  7. Re:Domesday? by hapoo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Doom III? I think you mean Duke Nukem Forever!