Sid Meier Inducted Into Computer Hall Of Fame

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday January 7, 2004 @11:58AM from the very-civilized dept.

Thanks to Firaxis for their press release revealing their founder Sid Meier has been inducted into the Computer Museum of America's Hall of Fame, after the museum "asked the public to choose their favorite innovators", joining gaming luminaries such as Nolan Bushnell and fellow inductees such as Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Jay Miner. Meier is best known for classic Microprose games such as Civilization, and GameSpot has an update on his latest title, a remake of Pirates!, noting it's "known to utilize the GameBryo 3D engine used by the Morrowind and Dark Age of Camelot series", and touting "multiple paths to a wealthy, happy [piratical] retirement."

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Re:Congrats Sid Meier by skarmor · 2004-01-08 04:19 · Score: 0, Offtopic

umm.. Wine = Wine Is Not an Emulator

Consequently, WINE does not emulate the Windows OS is any way. Rather, it is an implementation of the Windows API on top of X.
Re:Congrats Sid Meier by Pluvius · 2004-01-08 05:08 · Score: 0, Offtopic

emulate
Computer Science. To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.

So yes, WINE is an emulator. Unless you deny that the implementation of the Windows API counts as a modification.

Rob (hates semantics)