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Fixing That Old Game System

Posted by michael on from the warm-up-that-soldering-iron dept.

larsoncc writes "Emulation is a great way to preserve past game systems, but what if you could keep these digital dinosaurs running for decades? Well, you can, and some of us do. It's not easy for me to 'let go' of that vintage (circa 1978) Magnavox Odyssey2, or toss my Atari 7800 in the closet because I don't have a power supply. Here's my article to help you solve common problems with 15 different systems, and general tips for the others. Viva la TI-99/4a!!"

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  1. Emulation is NOT the same thing by nurb432 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You cant emulate the 'feel' of having the real thing in your hands.

    Sure you get to run the *software*, but you lose everything that makes it special and worth saving.

    Real history is lost when we lose the old classic hardware ( both games and computers ).

    Really sad to see so many people that dont appreciate history for what it is, and consider it 'throwaway'.

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